ADA

Famous "procrastination academic tyrant" in the currency circle
Founded by Charles Hoskinson, former co-founder of Ethereum. This brother had a fight and broke up with Vitalik back then, the reason being "You guys write code like tweeting, I want to do academic research!".
So he took a group of professors and turned blockchain into a research project - every line of code had to be published as a paper, every upgrade had to be presented at an academic conference, turning the coin circle into a Nobel Prize selection scene.

ADA is like a professor in the currency circle wearing an experimental gown: while other public chains are busy issuing coins and ramping up, ADA is tinkering with layering architecture in the laboratory; when Solana performs the "network outage art", ADA quietly pulls out 200 peer-reviewed papers.
The most amazing thing is that from 2017 to 2023, the speed of Cardano mainnet launch is even more laid-back than a sloth, which annoys the retail investors so much that they collectively consider switching to study quantum mechanics: 'By the time the upgrade is completed, I could have finished my PhD!'
Now ADA sits steadily in the top ten market value, proving with strength: in the currency circle, the code may run slowly, but the white paper must be written thick. After all, when others are speculating on coins, ADA holders have long obtained the "honorary doctorate" - professional direction: "The Relationship between Holding Coins and Longevity" #多种加密货币ETF申请中