Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson says he is preparing to move much of the ADA community away from X and into Discord, citing ongoing online hostility and what he describes as persistent negativity on the platform.
He explained that he has already discussed the idea with EMURGO CEO Phillip Pon and is developing a plan to establish a Discord-based hub designed to better support the Cardano ecosystem.
Hoskinson criticizes X environment
In a late Thursday post on X, Hoskinson said the goal is to migrate community interaction into more structured and moderated spaces. He described the envisioned Discord setup as a place for “positive, well-moderated channels,” contrasting it with what he called “drama, lies, endless rage, and embittered people” on X.
He added that while he intends to continue using X for livestream broadcasts due to his large audience of over one million followers, community engagement will increasingly shift elsewhere.
Hoskinson also said future Ask Me Anything sessions will be limited to participants in official Cardano and Midnight Discord servers. Midnight is a privacy focused blockchain project developed by IOG.
Responding to criticism that he would still be active on X, he dismissed the concern, saying he could not “solve stupid” and encouraged detractors to continue focusing on platform controversies.
Longstanding concerns about platform toxicity
The proposed migration follows months of complaints from Hoskinson about what he sees as toxic behavior affecting discussions around Cardano.
In an April 24 livestream titled “Remember Kids, X Isn’t Reality,” he also discussed efforts to develop an AI system called Project Nyx to automate parts of his online engagement. However, he noted that platform rules requiring AI accounts to be labeled as bots could reduce visibility and complicate its use.
Community reaction and data signals
Some independent analysis suggests that sentiment on the platform is divided. A review of roughly 130 replies to a post calling for an end to anti IOHK Charles discussions found that about one third of responses were hostile or abusive, according to analysis assisted by Grok.
The study also pointed to possible coordinated behavior, including repeated language patterns and clusters of anonymous accounts. At the same time, it acknowledged that some criticism reflects genuine concerns about project delivery, financial losses, and leadership accountability within the Cardano ecosystem.
Market reaction
Cardano reacted positively to the announcement, rising more than 3 percent and trading near 0.17 dollars at the time of writing. This contrasts with last week, when ADA dropped about 11 percent following Hoskinson’s earlier statement that he was taking a break from public engagement.#crypto#cryptonews https://coinsignals.net https://t.me/coinsignalpublic
