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UPDATE: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "everything in modern society, all the algorithms that guide it, are trying to push you into cynicism. They're trying to make you believe you've already lost, to strip you of agency and autonomy. We have the tools to reset."

UPDATE: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "we have to take our power back, that's what cryptocurrencies were built for, a system that holds everyone accountable, even me, even Vitalik, even Anatoly, all the people. These things will survive their founders and thrive."

UPDATE: Charles Hoskinson says "despite the fact that so many spent so much time to try to burn down our industry, we stood strong. We continue to grow, and show we can win, under the worst conditions. The tech will get us there, but the culture will finish the job." $ADA $NIGHT

UPDATE: Charles Hoskinson says "this is not solely the journey of $ADA & $NIGHT, it's simply the good versus evil of—do you have personal power over your identity, money, voice, and ultimately the consent that you give? Or has this been stripped from you and given to others?"

UPDATE: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "Prince Andrew was arrested, that gives me some hope. It's hard to arrest a Prince, it really is. There's a lot of institutions that their only job is to protect people like that."