Charles Hoskinson boasts that there are 'tons of newbies' joining Cardano

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of IOG — the company behind Cardano, expressed excitement about the success of the "Glacier drop," a free distribution event of the NIGHT token, the native token of the Midnight blockchain, operating on the Cardano platform and leveraging its infrastructure.

According to Hoskinson, this airdrop has attracted a large number of new users to participate in the Cardano blockchain.

"A lot of newcomers" join Cardano through Glacier drop

In the screenshots shared by Hoskinson on the X platform recently, the total number of requests for NIGHT has reached 35,602, with a total of 739,516,626.95 NIGHT ( equivalent to 3.08% of the total supply ) requested by the community.

This indicates a significant increase in attracting new users to the Cardano blockchain, driven by the natural appeal of the airdrop instead of traditional marketing campaigns.

Hoskinson proudly remarked: "Glacier Drop is bringing many new people to Cardano."

The second screenshot provides graphic information about the distribution of the NIGHT token on Cardano and other blockchains, with Cardano leading at a rate of 63%.

At the beginning of this week, Hoskinson tweeted, boasting about 11,000 transactions exchanging for 250,000,000 NIGHT that took place. He expressed his excitement: "I am truly amazed by this progress."

ADA price increases by 4%

Hoskinson's tweet coincides with a significant increase in the price of ADA — in the past 24 hours, the price has risen by 3.89%, from $0.7812 to $0.8150, where it is currently being traded.

ADA price chart | Source: Bitcoin MagazineADA price has been on an upward trend since Wednesday; the total price increase has reached 13.61%, following Bitcoin's rise after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order allowing corporate retirement accounts to invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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