Mark Cuban says that Cardano has failed to make any significant impact since launching smart contracts
In a recent interview with crypto-focused YouTube channel AltcoinDaily, billionaire Mark Cuban said that he still thinks the biggest meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin has more applications than Cardano. Cuba said:
The opportunity for Cardano is greater until Doge really becomes a platform for applications.
The “Shark Tank” star took a dig at Cardano, claiming that people in Africa are not using blockchain as much as he expected.
Cuban noted that the Ethereum competitor had made very little impact despite launching smart contracts almost a year ago.
This is not the first time that Cardano’s usefulness has been questioned by the billionaire investor who made a fortune during the dot-com boom of the late ’90s. Last May, Cuban tweeted that he was unaware of potential use cases for the popular proof-of-stake blockchain.
Cuban is concerned by the lack of innovation in the cryptocurrency space. “Rather than seeing true innovation, you see replication,” he said.
Speaking about the upcoming merge upgrade, Cuban said that there was a lot of uncertainty regarding Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake. He believes that the success of blockchain will largely depend on whether more applications manage to adopt.
The Dallas Mavericks owner also weighed in on regulation, criticizing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s “regulation by litigation” approach. At the same time, he says that he avoids mentioning Ripple because of its overly aggressive community.
According to Cuba, the regulatory uncertainty caused by the regulator is the reason why there are more crypto companies in Singapore and the Bahamas.
The billionaire also railed against those investors who buy virtual land in the Metaverse, saying that “dumb” is not a strong enough word to characterize them. Virtual land sales have plummeted in recent months amid the crypto rout.
