TheCardano(ADA)communityralliedtosupportCharlesHoskinson,theblockchain’sfounder,followingsharpcriticismsonX(formerlyTwitter).ThedebatebeganonSaturdaywhenauserbythehandle“Dclay”postedaskingforHoskinson’sinvolvementintheproject.

ThepostaskedifHoskinsonwasslowingdownCardanoinsomeway,suggestinghispersonalityandemotionswereanissuefortheblockchain.

Sorryifthistriggersanyofy’all,tbhithadtobeasked.Homieisanemotionalwreck.

—Dclay🪙(@DclayTlks)November3,2024

Anotheruserechoedtheseviews,callingHoskinsonthe“biggestenemy”ofCardanoandassertingthathehad“donemoreharmthangood.”ThestatementsattractedtheattentionoftheCardanocommunity,andmanypeoplecametosupportHoskinson.

ADAcommunitydefendsHoskinson’scontributions

SomeusersdefendedHoskinson,praisedhisefforts,andmentionedthatheisagreatleaderwithagoodvisionfortheproject.Onecommunitymembercommented,“Cancerwouldimplynegativegrowth.Youjustkeepbeingyou,UncleCharlie.DonemoreforcryptothanSatoshiatthispoint.”Thissentimentwasechoedbymany,showingthatHoskinsonisheldinhighregardbytheCardanocommunity.

Inresponsetotheuproar,HoskinsonaddressedthecommunityonSundayandaskedadirectquestion:“IsCharlesHoskinsonacancerforCardano?”Atthetimeofthiswriting,resultsshowthat51.6%ofparticipantsdisagreedwiththenegativestatement,and48.4%agreedwithit.

Hoskinsonalsoexpressedfrustrationaboutthetoneinthecommunity,sayingthatmanyforumslikeXoftenturnintoplaceswherepeopleinsultoneanother.Helamentedtheprevalenceoflabelslike“cancer”and“evil”.HedeclaredthathewouldbecuttingdownhisactivityonXtofocusonthe“moreproductiveandcurated”platformsforinteractingwiththeCardanocommunity.

Cardano’spushfordecentralizedgovernance

ThedebatehighlightsacontinuingsplitwithinCardano’scommunity.SomecriticshavecomplainedthatHoskinsonstillwieldstoomuchcontrol,aproblemthathasnotbeencompletelyalleviatedevenasCardanohasshiftedtowardamoredecentralizedmodel.ItscurrentemphasisontheVoltaireeraisinlinewiththenetwork’svisionofdecentralization,whichisplanningontransferringthecontrolofthenetworktothecommunity.

KeydevelopmentsincludethelaunchofNode10.11ontheCardanomainnetasannouncedbyIntersectMBO,aCardano-ledmemberorganization.WithNode10.11beingthefirstmainnetreleasetosupporttheChang#2inter-erahardfork,Cardanomovesfromthebootstrappingphaseofgovernancetoafullyintegratedmodelontheblockchain.

Node10.11containsfeaturesthatseektoenhancegovernancewithintheCardanocommunity.StakePoolOperators(SPOs)cannowdelegatetheirvotestoalistofoptions,whileDelegatedRepresentatives(DReps)nowhaveanauto-abstainoption,whichenablesthemtodeclinetovoteoncertaindecisions.

Inadditiontothegovernancetools,theupgradealsoimprovesCardano’sledger,command-lineinterface(CLI),API,andnetworkingcodetocreateastrongplatformforinteractionanddecentralizedvoting.

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