# Cardano Founder Says He Never Promised ADA Gains or Bitcoin Outperformance By Sonny Jang Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/57246 Published: 2026-11-14T06:50:04.000Z Updated: 2026-11-14T06:50:04.000Z Section: People > Charles Hoskinson also said he had fulfilled his commitments to Cardano and that the network operates independently. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said he never promised Cardano (ADA) would rise or surpass Bitcoin (BTC), addressing investor concerns about the token’s price expectations in a YouTube AMA. Hoskinson also said he had fulfilled his commitments to the project and that Cardano now operates independently. In a Nov. 7 online Q&A, Hoskinson said ADA had no value when he received it because Cardano had not launched and had no ecosystem. He discussed that earlier view in [his account of ADA’s prelaunch value](). ## Links in this article - [his account of ADA’s prelaunch value](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/54893)