Over the past few days, the well-known cryptocurrency media outlet CoinDesk has been facing internal problems related to the dismissal of some editors. This negative situation has left a terrible mark on the credibility of the news portal. In a mocking way, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is once again considering buying the outlet.
In a reply to a journalist's post on X, the entrepreneur recalled when he offered to buy CoinDesk. " I wonder what the price will be now? " he wrote , mocking the internal situation of the media outlet, which the journalist describes as " in ruins ."
It is worth noting that Hoskinson is one of the most controversial figures in the world of cryptocurrencies. In fact, much of his career is based on issuing opinions on any fact to generate interaction. His critics call him a provocateur for this behavior. However, this charisma is not exclusive to Hoskinson in the financial world.
To understand the context of his comment, it should be noted that Charles Hoskinson sarcastically suggests buying the aforementioned media outlet as a form of revenge. According to the founder of Cardano, this and other media outlets have a campaign against him. In his opinion, these portals do not publish Cardano's major developments, but when it comes to negative news, the interest in publishing them increases significantly.
Charles Hoskinson has fun with the CoinDesk crisis
CoinDesk's internal situation, which has recently become known, suggests that the site is in a difficult position. The parent company of the site, Bullish, recently abruptly fired three senior editors from the news site. The reason is said to have been a post about Tron founder Justin Sun.
The content of the post that led to the firings referred to the banana artwork that Sun bought (and then ate). It was content whose account is verifiable, but it did not sit well with Sun's team, who contacted Bullish to reprimand him for the CoinDesk article.
The content was deleted from the news site, prompting an angry reaction from the outlet's staff. Following the dismissal of the three top editors, a growing number of employees expressed their intention to leave CoinDesk. When it acquired the outlet, Bullish pledged to respect editorial independence; however, the current crisis suggests that this is not the case.
According to Fortune , Justin Sun (via Tron) is one of the sponsors of CoinDesk's flagship event, Consensus. The latter would be a financial tie to the editorial independence of the outlet. In any case, this crisis is a source of amusement for Charles Hoskinson.
