“Should They Team Up?” – What Charles’ Meme Pentad Tweet Really Says About Cardano
- Mike Adamemes
- Dec 4, 2025
- 5 min read
It took just one tweet.
No whitepaper, no governance thread, no 20-part rant.
Charles Hoskinson opened X, typed a single idea about five meme coins teaming up… and suddenly half of Cardano was screaming in the replies.
Welcome to the Meme Pentad Era.
One Tweet, Five Memes, Infinite Cope
On a random red-market day, while everyone was doom-scrolling and blaming “macro”, Charles dropped something completely different:
“Should Hosky, Snek, CrawJu, Nike, and Luna team up for a memecoin pentad?”
Five names. No context. No explanation.
Just enough chaos fuel for dog people, snake people, swamp-goblin enjoyers, pig lovers and Luna softies to pile into one thread and start yelling.
Within hours, the comments were full of:
“Yes, do it.”
“No, my meme is different.”
“Why is X not included?”
And of course: “Ok but wen price?”
Somewhere in there, one reply posted a drawing of all five characters hugging on the same colorful background and asked Charles:
“Just like this?”
At that moment, the idea stopped being “just a tweet” and became a picture in people’s heads.
And when something turns into a meme image, it officially joins culture.
Who’s Actually in This “Pentad”?
Charles didn’t pick random bags out of a hat.He tagged five specific projects that already live rent-free in Cardano culture:
HOSKY – the original low-quality dog coin that proudly promised nothing and delivered chaos.
SNEK – the snake that came out of nowhere and took over charts and timelines.
CRAWJU – the weird swamp monster with its own lore and toy-monster energy.
NikePig – the rescued pig that became a meme coin after Charles’ own viral post.
Luna – the gentle Cardano doggo born from a personal story about healing and recovery.
Each has:
Its own tone
Its own art style
Its own inner jokes and Discord drama
Its own little economy and cult following
Charles did something none of them could do alone:
He put them all in the same mental frame with one question:“Should they team up?”
Why This Tweet Is Bigger Than Just a Meme
On the surface, it looks like pure fun:
Founder is bored, tags some meme coins, timeline goes brrr.
But under the jokes, there’s a serious layer:
Can Cardano stop behaving like a bunch of isolated tribes and start acting like one culture?
Each meme community could easily live in its own bubble:
Own Discord
Own memes
Own mini-dramas
Own charts and bag talk
The pentad tweet does the opposite. It draws a shared circle around them and says:
“You’re all part of the same story now.”
That’s not just banter.That’s coordination.
Memes as Cardano’s Front-End
Cardano’s brand for years was:“Serious chain. Academic papers. Formal methods. Haskell. Peer review.”
That’s still true in the background.
But in 2025, the crypto world works differently:
Most newcomers don’t read research papers, they read memes.
They don’t join because of a consensus model, they join because of a fun character.
They don’t stay for a roadmap – they stay for inside jokes and community.
Today, the real front-end of any chain isn’t its homepage. It’s the memes that show up in your feed at 2 a.m.
With this tweet, Charles basically admitted:
“Yes, memes are now the cultural front door of Cardano.And instead of pretending they don’t exist, maybe it’s time to bring them together.”
Not to pick a “winner”, but to recognize that:
HOSKY, SNEK, CRAWJU, NIKEPIG and LUNA are not just side noise
They are soft power, the emotional, funny, messy layer that sits on top of all the serious tech
What the Pentad Means for the Projects Themselves
For each of those five projects, the tweet is:
A stamp of visibility – the founder sees you; you’re not just shouting into the void.
A collab invitation – cross-promo, joint spaces, shared memes, maybe even shared campaigns.
A maturity test – can your tribe play with others without turning it into a FUD war?
Imagine, for example:
A joint Pentad Spaces where all teams hang out
A shared NFT collection featuring all five mascots in the same universe
Community events where different meme communities raise funds or support the same cause
A “Meme Week” where all five run events that highlight Cardano as a whole, not just their own chart
None of this is guaranteed, of course.But the tweet throws the ball squarely into the communities’ court and says:
“Here’s the idea. If you want it, build it.”
Who Wins and Who Loses Here?
The funny thing: in this story, there is no classic “winner takes all”.
Winners:
Cardano as a brand– Shows it has a living, colorful, self-aware culture, not just dry docs.
Meme projects– From “just community coins” to being part of the official lore of the ecosystem.
Everyday holders– They’re no longer just “clowns on the side” – they’re part of a visible, acknowledged cultural layer.
Loser:
Only one mindset:The idea that Cardano should be “serious only” and that memes are a distraction.
Charles’ tweet is a pretty clear message:Memes aren’t a bug. They’re a feature.
Possible Next Moves: From Tweet to Reality
From here, a few timelines can play out:
Nothing official happens, memes keep memeing The pentad becomes a legendary screenshot people post every few months, while each project continues as before.
Small but real collabs appear A couple of pentad members do a shared drop, host regular joint Spaces, or run campaigns together.Nothing massive, but enough to show there’s more than just banter.
A real “Meme Council” moment Not in a bureaucratic sense, but a loose alliance that occasionally:
coordinates events,
amplifies ecosystem news,
and helps spotlight new builders, artists, or projects on Cardano.
Whether any of this happens isn’t up to Charles. It’s up to the degens who liked, replied, memed and quote-tweeted that post.
The tweet was the spark.The fuel has to come from the communities.
The Perfect Story for Cardano in 2025
As we head deeper into 2025, Cardano could have gotten yet another ultra-serious thread about DeFi metrics or on-chain governance.
Instead, it got:
a dog,
a snake,
a swamp monster,
a pig,
and a little Luna pup…
…all standing in the same frame, under one simple question:
“Should they team up?”
In one image, that’s everything Cardano needs this cycle:
Less siloed camps.More shared stories.
Less “my meme vs your meme”.More “our memes vs the rest of the market.”
Your Move, Pentad
If you’re part of any of those communities... or just someone watching the circus with popcorn one thing is certain:
That screenshot of Charles’ pentad tweet isn’t going away. You’ll see it again:
in presentations,
in threads,
in future memes.
The only open question is:
Will we look back at it as a missed opportunity…or as the moment when Cardano memes finally realized they’re stronger together?
Until then:
Tag your favorite pentad project.
Drop your best pentad meme.
And tell us:
If “Cardano Meme Avengers” launched tomorrow…who’s the main character in your version of the movie?
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