Vitalik Buterin asks Twitter followers which cryptocurrency they prefer over Ethereum – Cardano, Tron favorites

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin ran a Twitter poll asking his followers if 80% of their transactions and savings in 2035 will be in one currency rather than ether, which currency they would rather use. He asked them to choose from a variety of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, cardano, solana, tron ​​and Binance coin.

Crypto Twitter Poll by Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin set up a pair of polls for the Ethereum community on Twitter on Thursday. “You wake up in 2035 and 80% of the world’s transactions and savings are in one currency, Ethereum. Which do you prefer? ‘ he wrote.

In his first tweet, Buterin asked his followers to choose bitcoin, USD, Sol and have. The second tweet let them choose from TRON, BNB, RMB, and Near-Earth Objects. 24 hours later, the first ballot ended with 600,697 votes and the second with 358,743 votes. Cardano (have) tops the first poll results, followed by Bitcoin (bitcoin) and nightshade (SOL). TRON (TRON) tops the second poll results, followed by Binance Coin (BNB) and new (Near-Earth Objects).

Buterin’s first poll includes top cryptocurrencies by market cap, excluding stablecoins. At the time of writing, the largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has a market cap of $821 billion, according to Bitcoin.com Markets. The fifth-largest cryptocurrency, Solana, has a market cap of $47 billion, while the seventh-largest cryptocurrency, Cardano, has a market cap of $42 billion.

Buterin’s second poll included Binance Coin, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap at $83 billion. Tron has a market cap of $7 billion, while Neo has a market cap of less than $2 billion.

While the Ethereum co-founder’s poll looked interesting and attracted many comments and likes on social media, questions have been raised about Buterin’s motives for posting such polls, his cryptocurrency of choice, and whether the votes were conducted by bots , and 80% of transactions will be in one currency.

Bitcoin trader Tone Vays commented: “Is Vitalik looking for a new job?” Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, opined:

These results are… wild.

Other cryptocurrencies recommended by Vitalik’s Twitter followers for the poll include: Ripple, Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Polkadot (DOT).

Meanwhile, some pointed out that Buterin’s poll results only reflect the popularity of certain cryptocurrencies among his followers and Twitter users, emphasizing that they have nothing to do with the real-world popularity of particular cryptocurrencies.However, Bank of America believes Solana can grab market share Stay away from Ethereum.

What do you think of Vitalik Buterin’s poll? Which cryptocurrency do you prefer? Let us know in the comments section below.

Kevin Helms

As an Austrian economics student, Kevin discovered Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests lie in Bitcoin security, open source systems, network effects, and the intersection between economics and cryptography.