In a bold and no-holds-barred AMA, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has once again fired shots at Ethereum ā and this time, itās personal!
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šØ Hoskinson Critique:
He called Ethereumās consensus mechanism a ādumpster fireā and slammed its programming model as āterribleā and resistant to innovation.
š„ Ethereumās Response (2025 Reality):
Ethereum has made massive strides post-Merge. The upcoming Pectra upgrade (mid-2025) introduces:
⢠EIP-7702: Smart contract-enabled wallets with account abstraction
⢠EIP-7251: Increased validator staking for better network health
⢠EOF & PeerDAS: Cryptographic and scalability enhancements for rollups
These reflect active innovation ā far from āresistantā ā and Ethereumās consensus is now cleaner, greener, and more secure than ever.
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š§ Hoskinson Critique:
Ethereumās Layer 2 solutions (like rollups) are āparasiticā, allegedly draining users and fees without helping the main chain.
š„ Ethereumās Response:
Layer 2s like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base are scaling Ethereum to tens of thousands of TPS, while anchoring back to mainnet for security.
⢠PeerDAS in the Pectra upgrade will optimize rollup data availability, making L2s even more symbiotic.
⢠Meanwhile, rollups are bringing millions of users and billions in TVL, supercharging Ethereumās ecosystem.
Thatās growth, not parasitism.
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š Hoskinson Critique:
Ethereum is a ādictatorshipā, steered by Vitalik Buterin and a small dev elite.
š„ Ethereumās Response:
Ethereum governance is increasingly community-driven, with open-source EIPs, core dev calls, and research discussions involving global contributors ā not just Vitalik.
Vitalik himself often steps back to let the community lead, and upgrades like EIP-4844 (proto-danksharding) came from collective collaboration.
Itās not a one-man show ā itās a global effort.
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š As of April 25, 2025:
⢠Ethereum ($ETH ): $1,795.20
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š„ Whether youāre team ETH or team ADA, one thingās clear ā the race for blockchain supremacy is FAR from over. With Ethereum doubling down on real-world adoption and scalability, and Cardano pushing its own innovations like Hydra and Mithril, the crypto space is more alive than ever.
Let the debates beginā¦
Which future are YOU betting on?
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