Charles Hoskinson Explain Cardano Governance Discord Plan, Constitution v2 and Treasury Reform

Charles Hoskinson publish the third part of im Discord series on June 15, 2026, as e expand the discussion from one dedicated Cardano Discord into wider governance reform proposal. The video cover how one governance Discord fit operate, why Hoskinson want structured and moderated conversations, how anonymity and zero knowledge tools fit dey useful, and how the process fit connect to political organization, treasury funding, Constitution v2 and executive function inside Cardano.

Cardano Governance Discord Go Use Rules, Moderation and Anonymous Participation

Hoskinson talk say the initiative dey currently for stage one, wey e describe as the ideation phase. According to the video, Input Output, Virgo and selected participants dey work on the purpose of the initiative, staffing, moderators, tooling and the RACI structure. E describe RACI as the framework to define who go responsible, accountable, consulted and informed.

The proposed Discord no be to operate as general purpose community chat. Hoskinson describe am as dedicated space for Cardano governance conversations, designed to move early governance discussions comot from unmoderated channels enter setting wey get rules, structure and defined outcomes.

E talk say one problem with current public discussion be say unformed ideas fit comot from private or semi structured conversation, leak go X and people go present am like say dem don already decide. To show the problem, e use one hypothetical example wey person raise idea to issue more ada.

Hoskinson repeat many times say na only example and no be proposal, as e take explain how controversial comment fit turn to public scandal before any real governance process don happen.

Hoskinson talk say na why some governance conversations need one form of Chatham House Rules. Under that model, people fit use information from discussion, but dem no fit reveal the identity or affiliation of the person wey talk am. E talk say Cardano governance need space wey participants fit discuss options without people targeting dem personally for early, controversial or incomplete ideas.

E connect that model with zero knowledge technology. For the structure wey e describe, Discord go serve as bigger pool of approved participants, while individual governance events fit allow people prove say dem belong to that pool without revealing who dem be inside specific conversation. According to Hoskinson, this one go reduce attribution attacks, retaliation and selective leaking.

The same anonymity layer fit also support voting. Hoskinson mention Semaphore, one open source anonymous voting framework from the Ethereum ecosystem, and e talk say similar systems fit port to Midnight and use for Cardano. E talk say such tools fit even work better on Midnight than on Ethereum, as e link the Discord plan to privacy infrastructure and zero knowledge based participation.

Hoskinson still describe how conversations go dey structured. E refer to Holacracy and governance circles, where people dey participate based on relevant expertise and defined goals. Before governance conversation begin, the process go identify which information dey needed, which personas suppose dey present and wetin be the ideal outcome. During the conversation, one facilitator go guide the process, and Hoskinson talk say one AI facilitator fit also help keep the discussion aligned with the defined goal.

After each conversation, the system go produce output. Hoskinson refer to newsletter, journal or event log as possible ways to broadcast results of governance discussions. E still talk say the process fit create governance knowledge graph, form structured record of Cardano governance conversations, topics, decisions and status.

From that data, Hoskinson propose possibility of one Cardano LLM, one tuned open model wey get knowledge of governance discussions and ecosystem status. E talk say such model fit become public good and fit integrate into wallets and social infrastructure, give users single source of truth for governance status and accountability.

The video still cover token gated access. Hoskinson mention tools like Collab Land from the Ethereum ecosystem and e talk say Cardano fit build equivalent system to verify say participants be actual ada holders. E still describe merit based incentives, including NFTs, badges and other recognition mechanisms for service inside the governance process.

Political Organization, Funding Rules and Constitution v2 Present as One Framework

Hoskinson talk say the proposed system need “teeth” if e go attract serious participation. E connect that point to possible creation of political party inside Cardano governance.

As e answer the question whether e go become DRep, Hoskinson talk say e go only do am if political party dey. One condition wey e give for such party be say e go automatically vote no for all funding proposals unless the applicants join and participate for the governance Discord. E describe this one as example of how enforcement power fit add to the system.

Hoskinson tie that position to accountability. E talk say if one project want receive public funds from the Cardano treasury to improve and grow Cardano, then e suppose also be part of the accountability process. E talk say governance conversations suppose address the budget of Cardano, the strategy of Cardano, ecosystem verticals, infrastructure priorities and which dApps suppose dey prioritized.

The video then move from Discord operations go broader constitutional governance. Hoskinson talk say one of the first uses of the system suppose be to define Cardano growth metrics. E talk say Cardano no get good definition of growth and say outside voices, X arguments, rage bait and podcasters dey fill that gap. For im framing, Cardano no fit market itself effectively without shared definition of wetin the ecosystem want become for five, ten or fifteen years.

E use Leios as example. Hoskinson talk say no enough to market Leios as technology wey stand alone. E talk say e must connect to growth philosophy, like solving the blockchain trilemma while e still preserve decentralization. E talk say that kind target suppose reflect for the preamble of the Cardano Constitution.

