Cardano (ADA), Transaction Speed Upgraded 60 Times... Hoskinson "Catching Up to XRP"

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Cardano (ADA) is claimed to be able to achieve performance levels comparable to XRP Ledger (XRPL) by increasing its throughput by up to 60 times. The key strategic move is the Ouroboros Leios upgrade, which is set to be deployed on the mainnet this year.

According to The Crypto Basic, a cryptocurrency specialized media outlet, on July 4 (local time), Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson emphasized the performance improvement effects of Leios on The Breakdown podcast. Hoskinson stated in an interview with David Gokhshtein that throughput could increase by up to 60 times compared to the current level.

Hoskinson said, “Leios will be 60 times in terms of internal system throughput.” He further emphasized that once Cardano reaches that performance, it “will have performance as excellent as the XRP Ledger.”

The XRP Ledger typically settles transactions within 3 to 5 seconds. It supports a throughput of up to 1,500 transactions per second (TPS). In March 2026, it processed approximately 650 transactions during peak activity, exceeding 120 TPS.

Hoskinson emphasized that decentralization and security were not sacrificed in the process of expanding throughput. This statement targets the blockchain trilemma, the problem of balancing scalability, decentralization, and security. Cardano is pursuing a plan to enhance performance and scalability while maintaining existing ecosystem principles through Leios.

The Leios public testnet officially launched on June 23. The testnet, named Musashi Dojo, is the first instance of the Leios protocol operating in a real network environment. Cardano plans to deploy Leios to the mainnet by the end of this year.

[Article Key Summary]

-Charles Hoskinson stated that Leios can increase Cardano's throughput by up to 60 times.

-Hoskinson predicts that after performance improvements, Cardano will achieve processing performance on par with the XRP Ledger.

-The Leios public testnet launched on June 23, and Cardano plans to deploy it to the mainnet by the end of this year.

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