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Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson is working on a plan to move much of the network’s community engagement from X to Discord. He cited hostile exchanges, repeated disputes, and weak moderation as reasons for the proposed change.
Hoskinson said he discussed the plan with EMURGO chief executive Phillip Pon. The two are considering a Discord hub with moderated channels for Cardano users, developers, and other ecosystem participants.
The proposed move does not mean Hoskinson will stop using X. He plans to keep broadcasting livestreams on the platform, where he has more than one million followers.
Hoskinson announced the plan in a post on X. He said the Discord hub could support ‘happy, positive, well-moderated channels’ while allowing community members to leave behind ‘drama, lies, endless rage, and embittered people.’
He also addressed claims that continued livestreams on X would mean he had abandoned the migration plan. Hoskinson separated broadcasting from direct community engagement, saying the platform still provides access to a large audience.
Future AMA questions will come from Discord under the current proposal. The Cardano and Midnight servers would host discussions on development, governance, and other ecosystem matters. Midnight is a privacy-focused blockchain protocol developed by Input Output Global.
The plan is still under development. Hoskinson and Pon have not announced a launch date, moderation structure, or process for moving users into the proposed Discord channels.
Hoskinson’s criticism of X has developed over several months. During an April livestream titled ‘Remember Kids, X Isn’t Reality,’ he discussed Project Nyx, an artificial intelligence system designed to manage parts of his online engagement.
However, he said X’s rules created problems for the project. Accounts managed by artificial intelligence must reportedly carry bot labels, which Hoskinson said could reduce their reach and visibility.
His wider concern relates to the tone of Cardano discussions on the platform. Public exchanges have included disputes over governance, treasury spending, project delivery, and leadership accountability.
Cardano community member Christian Taylor recently reviewed about 130 replies to a post asking users to stop frequent anti-Hoskinson threads. The analysis, completed with assistance from Grok, found that about one-third of the replies contained hostile language, profanity, abuse, or personal attacks.
The review also raised doubts about whether all activity came from independent users. It identified repeated language patterns, thinly anonymous accounts, and cross-chain references that may point to coordinated amplification. However, the findings did not prove that an organized campaign had taken place.
Taylor’s review found that some criticism reflected real concerns within the Cardano community. Users raised questions about financial losses, delayed delivery, leadership decisions and accountability across the crypto ecosystem.
Governance disputes have also added pressure. Cardano entered its Voltaire governance phase, giving decentralized representatives greater control over treasury spending and network decisions. Hoskinson has said he no longer controls those processes.
A recent vote rejected a 7.8 million ADA treasury request linked to the planned Cardano 2026 Summit in Singapore. Organizers later canceled the event and referred to the outcome of the governance vote.
Several Cardano-linked platforms have also reported operational difficulties. Analytics service TapTools and NFT marketplace JPG Store announced closures, citing infrastructure expenses and difficult market conditions.
Meanwhile, ADA rose more than 3% after Hoskinson announced the proposed Discord move and traded near $0.17. The gain followed a 9% rise during the previous week after Hoskinson said he planned to reduce his public activity.
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