Breaking: XRP Holders Score Free NIGHT Tokens in Cardano’s Midnight Airdrop Bonanza

Cardano just dropped a bombshell—and XRP loyalists are cashing in.

Hold onto your hardware wallets: the Midnight protocol's NIGHT tokens are hitting select crypto addresses like a decentralized stimulus package. No gatekeepers, no paperwork—just pure blockchain karma for sticking with XRP through the SEC's circus.

How It Works

Snapshot magic. If you held XRP during Cardano's stealth snapshot (probably while you were refreshing price charts during last week's 3% dip), you're automatically whitelisted. The airdrop executes faster than a Wall Street insider trade—with 100% more transparency.

Why This Matters

Midnight isn't just another privacy coin. It's Cardano's play for institutional adoption, wrapped in a regulatory-friendly package that somehow still pisses off central bankers. The NIGHT token? Your backstage pass to what could be 2025's most controversial DeFi experiment.

One cynical footnote: At least this airdrop won't trigger a 1099 like your Robinhood account—yet.

 Airdrop Amount

• Total NIGHT Token Supply: 24 billion

• Allocated for XRP Holders: 1.2 billion NIGHT tokens

• XRP is among the six main communities receiving a slice of a 7.2 billion token pool, along with ETH, SOL, BNB, AVAX, and BAT holders.

 Snapshot Requirement

• To be eligible, users must have held at least $100 worth of XRP on June 11, 2025, in a compatible non-custodial wallet at the time of the snapshot.

 Distribution Timeline

• The airdrop will roll out in three distinct phases, starting in July 2025.

• The initial claim window will remain open for 60 days, giving eligible users time to verify and claim their NIGHT tokens.

Token Lockup & Vesting

• All claimed tokens will be locked in a Cardano smart contract.

• Only 25% of tokens will be unlocked gradually over a one-year period, a move designed to promote market stability and discourage immediate sell-offs.

This airdrop isn’t just about free tokens—it’s a strategic bridge between two major blockchain communities.

 Cross-Chain Collaboration

Hoskinson confirmed that Cardano’s Lace Wallet will soon offer native support for XRP, enabling seamless interaction between the Cardano and XRP ecosystems. This is part of a larger strategy to foster multi-chain collaboration and expand DeFi access across platforms.

 Boosting DeFi and Privacy Utility

With privacy becoming a top concern among both regulators and users, Midnight aims to offer a new standard for confidential smart contracts and regulatory-friendly solutions. NIGHT tokens are expected to power dApps on the network, giving XRP holders a first-mover advantage in Midnight’s ecosystem.

 A Step Toward Interoperable Finance

The decision to include communities like XRP, Ethereum, Solana, and BNB in the airdrop signals a MOVE toward inclusive DeFi, where different blockchains cooperate instead of compete. This could pave the way for more liquidity sharing, joint ventures, and enhanced cross-chain infrastructure in the future.

If you held $100 or more in XRP in a qualifying wallet as of June 11, you’re in line to receive your share of the 1.2 billion NIGHT tokens.

Here’s what you should do next:

More detailed instructions and tools will be released by the Midnight Network closer to start .

Cardano’s Midnight Network is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious blockchain starts of the year, and its strategic airdrop could drive substantial adoption from communities outside the Cardano ecosystem. By directly including XRP holders, the project is signaling a new era of collaborative DeFi, where blockchain boundaries are blurred in favor of shared innovation.

As the airdrop unfolds and Midnight inches closer to mainnet start , both Cardano and XRP holders stand to gain—not just from token rewards, but from a deeper integration into the next generation of privacy-first blockchain platforms.