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Cardano CEO and founder Charles Hoskinson has denied confirming whether the blockchain network is partnering with Amazon.
Charles Hoskinson Isn't Aware of Potential Partnership With Amazon
A few days ago, Cardano enthusiast Pieter Nierop with over 30,000 Twitter followers conducted a public poll asking if a potential partnership between Amazon and Cardano could happen in the future.
A total of 3,949 respondents took part in the voting process, with 67.9% expecting this partnership to occur but 32.1% believing it won't happen.
"Not to my knowledge either."
The poll comes in the backdrop of a rumor that circulated in July saying that Amazon is going to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Cardano's ADA later this year.
In July, an insider claimed that the e-commerce giant is also investigating to launch its own token next year, however, the company denied the rumor the following day.
“This isn’t just going through the motions to set up cryptocurrency payment solutions at some point in the future this is a full-on, well-discussed, integral part of the future mechanism of how Amazon will work. It begins with Bitcoin this is the key first stage of this crypto project, and the directive came from the very top Jeff Bezos himself.”
The rumor started amid the e-commerce giant putting up a job posting saying it’s looking for a digital currency and blockchain product lead, calling for someone who can “leverage domain expertise in blockchain, distributed ledger, central bank digital currencies, and cryptocurrency.”
Cardano Entered the Smart Contract Arena
Cardano became the most preferred alternative to eco-conscious crypto investors thanks to its proof-of-stake algorithm and its energy efficiency compared to Bitcoin’s proof-of-work consensus protocols.
At the beginning of the month, the network underwent its Alonzo Purple upgrade, its biggest upgrade yet. With Alonzo Purple, Cardano developers are ushering in a new era for the blockchain where users are able to use smart contracts on the network enabling seamless and efficient transactions.