• Charles Hoskinson wishes Cardano’s “birthday” via Youtube on September 28.
• Cardano’s achievements include about 3,228 smart contracts and 50 million transactions.
• ADA is currently trading at $0.4311 after a 6.43% drop in price.

On September 28, Charles Hoskinson shared a YouTube video on Twitter congratulating the blockchain project for five years since its founding. In the video, Hoskinson reflects on all the achievements reached by the blockchain network and its native coin, ADA.

The video’s highlights were Cardano’s roughly 3,228 smart contracts deployed on the network as of September 15 of 2022 and its 50 million transactions. Hoskinson also mentions that Cardano is regularly among the top three cryptocurrencies in terms of transaction volume.

While touching on the Ethereum Merge, Hoskinson says he welcomes the network’s new proof-of-stake upgrade with open arms. Nevertheless, he believes Cardano has the edge over Ethereum because of its “deep foresight,” which has contributed to its success over the years.

Hoskinson concludes the video by expressing his pride over ADA and stating that he and his team are excited about Cardano’s future updates and developments. He also thanked the Cardano community and the Cardano team for their hard work and support through the years.

Cardano/Tether US 1D(Source: CoinMarketCap)

At press time, ADA trades at $0.4311 after a 6.43% drop in price over the last 24 hours and after reaching a high of $0.4625 over the same period. ADA is also down more than 2% over the last week.

Furthermore, ADA’s trading volume was up under 1% at $678,200,596.