Hoskinson tweeted “Running Midnight” recently. The Cardano founder has been pretty pumped about Midnight lately—it’s a privacy-focused blockchain that he calls his “second kid” (with Cardano being his first).
When people kept asking “when Midnight,” he shared what’s coming next. There’s a roadmap for the Midnight ecosystem broken into four phases, each named after different Hawaiian moon phases. It shows how the network will evolve from where it is now all the way to a complete mainnet launch.
Midnight Roadmap and “NIGHT” Token Launch
At the Midnight summit, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson revealed the roadmap for rolling out the Midnight ecosystem over the next year. It’s divided into four phases, each named after Hawaiian moon cycles.
Phase 1 – “Hilo” is already underway as of Q4 2025. This is the foundation phase where they’re building the essential smart contracts and minting NIGHT tokens on Cardano. They’re distributing 4.5 billion tokens as a crucial first step before getting listed on exchanges. Phase 2 – “Kūkolu” kicks off in Q1 2026 with the Genesis block launch, basically the official network start. Phase 3 – “Mōhalu” begins in Q2 2026 and focuses on getting more people involved in the network. Phase 4 – “Hua” wraps things up in Q3 2026 with the launch of Hybrid dApps (decentralized applications).Yeah, the Hawaiian moon names are definitely confusing, but the timeline is pretty straightforward. They’re aiming to have everything up and running within about a year.
He also announced that the NIGHT token, the native utility token of Cardano’s privacy-focused sidechain Midnight, will begin distribution, exchange listings, and trading with liquidity on December 8, 2025.
It will be based on the Cardano chain, and just like most crypto projects, the token will launch before the mainnet.
Hoskinson has been advocating for and sharing his enthusiasm about privacy for a while now. This might be his new focus, which is why “He is leaving Cardano” rumors have been going around.
However, since Midnight is built on top of Cardano, there’s nothing official about him leaving for now, and he’s already denied it before.
Cardano Price Prediction: Is Cardano Getting Abandoned? ADA Hits a New Yearly Low
Source: ADAUSD / TradingViewADA is looking weak and has just hit a new yearly low. After breaking below that long-time support at $0.50, it’s now the first strong resistance the ADA price could face.
It hit a point of exhaustion where long-time Cardano community members have given up on it. Among the top 10 coins in crypto, ADA dumped the hardest with over 20%.
The RSI is at 50, the exact midline, which just shows how boring the coin is right now. A bounce here to retest that $0.50 resistance is the best possible scenario. Otherwise, it will continue dumping until it finds a new bottom to build upon.
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As big caps like ADA stall out and struggle to hold support. Traders are looking for younger projects with cleaner narratives and actual traction. SUBBD fits that lane perfectly. It gives both creators and early investors a fresh angle in a market that is starving for something new.
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