Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson criticized the current network structure and proposed an extreme solution. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warned that more decentralized finance (DeFi) applications could cease operations on the network in the second half of 2026. Hoskinson, in a statement following the decision by TapTools, a popular Cardano analysis platform, to cease operations, said that the fundamental problems facing the ecosystem stemmed from a lack of commercialization, funding structure, and governance processes.