Cardano Founder Praises XRP's Open Model

Hoskinson Backs XRP's Open Architecture

Cardano (@Cardano) $ADA founder Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) has come out in favour of $XRP over Tether and Circle, citing the open and permissionless nature of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as the key differentiator. Speaking on the Angry Crypto Show, Hoskinson said he prefers XRP more because builders do not need Ripple's permission to use the XRP Ledger.

He framed his view around open standards, saying he believes in open protocols and open ecosystems, and that the XRP Ledger remains available for developers without approval from a company. That point carries weight given the broader debate over who controls access to key financial infrastructure in crypto.

That view contrasts XRP with centralised stablecoin issuers, which can freeze funds, block addresses, and control access to some services.

The endorsement is notable given the history between the two communities. Hoskinson's praise stood out because his relationship with the XRP community has often been tense. Some XRP supporters have linked him to the "ETHgate" theory, which claims Ethereum received favourable treatment from regulators before Ripple faced SEC action. Hoskinson has rejected those claims, arguing he left Ethereum in 2014 and had no role in any later action against XRP or Ripple.

Stablecoin Debate Adds Context

The comments land at a sensitive moment for the stablecoin industry. Stablecoin rules are under active debate in Washington, and the CLARITY Act's stablecoin rewards provision has become a flashpoint between crypto firms and U.S. banking groups.

On the infrastructure side, the XRP Ledger, launched in 2012, is an open-source, permissionless and decentralised technology that settles transactions in three to five seconds at a cost of $0.0002, with a throughput of 1,500 transactions per second. It is open to anyone to build on and is maintained by the community.

Hoskinson's latest XRP comments also came as Cardano faces its own governance questions. He recently began a review of more than 11,000 DAOs to study governance design and strategy, following a Cardano treasury dispute in which 81% of active stake opposed a 32.9 million ADA proposal to fund Input Output Global's research lab for another year.

That backdrop makes Hoskinson's XRP praise more pointed. He did not only compare tokens. He used XRP to argue for systems that allow users and builders to operate without seeking permission from one central company.

Sources
crypto.news: Cardano's Charles Hoskinson backs XRP over Tether and Circle
CoinMarketCap: XRP overview and XRP Ledger details
XRPL.org: Official XRP Ledger documentation