Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson is coordinating with Phillip Pon, president of Cardano’s co-founding entity EMURGO, on plans to create a Discord hub to offer the Cardano community a well-moderated, drama-free alternative to X, where discussions have long been overshadowed by governance conflicts and public disagreements.
According to Hoskinson, the new Discord would provide a more constructive and moderated discussion environment, free of the controversy and negativity associated with Elon Musk’s social media platform. It said it would continue live streaming on X but would limit AMA participation to members of the new Cardano Discord and the existing Midnight Discord.
Dropping by to let everyone know that I spoke with @phillip_pon and we are making a plan to create discord for a great migration of the Cardano community from X. We can have happy, positive, well-moderated channels and leave behind the drama, lies, endless rage and…
– Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) June 11, 2026
The plans were revealed during a difficult period for Cardano, as the blockchain faces renewed scrutiny of the sustainability ecosystem and a decline in market performance. ADA was trading around $0.17 at press time, down 37% over the past month and more than 75% over the past year, according to CoinGecko data.
Sales accelerated after Hoskinson said he would take a break and warned that parts of the Cardano ecosystem could fail. The warning follows the closure of TapTools and a controversial community decision to suspend funding for the 2026 Cardano Summit.