Cardano Founder Gives Algorand a Hard-Sell Proposition

Cardano founder, Charles Hoskinson has made a proposition to the competing blockchain protocol, Algorand (ALGO) requesting the layer-1 network to transfer its codes onto the Cardano platform.

Cardano Founder Gloats Over Staking Proficiency

The Cardano founder made the open call by responding to a tweet from John Woods, the Chief Technical Officer of the Algorand Foundation. 

John has posted a video update to share with the community the state of staking on the Algorand platform and the inherent security features and future prospects. Despite the video being focused on Algorand, John made some attributions to Cardano as one of today’s leading Delegated Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocols.

Possibly dwelling on this, Hoskinson commented, noting that it might prove to be more prudent for Algorand to consider becoming a sidechain of Cardano.

It might be prudent for Algorand to consider becoming a sidechain of Cardano. Always here to help. https://t.co/h3lQeF7WlK

— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) July 12, 2023

Sidechains are not uncommon in the digital currency ecosystem and while they possess their own uniqueness, they often rely on the technical and security infrastructures of their parent chains to maximize their potential.

Developing and growing a properly structured and smart contract-backed staking ecosystem takes time. While Algorand has a thriving ecosystem, the decentralized nature of Cardano and the strength of its developers across the board cannot be compared and is presented as one that the former protocol can benefit from. 

While many community members differ with respect to the proposition from Charles Hoskinson, the Cardano founder has promised to help with all the intricacies should there be need to initiate the move.

The Perceived Complications

One of the core factors that make the proposition a hard sell is the sheer autonomous nature of blockchain systems. While interoperability is encouraged, most Proof-of-Stake protocols operate through a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) system which might make the process of arriving at the decision a rather complex one.

Algorand has a thriving ecosystem as seen by the more than $829 million market capitalization of the protocol which placed it as the 46th biggest crypto around. The protocol has inked a name for itself as an emerging Web3.0 protocol, tapping a rare partnership with FIFA during the last World Cup tournament in Qatar.

Giving up all of these legacies and more also comes off as a vital reason why the Hoskinson offer might not be considered.