Cardano is adjusting its community communication approach. As internal ecosystem disputes increase, founder Charles Hoskinson has proposed gradually shifting daily discussions and governance conversations to Discord, to reduce public friction on X and provide a more stable environment for future governance collaboration.
The focus of the discussion has shifted to Discord.
Hoskinson stated that future AMA questions will primarily come from the Cardano Discord and Midnight Discord communities. In his vision, Discord will handle day-to-day interactions and governance discussions, while X will continue to be used for live streams and public announcements.
He said the migration will be carried out progressively, in collaboration with community member Phillip Pon. For a decentralized network, discussion forums are not peripheral issues—proposals, governance votes, and protocol directions often take shape gradually through these everyday interactions.
Voltaire phase pressure increases
This adjustment occurred after Cardano entered the Voltaire governance phase, which aims to shift greater control over treasury expenditures and protocol direction to decentralized stakeholders rather than the founding team.
However, the transition of governance power has not gone smoothly. Previously, a treasury proposal for 7.8 million ADA related to the 2026 Cardano Summit in Singapore was rejected, leading to the event's cancellation. This outcome demonstrates that community representatives are now able to veto large expenditure requests.
- The proposed amount related to the Singapore summit is 7.8 million ADA.
- TapTools announces its closure
- The JPG Store has also ceased operations.
Meanwhile, two projects within the Cardano ecosystem have announced their closure. The data analytics platform TapTools and the NFT marketplace JPG Store both cited rising infrastructure costs and a challenging market environment as the primary reasons for this decision.
ADA futures timeline attracts attention
While community governance faces pressure, progress on ADA’s compliant trading products has also drawn market attention. CME launched ADA futures on February 9, 2026, offering both standard and micro contracts, and later expanded to round-the-clock trading.
According to the proposed listing standards for U.S. spot crypto ETFs mentioned in the text, the relevant asset typically needs to first have a regulated futures market operating continuously for at least six months. If this criterion remains unchanged, the corresponding date for ADA will be August 9, 2026.
This means Cardano is currently facing two parallel challenges: whether the community is willing to truly move governance discussions to a more manageable Discord platform, and whether ADA can enter more concrete discussions around a spot ETF after six months of futures market trading.