Twelve years after the Ethereum co-founder’s “divorce,” Charles Hoskinson appears to have once again spoken out against Vitalik Buterin. The impetus was the publication of the Ethereum Foundation Directive, a document that could be the beginning of the constitution for the largest altcoin on the market to date.
But Hoskinson believes Ethereum is only trying to catch up with Cardano (ADA). He even offered the competitors the assistance of his main ally, the University of Buenos Aires.
Why Cardano claims to be the leader in on-chain governance
In a document published on March 13, 2026, the Ethereum Foundation outlined three key pillars of its work: complementarity, value protection, and temporality. The latter means that over time the Ethereum Foundation’s role is expected to dissolve and the ecosystem to become fully autonomous.
To Cardano’s creators, this mandate looks like a repeat of what was already implemented in Argentina. Back in December 2024, a global conference was held at the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires, which effectively became Cardano’s constitution.
A “mandate” or a constitution, so to speak. If they want to organize a competition, they can also introduce UBA. https://t.co/i15cKVkWgA
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) March 16, 2026
Comparing this mandate with the Constitution, the fundamental difference between these documents is that the governing mechanism of the Ethereum Foundation mandate is based on moral authority and the possibility of losing trust from developers. With Cardano, the entire Constitutional Committee has the power to veto any upgrades that may violate the law.
Perhaps this is why Hoskinson sarcastically says that if Ethereum really wants to mature and turn its mission into a real constitution, it should come to Buenos Aires and get approval at UBA.
