Midnight Airdrop: How to Secure Your Night Tokens with Confidence
Attention all crypto explorers! The Midnight Glacier Drop is officially live on the Cardano ecosystem—a monumental privacy-focused airdrop uniquely rewarding eligible holders across eight major blockchains with NIGHT tokens. Let’s walk through everything you need to know—from eligibility to claiming safely and optimizing for maximum value.
What Is the Midnight Glacier Drop?
Midnight is a privacy-first sidechain for Cardano developed by Input Output Global that enables shielded smart contracts using zero-knowledge proofs. The Glacier Drop is its massive token distribution event, launching its utility token, NIGHT, to over 30 million eligible wallets across eight supported blockchains.Midnight NetworkCoin Edition
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Total supply: 24 billion NIGHT tokens.
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Distribution split:
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12B (50%) to ADA holders
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4.8B (20%) to BTC holders
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Remaining 30% equally among ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, AVAX, and BAT communitiesMidnight NetworkCoinCodex.
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Who’s Eligible?
To qualify for this historic airdrop, you must have met these criteria at the snapshot:
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Held at least $100 worth of native (non-custodial) assets on June 11, 2025 (some sources say July 11—double-check your chain).Midnight NetworkBitrueCriptoLogCoin Edition
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Assets must be in a self-custody wallet—exchange accounts like Coinbase, Binance, or Kraken are ineligible.Bitruecoinroop.com
How to Claim Your NIGHT Tokens – Safe and Step-by-Step
Step 1: Wait for the Claim Portal (It’s Live Now!)
The Glacier Drop portal is open from August 5 until October 4, 2025.Midnight NetworkCoin EditionCriptoLog
Step 2: Visit the Official Portal
Always use the official URL: claim.midnight.gd. Never trust unverified links floating around.Midnight Network
Step 3: Prove Ownership
Connect your wallet (e.g., MetaMask, Yoroi, Electrum) and sign a cryptographic message—no funds move, no gas fees. This proves you held assets at snapshot.Midnight NetworkCoinCodexBitrue
Step 4: Provide a Destination Cardano Address
Even if claiming from BTC or ETH, NIGHT tokens distribute only to a new, clean Cardano address (e.g., from Eternl, Lace, Typhon). Avoid reusing old addresses to preserve your privacy.Midnight NetworkSingle Cardano Pool & Crypto News
Step 5: Submit Your Claim
Once ownership is confirmed and you’ve entered your destination address, submit the claim. Allotments vest on a 360-day schedule, unlocking 25% every 90 days.Midnight NetworkCoin EditionBitrue
Step 6: Redemption Window
After full vesting, you'll have a 90-day redemption period to claim your final unlocked tokens.midnight.gd
What If You Missed the Main Window?
Missed the Glacier Drop? Don’t worry. Midnight has planned additional phases:
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Scavenger Mine (30 days): Solve tasks or network verification challenges to claim leftover NIGHT tokens.
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Lost-and-Found (final chance): A late recovery option, available for several months (or years) after the initial window.BitrueCryptoNewsMidnight Network
Dealing with Technical Hiccups (e.g., Ledger Users)
If using a Ledger or other hardware wallet, you may encounter message size limitations preventing standard message signing. Midnight is rolling out a workaround—sending message data as zero-value transaction metadata, expected to be available by August 25, 2025.Coin Edition
Stay Safe: Avoid Scams
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Always type the official website URL—never click unknown links.
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No fees. No KYC. If you encounter requests to pay or verify identity, it’s a scam.Gate.comCoinpedia Fintech News
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Never share your seed phrase. Signing a claim message is safe—only you retain your private keys.Cardano Forum
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Follow official Midnight accounts only (e.g., @MidnightNtwrk, @midnightfdn) and ignore impersonators.Midnight Network
Final Thoughts
The Midnight Glacier Drop is one of crypto’s largest and most inclusive token distributions to date—offering NIGHT tokens across multiple chains with thoughtful vesting to encourage long-term ecosystem engagement. With a transparent claim process, multiple fallback phases, and a roadmap toward privacy-first DeFi on Cardano, this is an opportunity crypto enthusiasts shouldn’t ignore. Just claim through official channels, stay cautious, and let Midnight unlock the future of private smart contracts!
Useful Links
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Official Midnight site & claim portal:
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Midnight blog & announcements: midnight.network blog & docs (under “Glacier Drop”)Midnight Network+1
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Learn more: Guides from CoinEdition, CoinCodex, Bitrue, Criptolog, Binance blog, CryptonewsCoin EditionCoinCodexBitrueCriptoLogBinanceCryptoNews