Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says the blockchain network's integration with Brave Wallet is the first of many

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has revealed that the blockchain network's integration with Brave Wallet is the first of many collaborations to revitalize its ecosystem.

The partnership between Brave Software, the team behind the Brave Wallet, and Input Output Global (IOG), the blockchain research and development firm behind Cardano, was announced on May 12. It will see the crypto wallet add support for the Cardano blockchain.

The integration will provide Brave's 86 million monthly users with direct access to the Cardano blockchain for governance participation, token swaps, and managing Cardano-native assets.

In a May 13 post on X, Hoskinson referred to the Brave Wallet integration as the beginning of what he calls the "fixing broken windows" initiative, a series of delayed partnerships initially discussed during the development of Midnight, Cardano's privacy-focused sidechain.

"The Brave announcement is the first in a series that will come out throughout the Summer and Fall that I term the fixing broken windows deals that originated from Midnight negotiations," he stated.

According to Hoskinson, the Brave collaboration had been in development for several years and was initially planned for launch in 2022. However, the initiative faced setbacks and delays due to interference from another party, which he did not name.

Despite this setback, Hoskinson confirmed that several more integrations, spanning both Cardano's ADA token and other native assets, are now in the pipeline.

"We have about two-dozen more of these to go and they will be announced over the next few months as part of a broader campaign to revitalize the ecosystem."

Meanwhile, Hoskinson's latest comments align with the broader changes he revealed are coming to the Cardano ecosystem.

"In the beginning there was one philosophy that was rigorous, safe, and effective, but it also deeply alienated many who wanted to contribute, prevented new ideas from entering our ecosystem, and resulted in a very slow delivery of features," he said.

Due to this, the network is shifting toward a more open development model, allowing third-party contributors to shape its evolution.

"In 2025, we are opening up the ecosystem augmented with small agile teams like Aiken and Midgard, while preserving the knowledge, experience, and rigor with IOR and our formal methods group using Agda," Hoskinson added.

This shift, he noted, will foster innovation by enabling faster release cycles, more agile workflows, and greater flexibility, all while preserving the network's security standards.

"Some are always unhappy with change and will look for easy scapegoats and want a return to days that never actually existed. But many will welcome a real opportunity to contribute, the faster pace of development, and the competition of ideas."