Brave Wallet Swallows the Red Pill—Now Supports Cardano (ADA) for 86M Users
Another blockchain heavyweight joins the privacy-focused browser’s built-in crypto wallet—just as ADA whales start moving. Brave’s 86 million monthly active users can now store, swap, and send Cardano natively, no extensions required.
The integration comes after months of ’community demand’ (read: desperate shilling by bagholders). With ADA still down 85% from its 2021 peak, the move smells suspiciously like a liquidity grab—Brave gets fresh trading volume, Cardano gets exit liquidity. Everybody wins!
Meanwhile in TradFi land: Goldman Sachs announces a new blockchain initiative... using a private, permissioned ledger that defeats the whole point. Some things never change.
Cardano’s Brave Wallet integration
According to the statement, the partnership will give Brave’s 86 million monthly users 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.
According to him:
“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 explained that the Brave collaboration had been in development for several years and was initially set to launch in 2022. However, progress was delayed due to interference from an unnamed party.
Despite the setback, Hoskinson confirmed that dozens of similar integrations involving Cardano’s ADA token and other native assets are now in the pipeline.
Cardano’s broader plan
Meanwhile, Hoskinson’s latest comments align with the broader changes he revealed are coming to the cardano ecosystem.
He said:
“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.”
Due to this, the network is shifting toward a more open development model, allowing third-party contributors to shape its evolution.
Hoskinson noted:
“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.”
He emphasized that this shift WOULD foster innovation by enabling faster release cycles, more agile workflows, and greater flexibility, all while preserving the network’s security standards.
He concluded:
“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.”
