In a wide range for two hours live feed On December 26, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson addressed ongoing discussions about partnering with Ripple, enhancing Chainlink integration, and tying Bitcoin into the Cardano ecosystem. Speaking from Gillette, Wyoming, Hoskinson provided new details and timelines for these initiatives, focusing on security requirements and technical collaboration across multiple blockchains.
Update on the potential partnership between Cardano and Ripple
Hoskinson described the relationship with Ripple as “early days,” highlighting the desire to integrate Ripple’s infrastructure into Cardano’s upcoming privacy-focused sidechain, Midnight. “We would like to include Ripple in the Midnight ecosystem,” he said, noting that his team and Ripple CTO David Schwartz have pursued technical conversations about how both platforms can benefit from each other.
“There are ongoing talks between the Midnight team and the Ripple team and a lot of technology talks as well. We are trying to learn more about how their group works,” Hoskinson confirmed.
He also mentioned Cardano’s smart contract language, Marlowe, suggesting it may be of particular interest to Ripple developers. “There are some technologies that we have invented, in particular Marlowe, that will be very useful for the Ripple ecosystem, and it will be very interesting to see what we can do there and also some things in Ripple like Flare, for example, which is very cool and very interesting,” he explained.
However, Hoskinson noted that partnership agreements require time to “ferment”, adding: “The first step was just technical talks and that’s what we did with David (Schwartz) who was very helpful and a great resource. Then at some point once we get past that, there will be work.” Physical integration and other things to do, but overall it was easy to work with.
Chainlink integration
Addressing Chainlink’s absence from the Cardano blockchain thus far, Hoskinson pointed to initial discussions from 2021 in which the two teams reached an agreement to merge oracle services. Despite early enthusiasm, the project was not fully realized.
“We talked about integration. They agreed to do it, and for a long time I thought they were integrated into the chain,” Hoskinson said, describing how the initiative stalled. “When I don’t think there’s a business problem or an integration problem or a technology problem, something has happened.” ..) We will come back again and I will find out what happened there.”
He reiterated Cardano’s interest in oracles — the critical infrastructure that feeds real-world data onto the blockchain — mentioning alternatives like Charlie3 and Flare. Meanwhile, Hoskinson reiterated that there is no bad blood between the two parties.
“I know Sergey (Nazarov), the Chainlink ecosystem has always been very friendly to us,” he continued, reiterating plans to reopen discussions.
Bridge Bitcoin to Cardano
In one of the more in-depth technical sections of the AMA, Hoskinson outlined plans to integrate Bitcoin into the Cardano ecosystem — discussions that include multiple teams exploring trustless bridging solutions.
“Any time assets move from one blockchain to another blockchain, that’s a point of attack,” he said, pointing to a series of exploits that have plagued cross-chain protocols in recent years. “We have literally seen billions of dollars in hacks.”
Hoskinson stressed the importance of formal methods and security proofs in building a strong bridge between BTC and ADA, warning that the “most important bridge project” cannot be rushed to fit shorter market cycles. Instead, the goal is to unveil a reliable and cryptographically accurate design by Bitcoin 2025, an industry conference scheduled for May 2025.
“We can’t put our fingerprints on it until we know the encryption works, because if we build something and a year later there’s a billion dollars’ worth of bitcoin in it and it gets hacked, that’s a disaster,” he said. “.
Besides core I/O developers, several community teams have been experimenting with bridging methods under monikers such as Bitcoin OS. Hoskinson noted that such parallel efforts are welcome in an open ecosystem, though he emphasized that his organization’s efforts are focused on “belt and suspenders” security. “We’re really good at understanding what’s real and what’s not real, and building things that stand the test of time,” he concluded.
At press time, ADA was trading at $0.90.
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