$ADA Cardano rose by 5% after Hoskinson's statement about the integration of XRP and Bitcoin.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson left the past behind, presenting a comprehensive two-pronged strategy to position Cardano as a central hub for cross-chain interaction, announcing upcoming support for XRP in the Lace wallet and a groundbreaking new protocol developed to integrate Bitcoin DeFi into the ecosystem.
This move underscores Cardano's broader ambitions to become a decentralized financial operating system that can connect disparate blockchain networks. The announcements mark a significant step forward in attracting the two largest communities in the industry, Bitcoin and XRP, directly into the Cardano environment.