Charles Hoskinson Proposes $100M ADA Treasury Shift to Boost Cardano DeFi
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The post Charles Hoskinson Proposes $100M ADA Treasury Shift to Boost Cardano DeFi appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News In a recent YouTube video, Charles Hoskinson shared a major update on Cardano’s financial direction. He proposed using $100 million worth of ADA to strengthen stablecoin liquidity and bring Bitcoin into the Cardano DeFi ecosystem. Low Stablecoin Liquidity Holds Cardano Back He started off by pointing out that Cardano does not have enough stablecoin liquidity. There is only about $33 million in stablecoins supporting over $330 million in total value locked (TVL). In comparison, Ethereum and Solana have way more stablecoin support, and Cardano is falling behind. “We have a treasury with about $1.5 billion of ADA, and yet there’s only about $30 million of stablecoins in the entire Cardano ecosystem,” he said. “That’s a problem.” Cardano Decentralized Sovereign Wealth Fund https://t.co/8RIELNl872 — Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) June 13, 2025 Hoskinson Proposes Bold Move- To fix this, Hoskinson is proposing a bold move: take 5–10% of the $1.2 billion Cardano treasury and convert it into a mix of native stablecoins like USDA, USDM, iUSD, and even some Bitcoin to help start Bitcoin-based DeFi on Cardano. The goal here is to generate yield from these assets like a sovereign wealth fund (like Norway or Abu Dhabi) and reinvest the profits back into ADA. This move could boost yields, improve liquidity, and speed up stablecoin adoption on Cardano. It may also help native stablecoins get listed on more exchanges and position Cardano as a strong player in the DeFi space. Will This Hurt ADA? Hoskinson believes that the $100 million move will not hurt ADA’s price. “Hundreds of millions of dollars of ADA change hands daily without visibly affecting the cryptocurrency’s price,” he said. He says that the market is strong and liquid enough…
