$ADA Decentralized Governance – The Plomin Hard Fork introduced Delegate Representatives (dReps), allowing ADA holders to vote on governance matters.

Sovereign Wealth Fund – Hoskinson is considering a $100 million ADA treasury conversion into Bitcoin and stablecoins to generate yield and reinvest in ADA buybacks.

Scalability Improvements – Cardano is working on Hydra state channels and layer-2 rollups to improve transaction speed and efficiency.

Interoperability & Extensibility – Plans include enabling Bitcoin users to interact with DeFi on Cardano and supporting private transactions using Midnight