Cardano’s Midnight Begins NIGHT Airdrop Across Eight Chains in Privacy-Powered Rollout

Midnight Network, a privacy-focused sidechain in the Cardano ecosystem, has initiated its first token distribution phase for NIGHT, targeting users across eight major blockchains to reframe cross-chain value allocation.

Dubbed the “Glacier Drop,” the airdrop is live as of Wednesday and available to wallets that held at least $100 in native tokens on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Cardano, Avalanche, XRP Ledger, or Brave as of a June 11 snapshot.

Cardano holders are receiving the bulk of the NIGHT airdrop, with 50% of total supply allocated to ADA wallets. Bitcoin BTC$89,354.40 holders follow with 20%, while the remaining 30% is distributed proportionally among ether ETH$3,045.66, XRP$2.0351, Solana's SOL SOL$132.29, BNB BNB$894.07, AVAX (AVAX), and BAT (BAT) holders based on USD value at the snapshot.

Unlike typical airdrops, NIGHT tokens won’t be tradable immediately. Instead, after Midnight mainnet goes live, tokens will unlock over four randomized events within a 360-day window, aiming to prevent speculative dumping and enforce staggered engagement.

The drop is structured in three phases:

1. Claim Phase – current 60-day window
2. Scavenger Mine – a 30-day post-claim period rewarding on-chain engagement for unclaimed NIGHT
3. Lost-and-Found – a four-year window for late claims after launch

Midnight positions itself as a zero-knowledge smart contract network with selective disclosure, blending privacy and transparency in regulated use cases.

The NIGHT rollout marks a rare coordinated, non-EVM-native airdrop targeting multiple Layer 1 ecosystems, and could shape future distribution mechanics for privacy-focused chains.