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Hoskinson Takes on Building a New Language for Cardano Himself

19.10.2026 · Cryptonews

Hoskinson Takes on Building a New Language for Cardano Himself

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said he has personally created a new programming language for the network. He made the remark after a community member asked what concrete benefits the blockchain actually offers.


Hoskinson described the language as a way to link user intentions with verifiable, fact-based data. He also referenced Groth16 data, yet gave no details on the name, testing process or release timeline.


The announcement concerns an ongoing development effort rather than any live network upgrade. Earlier this week Hoskinson also floated the idea of a privacy-focused game called Midnight, though it remains unclear whether the two projects are connected.


Cardano already uses tools such as Plutus and Aiken. How the new language will fit into the existing stack will only become clear once technical documentation appears.


Based on information from cryptonews.net

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