Hoskinson then introduce executive function as another required element. E talk say Cardano need structures wey dey accountable and responsible for execution. E connect growth metrics and executive function to wetin e call Constitution v2, as e describe am as the next major version of Cardano constitutional framework.

The third part of the proposed structure na strategy, accountability and budget. Hoskinson talk say e want make Cardano move toward one treasury withdrawal per year. Under that model, the annual withdrawal go function as the budget, while dedicated funding organizations go operate inside that budget with their own processes.

E refer to Catalyst like mechanisms, dedicated grant agencies, the Orion Fund and one sovereign wealth fund as possible examples of funding organizations. Im argument be say DReps suppose get one major annual budget decision instead of many separate debates over individual proposals.

Hoskinson criticize the current direct democracy model, e talk say anybody fit propose anything anytime and say the ecosystem don see more than 600 million ada for proposals. E talk say every rejected proposal fit create enemy because applicants fit see DReps wey vote against dem as adversaries. E describe the result as “adversarial, toxic hellscape of a culture.”

E still anticipate criticism of im proposal. Hoskinson talk say some people go claim say e want total control over the money, but e talk say no be wetin e talk. E argue say broadcast platforms no suitable for these discussions because dem build for rage, algorithms, clickbait and winners and losers. In contrast, e describe the proposed Discord process as structure wey dem design for discussion, compromise and documented outcomes.

Strict Moderation, DRep Exhaustion and Hoskinson Return to Leadership Frame the Closing Message

Hoskinson talk say the proposed Discord no go be general purpose communication channel. E talk say everybody wey hold ada go dey welcome, but na only under rules. Participants go bind by code of conduct, and violations fit lead to removal from the Discord.

E describe three stages for the rollout. Stage one na the current ideation phase. Stage two go be closed beta with core entities and selected participants, focused on testing tools, building systems and possibly run hackathon for community tooling. Stage three go open the system to broader participation, but inside tightly moderated channel.

Hoskinson talk say the space no go dey used for general attacks on am, EMURGO, the Cardano Foundation or other entities. E talk say people wey want ask that kind “tough questions” fit use X, Reddit or other channels. The proposed Discord, for im words, go be specialized space to achieve governance goals and create outcomes. E still talk say people no go dey allowed to “shitpost” for the Discord.

To explain the model, e use the analogy of surgical theater and library. For im comparison, surgical theater no design for unrestricted speech, but for surgery. Library no design for clanging pots and pans, but for focused work. E talk say the governance Discord go serve similar specific function, support conversations wey go increase the chance of successful Cardano governance outcomes.

Hoskinson still talk say Discord no need be the permanent end state. E call am minimum viable product because e dey always on, scalable, usable on phones, easy to moderate and practical to launch without turning the effort into academic experiment. E talk say Cardano don often start with perfection and fail to finish, while the proposed approach go begin with something wey people fit use and later move toward more decentralized infrastructure, open source tools or Cardano native systems.

The final part of the video focus on the condition of current governance participation. Hoskinson talk say people don tire and say some DReps and contributors dey leave. E mention Pete and Cash as examples of people wey don express frustration. E talk say Cardano dey lose people wey care about the ecosystem because the process dey beat dem down repeatedly.

E describe the current process as “energy vampire,” e talk say e dey take people time, energy and morale without giving anything back. E talk say Cardano get strong people, strong technology and capacity for vision, but the current participation environment dey damage the ecosystem.

Hoskinson use direct language to describe the urgency of the situation. E talk say participation no longer optional, say Cardano dey for “do or die” moment and say the wider industry dey ask whether Cardano go “get its shit together or not.” E point to falling price, falling adoption, weaker metrics and the shutdown of projects like TapTools as part of im argument say the current process no dey work.

During the livestream, Hoskinson still respond to comments from live chat. One comment, as e describe am, suggest say Charles suppose comot and things go then improve. E respond by asking where the conversation go happen then, who go build am, how dem go bring people together, how consensus go reach, how the ecosystem go get to 67 percent support and how the Constitution go change. E talk say that kind voice, in aggregate, dey hold the ecosystem hostage.

E still refer to the 2025 audit process. Hoskinson talk say e try provide transparency, spend 2 million dollars on audit report, bring in auditors and say the report, for im view, show say Input Output don try do the right thing over ten year period. E talk say some critics respond by calling the auditors corrupt instead of debating the report contents.

Hoskinson talk say na why e want move to channel where outcomes matter pass personalities. E talk say e go push forward with the process no matter how many people join. If enough people come along, e talk say the process fit help save Cardano. If no enough people join, e talk say e go still dey at peace because e try.

E close by saying e no want be king, president or the sole face of the ecosystem, but say e need to lead. E talk say the first step na to correct the process of participation, followed by upgrading Cardano governance, creating executive function, defining growth metrics, preparing Constitution v2 and building structure for strategy and budget execution. Hoskinson end the video by saying e don come back, say time to lead again and say the next stages go test whether Cardano fit move from public conflict go one governance process wey build around strategy, accountability and execution.