Hoskinson and EMURGO to move Cardano community from X to Discord

Charles Hoskinson and EMURGO CEO Phillip Pon posted on X on June 11, 2026 that they are planning a migration of Cardano community discussion from X to a new set of Discord servers. Hoskinson will continue livestreaming on X but will accept AMA questions only on the newly created Cardano server and the existing Midnight Discord.

In his post, Hoskinson described the effort as a plan for a “great migration” to create “happy, positive, well-moderated channels” and to leave behind “drama, lies, endless rage, and embittered people.”

Phillip Pon leads EMURGO, one of Cardano’s three founding organizations. His involvement indicates the project has institutional backing. The executives have not provided a launch date or published moderation rules.

The announcement follows weeks of public conflict within the Cardano ecosystem. Hoskinson briefly stepped away from X in late May, saying it was not his responsibility to lift the price of ADA, and he returned to the platform on June 8 amid observed activity in previously dormant ADA wallets.

Governance disputes have continued. A contested vote of roughly $2 million on a planned Singapore summit split community opinion. Critics also raised questions about treasury spending and historical ADA transfers; Hoskinson dismissed those criticisms as weekly scandals and FUD.

The Midnight Discord serves as the hub for Midnight, a privacy-focused partner chain that launched in April. The planned Cardano server would extend a moderated-server model to broader community discussion. Officials have not explained how moderation will be run, who will enforce rules, or how access will be granted.

Market response to the announcement was muted. ADA traded near $0.17, up about 2% over 24 hours, after losing roughly 39% of its value over the prior 30 days. The token ranked near 19th by market capitalization at about $6.3 billion, with daily trading volume near $458 million. ADA remained roughly 76% below its level from a year earlier and well under its 2021 high of $3.09.

Hoskinson has signaled plans for a governance overhaul in 2027. It is not yet known when the new Discord servers will launch or whether community discussion and AMA activity will move from X to Discord.