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The Cardano founder says that he will not answer any questions related to the XRP cryptocurrency or Ripple <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
In a recent video statement<\/u><\/a>, Input Output CEO Charles Hoskinson said that he would completely remove himself from any discussions involving XRP after the community kept harassing him due to a false rumor about a Dec. 15 settlement between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hoskinson explained that one of his listeners simply asked a question about whether or not ADA<\/u><\/a> could be classified as an unregistered security in the US, and what would Cardano do in such a case.\u00a0<\/p>\n While sharing his take on the issue, Hoskinson made an off-hand comment about the Ripple case<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n Hoskinson claims that the case is an \u201cindustry-wide concern,\u201d which is why he touched upon the issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Cardano founder clarified that he heard the rumor from a \u201cpretty reliable source\u201d close to the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n Yet, after the rumor shared by Hoskinson expectedly ended up being false, he was accused of lying by members of the XRP community. \u201cI don\u2019t know how to interact with the XRP community,\u201d Hoskinson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Cardano founder says that he himself doesn\u2019t view the XRP token as an unregistered security in spite of the SEC\u2019s allegations.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, he also doesn\u2019t believe that there was any sort of corruption involved, reiterating his view that it is just a conspiracy theory that is being promoted by XRP fans. Hoskinson argues that Ethereum received a more gentle treatment from the regulatory agency due to its size, scope, and scale. The cryptocurrency mogul says that he was previously \u201cmocked,\u201d \u201charassed\u201d and \u201cbrutalized\u201d by the XRP community for not buying into its conspiracy theories.\u00a0<\/p>\n