Absorbing Bitcoin and XRP holders?...Cardano (ADA), Midnight (NIGHT) 'Game Changer'

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Cardano (ADA) is aiming to attract Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP users by leveraging Midnight. By designing the airdrop claim process itself as a gateway to experience the Cardano ecosystem, the experiment of converting users from competing chains into new users has begun in earnest.

According to crypto media outlet The Crypto Basic on June 27 (local time), Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently commented that Midnight's Glacier Drop is a key driver for attracting new users to the Cardano ecosystem. He explained that the campaign not only distributed tokens to users across various blockchain ecosystems but also brought thousands of users from competing networks into contact with Cardano's infrastructure for the first time.

According to Hoskinson, Glacier Drop attracted holders of various blockchains, including Bitcoin and XRP. To receive NIGHT tokens, eligible users had to sign a transaction with their existing chain wallet and submit a Cardano address as the destination wallet. In this process, a significant number of participants used Cardano wallets and decentralized applications for the first time.

Midnight is a partner chain that provides programmable privacy features for enterprises and real-world applications. This Glacier Drop did not target only Cardano holders but distributed NIGHT tokens to users of various ecosystems, including XRP Ledger, Bitcoin, and Solana (SOL). Users holding eligible native assets worth at least $100 were eligible for NIGHT token distribution.

Hoskinson believes this claim structure could be a powerful onboarding mechanism for Cardano. This is because it allows users from competing ecosystems to directly experience Cardano wallets, decentralized applications, and transaction procedures to claim their rewards. He noted the potential for them to convert from mere airdrop recipients to active participants in the Cardano ecosystem.

Initial results were also reflected in the numbers. NIGHT emerged as one of the most talked-about cryptocurrency assets globally in the weeks following its launch, reaching a market capitalization of $1 billion within weeks. Midnight-related activities recorded 354,000 transactions on the Cardano network in just 42 days. Currently, Midnight has 77,311 unique wallets and 929,540 project-related transactions, but NIGHT's market capitalization has fallen to $504 million, and its price has dropped to $0.03035.

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