Charles Hoskinson, the brains behind Cardano, has thrown Elon Musk a lifeline. The blockchain whiz wants to tackle X's bot invasion for free.

Hoskinson's pitch? Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs). He reckons they're the silver bullet for X's woes.

"Elon, we need DIDs integrated into X. It solves all of these problems," Hoskinson tweeted on Tuesday. "Again, I'll do it for free."

His offer comes on the heels of a high-profile hack. Ben Goertzel, SingularityNet's CEO, fell victim to scammers who hijacked his account.

But not everyone's buying what Hoskinson's selling. Timothy Ruff, a bigwig at Digital Trust Ventures, threw cold water on the idea.

Ruff argued that blockchain-based DIDs aren't truly decentralized. He questioned their suitability for X.

Hoskinson fired back. He clarified that he's not pushing Cardano specifically. Instead, he's backing a "blockchain agnostic" solution based on W3C standards.

"It's in Scala like their software. It's an easy lift," Hoskinson explained. He claims it'll boost security and kick out the bots.

The debate got technical fast. Ruff and Hoskinson traded jabs about DIDs, blockchains, and identity stacks.

Meanwhile, Seira Yun, a Cardano cheerleader, chimed in. He boasted about using similar tech in his own project, Socious Wallet.

As of now, Musk hasn't bitten. The X owner is keeping mum on Hoskinson's offer.