Cardano experiences a surge in activity within Japan following a new partnership that grants access to 86 million users.

Brave Wallet has integrated Cardano, enabling its 113 million users to exchange tokens and manage their assets seamlessly. Cardano’s transition to utilizing smaller development teams, such as Aiken, is designed to accelerate updates and increase community involvement. With the inclusion of Brave Wallet, Cardano’s blockchain functionalities are now accessible to 86 million users. On May 12, a joint press release from Brave Software and Input Output Global (IOG), the creator of Cardano, announced the news. The project allows users to engage directly with the Cardano blockchain for purposes such as token swapping, governance, and managing assets. Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, talked about the merger in a post dated May 13. He referred to it as the initial part of a broader series he named “fixing broken windows” — a collection of initiatives that were initially suggested during the planning phase of Midnight, a sidechain focused on privacy. The specific collaboration, announced in 2024, had been developing since 2022 but faced delays for reasons that remain unclear. Hoskinson has stated that several more integrations of this nature are actively being worked on. In the next few months, swift progress is expected as projects are set to expand the reach of Cardano-native assets and improve their functionality across various platforms. Cardano will also provide opportunities for third-party developers. Hoskinson also discussed a change in Cardano’s internal processes, aiming to bring in additional third-party developers for the network’s future. This change deviates from the rigid framework that previously governed its ecosystem.