Cassandra needs ACID like a fish needs a bicycle ,-)
"When is "ACID" ACID? Rarely." - https://www.bailis.org/blog/when-is-acid-acid-rarely/
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It would certainly be a boon if Cassandra did better ACID than everyone's favourite SQL DBs (which are unknowingly running on read_committed).
It's a good sign that they've got bank account balance updates in the example code in the Accord github (sibling comment), as that's what I reach for if I suspect my DB is only pretending to be ACID.
The Accord developers mostly work at Apple so it would seem Apple at least wants/needs ACID transactions for Cassandra.