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A cross-chain bridge for Cardano and Solana
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko have confirmed plans for a cross-chain bridge designed to bring liquidity from ADA to Solana.
Hoskinson and Yakovenko revealed their intention on X (formerly Twitter), marking an important milestone for interoperability between both rival blockchain ecosystems. Yakovenko waded into a heated argument between Hoskinson and Helius Labs CEO Mert Mumtaz, defusing tensions over Solana decentralization and the usefulness of Cardano.
“Fighting Cardano or XRP is incredibly bearish” saying Yakovenko in response to a tug of war between Hoskinson and Mumtaz.
Hoskinson responded to Yakovenko’s comment by noting his intention to leverage Solana and XRP. Both founders confirmed the intention to explore a cross-chain bridge, and Yakovenko directed a Solana developer to get the project off the ground.
“Connect ADA with Solana and establish some liquid markets,” Yakovenko wrote.
As joy broke out in both ecosystems, one community member argued in favor of merging SOL with Cardano, citing Solana’s dwindling DEX volume. The claim sparked a tug-of-war between Solana and Cardano proponents over the supremacy of trading volume and DeFi activity. However, responses from both founders indicated a commitment to interoperability.
Courageous attempts to achieve interoperability
In mid-December, Solana opened its doors to XRP, allowing support for the Ripple token on its network. Before XRP, several tokens including ETH, USDC, BTC, and DAI had been connected to Solana via Wormhole and other bridges.
Meanwhile, Cardano’s Midnight has indicated strong support for interoperability, spreading its historic airdrop across seven major blockchains. The second phase of the Midnight Glacier Drop also highlighted multi-chain eligibility and Hoskinson described it as a test of interoperability intent.
Additionally, Cardano has taken the first steps to allow Bitcoin holders to use their assets in the Cardano decentralized financial ecosystem without leaving the original chain.
