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“Biggest Airdrop Ever”: What’s Behind Cardano Founder’s Bold Claim?


by Abdulkarim Abdulwahab
for CoinEdition
Charles Hoskinson announcing Glacier Drop airdrop for Cardano Midnight sidechain with NIGHT and DUST tokens.
  • Charles Hoskinson plans to airdrop to 37 million users across eight blockchains.
  • The airdrop excludes venture capitalists and insiders, focusing on retail users.
  • The initiative promotes privacy, fairness, and cross-chain interoperability.

Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has unveiled what he calls the “biggest airdrop ever,” which will distribute tokens to 37 million blockchain addresses. He reiterated the announcement during his appearance at Consensus 2025 in Toronto and further detailed it at Paris Blockchain Week 2025.

This airdrop, named the Glacier Drop, is designed to mark the launch of Midnight, Cardano’s upcoming privacy-focused sidechain. Two distinct native tokens will be distributed through this event: NIGHT, which will serve as a governance token, and DUST, a token to be used for shielded, private transactions on the Midnight network.

Glacier Drop: A Retail-Focused Airdrop Shunning VC Influence

What sets this airdrop apart is its exclusion of venture capitalists and early insiders. Unlike traditional token launches, which often prioritize institutional investors, Hoskinson’s plan allocates tokens solely to retail users.

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“Biggest Airdrop Ever”: What’s Behind Cardano Founder’s Bold Claim?


by Abdulkarim Abdulwahab
for CoinEdition
Charles Hoskinson announcing Glacier Drop airdrop for Cardano Midnight sidechain with NIGHT and DUST tokens.
  • Charles Hoskinson plans to airdrop to 37 million users across eight blockchains.
  • The airdrop excludes venture capitalists and insiders, focusing on retail users.
  • The initiative promotes privacy, fairness, and cross-chain interoperability.

Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has unveiled what he calls the “biggest airdrop ever,” which will distribute tokens to 37 million blockchain addresses. He reiterated the announcement during his appearance at Consensus 2025 in Toronto and further detailed it at Paris Blockchain Week 2025.

This airdrop, named the Glacier Drop, is designed to mark the launch of Midnight, Cardano’s upcoming privacy-focused sidechain. Two distinct native tokens will be distributed through this event: NIGHT, which will serve as a governance token, and DUST, a token to be used for shielded, private transactions on the Midnight network.

Glacier Drop: A Retail-Focused Airdrop Shunning VC Influence

What sets this airdrop apart is its exclusion of venture capitalists and early insiders. Unlike traditional token launches, which often prioritize institutional investors, Hoskinson’s plan allocates tokens solely to retail users.

Relat…

The post “Biggest Airdrop Ever”: What’s Behind Cardano Founder’s Bold Claim? appeared first on Coin Edition.

Read the article at CoinEdition

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