The Messari report is a 200-page report, covering several topics and companies, from layer-one blockchains to decentralized finance (DeFi). The document mentions Bitcoin a total of 178 times, Ethereum 96 times, Solana has 65 mentions, BNB appears in the text 5 times, XRP 3 times, and not a word about Cardano.
Tamara Haasen, president of Input Output Global, the company behind the development of the Cardano blockchain, asked Messari CEO Ryan Selkis to explain the omission.
“Just answer honestly, why didn’t you mention us in your report? Don't worry, you won't hurt our feelings. In any case, the Cardano community has grown without the support of cryptocurrency media and will continue to develop,”
wrote Haasen on social network X (formerly Twitter).
Selkis responded that the report was compiled based on the economic activity of ecosystems. The document does not mention not only Cardano, but also a number of other large blockchains.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson joined the discussion and wrote that the community's dissatisfied comments regarding Messari's research speak for themselves. Last year, Hoskinson complained about disdain from cryptocurrency publication Coindesk.
On the afternoon of Friday, December 22, ADA is trading at $0.6151, and the market capitalization of the coin is $21.7 billion. Earlier, cryptocurrency analyst Dan Gambardello suggested that ADA is growing in anticipation of the Bitcoin halving, which is scheduled to take place in 2024. According to Gambardello’s forecast, the next bullish trend will see the Cardano cryptocurrency rate reach $11.
Source: Bits
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