The market value of Cardano is 23 billion US dollars, citing a decline in transaction volume (1.3 TPS) and limited growth in decentralized finance, with the total value locked (TVL) being only 418 million US dollars compared to competitors. The Cardano community defends its research-based approach, the scalable Hydra layer (one million TPS in testing), and the Ouroboros protocol, arguing that metrics like TPS do not fully capture its potential. Recent discussions have also focused on governance, with Charles Hoskinson proposing to allocate 100 million US dollars from the treasury for decentralized finance liquidity, eliciting mixed reactions. Some see it as a boost, while others view it as a risk of selling pressure.