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Cardano 1,096 BTC controversy intensifies, Hoskinson responds in AMA

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CoinWorld News reports that Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, in a recent AMA, detailed a controversy involving 1,096 BTC related to the project’s early Mona Island Foundation, saying that these bitcoins were used in 2016 and 2017 to meet needs related to Michael Parsons and the original audit process. Hoskinson said in the AMA that the disputed bitcoins were connected to Parsons’ email from March 2016. Hoskinson also cited the bitcoin price at the time, believing that the payment amount was far below its current value. In response, Thomas Blazil, the founder of 117 Partners, said on social media that while Hoskinson’s explanation may have answered some longstanding questions, it still did not provide a complete record. He called for invoices, agreements, and records related to the payments. The controversy comes as Cardano faces broader public debate over governance, communication, and financial decision-making.
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ContractsMustNotLie.
· 2h ago
The governance debates on Cardano are getting more intense; the transparency of financial decision-making is indeed a weakness of established public chains.
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CandlewickKid
· 2h ago
Thomas is right; partial answers are equivalent to no answers. The public wants verifiable on-chain or off-chain evidence.
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AirdropTaxPanic
· 2h ago
Hoskisson's response finally arrived, but the email from 2016 is only being released now; the timeline really makes people scratch their heads.
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椰子壳里装Alpha
· 3h ago
1096 BTC calculated at the then-current price is no small amount; what’s most intriguing is that the payment amount is far below the market price.
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SushiSlippage
· 3h ago
Where are the invoices? Where is the agreement? Encryption projects claim transparency, but the original audit records are all incomplete; that’s unacceptable.
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