Golden Finance reports that Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said in his tweet that he expects 2024 to be the "Mithril Era of Cardano." Mithril is a precious fictional creature in Tolkien's works such as "The Lord of the Rings" Metal. Hoskinson also shared his expectations for the state of Mithril next year. First, he predicted that the protocol would be up and running without interruption starting from epoch 425. Additionally, Hoskinson believes full node boot times will be reduced to under 20 minutes.