Cardano Founder Says Can’t Wait to Build on Solana and XRP

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has teased a significant partnership between Cardano and the XRP and Solana ecosystems.

Notably, this follows a heated argument between him and Mert Mumtaz, the CEO and co-founder of Solana-focused development platform Helius. The two prominent crypto figures exchanged words on X before an intervention from Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko sparked discussions of a possible collaboration between Cardano and Solana.

How it Happened

It all started when the Angry Crypto Show shared a clip from Hoskinson’s recent podcast where he explained why Cardano is not as fast as Solana. Notably, Solana is one of the fastest blockchains in the entire crypto industry, with a throughput of over 100,000 TPS.

Hoskinson deemed this easy, arguing that it is not difficult to be as fast as Solana. What is hard, according to him, is to be as decentralized and secure as Cardano and still be that fast.

“It’s hard to do that and have 50% Byzantine resistance, Nakamoto-style recovery, and full decentralization,” he concluded.

However, Mert disagrees with this. He called Hoskinson a “scammer,” further disputing Cardano’s security. He noted that a “vibe coder,” which referred to the developer who caused a Cardano chain split in November, took down Cardano, and all Hoskinson could do was call the FBI.

In response, Hoskinson suggested that his claims were wrong and that he was open to an honest conversation about what actually happened during the chain split last month.

Meanwhile, Mert attacked again, stating that Hoskinson should use his “gigantic ego” to deploy something functional on Cardano rather than hosting his incessant podcasts on X. He added that Cardano was doing 0.4 TPS after 8 years of launch, yet Hoskinson claimed that being as fast as Solana was easy.

Solana Fighting Cardano or XRP Is Bearish

However, Yakovenko does not see the need for banter between the two chains. He joined the conversation with a response to Mert that there was no need for the comparison. According to him, Solana fighting Cardano or XRP is “incredibly bearish.”

Hoskinson used the opportunity to thank Yakovenko for the response while teasing a partnership. He noted that he can’t wait to build on Solana and XRP, a statement that has sparked speculations of a possible collaboration between the three chains.

Recall that a similar event happened between a top Solana Foundation executive and the XRP community a few weeks back, and subsequently, XRP came to Solana. For context, weeks after Vibhu Norby questioned the utility and adoption of XRP, Hex Trust announced during the BreakPoint event that it would build a bridge to bring XRP to Solana.

Moreover, Hoskinson has long teased a partnership between XRP and Cardano. If this collaboration materializes, it will mark a shift from the earlier zero-sum sentiment in the crypto space to a collaborative industry.