Charles Hoskinson has given an update on the next direction of the Cardano ecosystem after the recently implemented Chang hard fork.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has provided an update on the network’s stance following the pivotal the Chang upgrade. This comes a day after he declared the Cardano network an independent blockchain.

In an X video posted on Tuesday, Hoskinson stated that Cardano has entered the bootstrap phase, where the fledgling government is in place.

“Well, congratulations! The fledgling government is alive and well. So, who are you calling fledgling?” Hoskinson asked.

According to the founder, the bootstrap phase is a stage during which new governments and roles are created in the Voltaire era.

He noted that these new pillars are necessary for fully functional community-driven governance. The new governments leading the new era are the constitutional committee (CC), the stake pool operators (SPOs), and decentralized representatives (DReps).

Hoskinson noted that the new government would create a makeshift constitution. Hence, workshops are held around the globe to develop a draft constitution. According to him, the legal constitution for the network will be created in an Argentina constitutional convention in December.

“In December, we’re all going to Argentina, and those delegates are going to form a constitutional convention. Each delegate gets one vote, so everybody is equal there,” he said.

Post-Bootstrap

The Cardano founder noted that the Voltaire era would have had a fully functional government after the bootstrap phase. The CC, DRep, and SPOs would primarily head the government and will precede constitutional amendments and hard forks. This would take about 90 days to mature fully.

“At that point, we have a full Cardano government… you’re going to have DReps, you’re going to have the Constitutional Committee, and you have the SPOs,” Hoskinson said.

The new government would also have an annual budget process to fund new initiatives voted on by the community. The Cardano Treasury holds approximately $600 million in ADA, and the sector’s funding activities would be subject to oversights and audits.

Cardano’s Future Governance

The founder noted that the Cardano network would periodically check its decentralization levels. Cardano will check if its new governance system is as distributed, effective, and efficient as it aims to be.

“This is kind of the last mile of Cardano’s full decentralization, and it fully realizes the potential of Ouroboros,” he stated.

Hoskinson noted that institutions like Intersect would lubricate the operations of the new government. He said Intersect would utilize modern management techniques to facilitate decision-making in the governance.

However, Hoskinson stressed that the Voltaire era would not have had its full effect without a community.

He urged ADA holders to ensure that they support these processes to fruition. According to him, “the point of governance is to give the freedom to say those things and do those things, and you have to win people over… you have to be persuasive about where to go and what to do.”