Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson rules out any potential collaboration with the XRP community. Hoskinson has long been at odds with members of the XRP community. Over the past few years, the rift between the two sides has deepened. It revealed a deep distrust in the close-knit cryptocurrency community at X.
Cardano founder and XRP community continue feud
The ongoing conflict between Charles Hoskinson and the XRP community came to the fore when a post about XRP that the Cardano founder made a year ago resurfaced. cryptokoin.comAs you follow from , Hoskinson called the XRP community “toxic and unimportant” in his post. Thus, he dismissed the possibility of any partnership between Cardano and his despised XRP. At the time, Ripple CTO David Schwartz asked Hoskinson to reconsider his views on XRP. However, Hoskinson met this request with silence.
Meanwhile, according to Hoskinson, there is no cooperation between Cardano and XRP. Reiterating his previous stance, the Cardano founder highlighted “two years of daily harassment” by the XRP community in addition to the “lack of technical overlap between Cardano and XRP.”
What is the source of the hostility between Hoskinson and the XRP community?
The Cardano founder says that unlike Ethereum, Polkadot and Algorand, which aim to solve similar problems, XRP has a “different product market fit” and was developed to serve a different purpose. According to him, XRP is not a decentralized smart contract system. Instead it’s an interbank settlement system and CBDC stack.
Charles Hoskinson emphasized that the chances of a future collaboration with the XRP community are very slim. Especially considering the constant “personal attacks, harassment, and inability to hold a conversation.” However, Hoskinson’s comments drew harsh criticism from the XRP community. In fact, some accused him of being involved in corruption. Cardano founder also did not mince his words. Hoskinson called members of the XRP community “conspiracy theorists.” In this context, ETHGate targeted them once again through their theories.
Bad blood between Cardano founder and other crypto communities
In recent months, Cardano’s founder has been making headlines for his increasing hostility towards other popular crypto communities. Naturally, this also stands out. Last week, Hoskinson described El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach platform, Ordinal Inscriptions, as “shitcoins.” After this, he became the target of heavy criticism.
Hoskinson also faced harsh criticism from members of the XRP community for his statements regarding the much-discussed ETHGate scandal. Proponents of this conspiracy theory claim that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has essentially given ETH a “free pass.” At the heart of this debate is the SEC’s unwavering stance that Ether is not a security.
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