In a recent appearance on the Empire crypto podcast, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson made his most bullish forecast yet: ADA, he claims, could multiply a thousandfold, far surpassing the potential growth of Bitcoin. When asked by Blockworks co-founder Jason Yanowitz if Cardano might outperform Bitcoin in coming years, Hoskinson was emphatic: “Of course. How much higher can Bitcoin go? Maybe to $1 million—that’s a tenfold increase. ADA could 100x or even 1000x.”
According to Hoskinson, Cardano is “not a second-class citizen”—its blockchain is doing “much more.” He pointed to upcoming airdrops from partner chains and increased interoperability with the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem as key drivers that could bring new capital onto Cardano.
Current ADA Price and Market Sentiment
ADA currently trades near $0.84—well below its all-time high just under $3. After a period of underperformance, Cardano faces an uphill battle to win back investor favor. Hoskinson, for his part, maintains a vision of Cardano as a scientifically rigorous, scalable platform for decentralized applications—a focus that critics argue comes at the expense of practical utility and adoption.
The Cardano founder has also recently faced allegations of market manipulation, to which he responded by accusing parts of the crypto community of orchestrating a smear campaign.
Contrasts With Ethereum’s Bullish Momentum
Hoskinson has never shied away from bold statements, recently claiming that Ethereum “will be gone in 15 years.” In contrast, ETH currently enjoys exceptionally positive sentiment, with strong ETF inflows and treasury moves by corporates like SharpLink contributing to a shrinking ETH supply and rising prices.