Cardano Added to Brave Wallet, Providing 86 Million Users Access to ADA
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, announced that the integration of the Cardano blockchain with Brave Wallet marks the beginning of numerous partnerships aimed at enhancing its ecosystem.
On May 12, a collaboration was announced between Brave Software, which is responsible for the Brave Wallet, and Input Output Global (IOG), the organization dedicated to researching and developing Cardano, to facilitate the connection of the blockchain to the crypto wallet.
Integration of Cardano with Brave Wallet
This partnership will enable the 86 million monthly users of Brave to directly access the Cardano blockchain for governance involvement, token exchanges, and managing assets that are native to Cardano.
In a post on May 13, Hoskinson described the Brave Wallet integration as the kickoff of what he refers to as the “fixing broken windows” initiative, which encompasses a series of delayed partnerships initially proposed during the evolution of Midnight, Cardano’s privacy-centric sidechain.
He stated:
“The Brave announcement is the first in a series that will come out throughout the Summer and Fall that I term the fixing broken windows deals that originated from Midnight negotiations.”
He further clarified that the collaboration with Brave had been in progress for several years and was originally slated for launch in 2022. Nevertheless, development was impeded by interference from an unnamed entity.
Despite these challenges, Hoskinson affirmed that there are numerous similar integrations involving Cardano’s ADA token and additional native assets that are currently being planned.
The broader vision for Cardano
In addition, Hoskinson’s recent remarks reflect the larger transformations he is planning for the Cardano ecosystem.
He explained:
“In the beginning there was one philosophy that was rigorous, safe, and effective, but it also deeply alienated many who wanted to contribute, prevented new ideas from entering our ecosystem, and resulted in a very slow delivery of features.”
As a result, the network is transitioning towards a more inclusive development paradigm, allowing external contributors to influence its progression.
Hoskinson noted:
“In 2025, we are opening up the ecosystem augmented with small agile teams like Aiken and Midgard, while preserving the knowledge, experience, and rigor with IOR and our formal methods group using Agda.”
He stressed that this transition would promote innovation through quicker release cycles, more adaptive workflows, and enhanced flexibility, all while maintaining the security standards of the network.
He concluded:
“Some are always unhappy with change and will look for easy scapegoats and want a return to days that never actually existed. But many will welcome a real opportunity to contribute, the faster pace of development, and the competition of ideas.”
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