If you don’t know what an ‘Army’ is in the crypto space, it’s a group of people who are fanatically devoted to a certain cryptocurrency. It’s like a cult.
And the armies are like zombies in a massive herd without anyone to eat; the second an army catches a hint of prey, they all suddenly become alert and charge to attack their quarry.
And not like Walking Dead zombies, like 28-days Later zombies – the ones that sprint.
In this case, the XRP ($XRP.X) Army was unleashed on Cardano’s ($ADA.X) founder, Charles Hoskinson. Why?
Long story short, The Hosk took to Twitter ($TWTR) to discuss the XRP vs. SEC case. The Hosk made a point that the corruption charges against some of Ripple’s current and former officers have nothing to do with the Howie test to determine if XRP is a security or not.
The bit that got The Hosk under the XRP Army radar was his criticism of going after a former SEC employee and accusing that person of corruption without any evidence. And that’s when the poo hit the fan.
The Hosk linked this Tweet from an XRP Army account calling on the XRP Army to “… xrp army sleuths please start digging dirt on Charles hoskinson especially his days in and around eth…”
The Hosk followed up with his disappointment with the XRP Army:
Great now the conspiracy has spread to me. I guess the guy at ethereum for only six months prior to launch who proposed a different distribution and fundraising model is somehow connected to the years after I left. This is really sad and shameful. Really XRP Army? https://t.co/H4kMfmjHYi
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) October 8, 2022
The Hosk did get an assist from Ripple’s co-founder and executive chairman, Chris Larsen, lending support to The Hosk and praised his contributions to the crypto space.
Separately, some may not be aware, but Charles has been instrumental in crypto + climate initiatives, specifically researching and developing code for Proof of Useful Work (a way for Bitcoin to become a carbon-negative chain). I appreciate you engaging on this important issue!
— Chris Larsen (@chrislarsensf) October 9, 2022
Crypto drama at its finest. 🤦♂️