Charles Hoskinson describes the future of Cardano, "100 times more decentralized than Bitcoin" after Shelley

Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Ethereum and current CEO of IOHK, recently appeared as a guest on the Ivan on Tech podcast and revealed the progress of the Cardano blockchain.

Since IOHK released the "Cardano whiteboard and overview with Charles Hoskinson" video in October 2017, the company introduced major improvements to the platform, and Hoskinson was there to give the public more insight into the company's roadmap.

Hoskinson spoke about the progress of Cardano and revealed the platform's roadmap.

Many members of the close-knit Cardano community have been waiting for Hoskinson to give an in-depth interview since IOHK, the company tasked with managing and developing Cardano, released the "'Cardano whiteboard and overview with Charles Hoskinson" video in October 2017.

In the interview, Hoskinson explained that Cardano actually started back in 2015 as an aspirational project.

Hoskinson explained that the long-awaited Shelley update was a phase in Cardano's development that will allow for more decentralization.

While Hoskinson didn't reveal the exact date the Shelley mainnet is supposed to launch, he said that Cardano will emerge from 2019 "100 times more decentralized than Bitcoin." After Shelley, Cardano will have throughput 30 times larger than Bitcoin, Hoskinson said, as well as 30 times larger transaction volume.

The next major Cardano update will follow the Shelley update.

Hoskinson also remarked that 2019 will be a major year for Cardano and that the platform will exit the year stronger than ever.

While he remained silent on the platform's plans for the following year, many viewers and members of the Cardano community are more certain than ever that Cardano will not only become a top performing crypto but lead the entire industry on its way to mass adoption.