The Cardano ETF (Ticker: CRDD) is live! @Cardano_CF

NEW: @Cardano founder @IOHK_Charles launches privacy blockchain @MidnightNtwrk, designed to fix what he calls crypto's core design flaws. "The last mile is simplicity, privacy and rules," he said. "Without those, blockchain will remain locked out of the real world."

"2 billion people don't have a national identity. When they get one through blockchain, you have disruption. It's going to be a massive change." That's the scale of what's at stake. And it's why being in the US this week felt important. This week, the Cardano Foundation was across the US. @F_Gregaard in New York with @YahooFinance, @GBBC_io, and @FINTECHTVglobal. And today, our CLO Nicolas Jacquemart is in Washington DC speaking at @MerkleScience's Merkle Meet DC 2026. Two cities. The same questions. That's what drives our work.

Real-world assets are coming to the blockchain 💎 From tracking diamonds to tracing wine across the world, blockchain can provide more transparency and security for global industries. Explore Cardano’s benefits and use cases in under an hour 👇 binance.com/en/academy/cours…

$ADA has been classified as a digital commodity by the SEC and CFTC. A meaningful development for the Cardano ecosystem and for the broader digital asset industry.

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#Binance is excited to announce the Midnight HODLer Airdrop – @MidnightNtwrk $NIGHT. BNB Holders, get ready! The Airdrop page will be available on the Binance Airdrop Portal in 3 hours. Plus, this token will be listed on Binance soon! 👉 binance.com/en/support/annou…

You can now pay with $ADA at 137 SPAR stores across Switzerland. In partnership with @DFX_swiss and @BrickTowers, we are helping bring blockchain into everyday commerce through real-time, low-cost retail payments. Read the full press release: cardanofoundation.org/blog/a…

🇨🇭 UPDATE: Cardano partners with DFX and BrickTowers to enable $ADA payments at 137 SPAR stores in Switzerland.

Why can’t Circle freeze a USDC account on Cardano or block a transaction? Because USDCx on Cardano is a native asset. USDC has the same properties as ADA after minting, including storage in the ledger and transfer. A mint script can be used to mint and burn assets. For burning, the script owner needs to have assets on their own address. Once the issuer sends USDC to the recipient’s address, the recipient has full control over the assets. The transfers of assets are handled by the Cardano protocol. The issuer (script owner) has no control over the assets. The Cardano protocol handles the operations that users perform. When Alice sends USDC to Bob, the only one who validates the transaction is the Cardano network. All valid transactions will be processed. There is no way to prevent this. A third party would have to force all SPOs not to include the transaction in the block. Transfers to Cardano are safe and cheap, because it is not necessary to process a smart contract (which is computationally more intensive than just using the protocol logic). Why is it possible to block transactions and freeze an account on EVM chains like Ethereum? A smart contract is always used for the transfer of assets. So, any logic can be included. A smart contract is used for minting and transferring assets. It handles all operations with assets that users perform. This has some advantages, because the behavior of assets can be defined. I like the flexibility. It is useful for many use cases. However, control over assets can also be abused. This is exactly what Circle utilized. They inserted logic into the smart contract to blacklist an account or prevent a transaction. When Alice sends USDC to Bob, the transaction is processed by a smart contract, which is controlled by Circle. Circle is a third party that can prevent the transaction. EVM transactions can theoretically be more expensive, because it is necessary to execute a smart contract. There was an unclear situation around USDC and USDT. It was said that Circle and Tether do not want to mint stablecoins on Cardano because they want (maybe have to) retain control. Let's be happy that Pentad delivered and we have USDCx as a native asset.

🎉 USDCx on Cardano is now available via @Circle xReserve! For the first 10 days, IOG will subsidize bridge fees for USDCx transfers to Cardano to help you get started with lower costs. All other network and DEX fees remain the responsibility of the user. See the FAQs for details. USDCx is a Cardano-native asset fully backed 1:1 by USDC held in Circle’s xReserve smart contract. It’s designed to make moving and using dollar value across supported blockchains seamless, providing streamlined access to crosschain USDC liquidity. With USDCx, users can easily engage with DeFi liquidity, lending, payments, and real-world asset settlement. Thank you! This integration was delivered through the Cardano ecosystem’s Critical Integrations program, funded by the community. Your support has helped bring tier one stablecoin infrastructure to Cardano. We would also like to thank Pentad and Midgard Labs for helping build, operate and secure the USDCx infrastructure. Why USDCx: ✅ 1:1 backed by USDC held in xReserve ✅ Simple connectivity across supported chains ✅ No third-party bridges, keeping things straightforward and secure Learn more: iog.io/news/usdcx-on-cardano…

USDCx is now live on Cardano. A USDC-backed stablecoin with native crosschain liquidity through Circle xReserve. No third-party bridges, 1:1 USDC backing, and full interoperability across supported chains. On @liqwidfinance, @MinswapDEX, and @SundaeSwap from day one.

This is big time!

NEW RELEASE: Hydra-node 1.0.0 🐉 With the Hydra-node reaching 1.0.0 for mainnet, $ADA holders will soon be taking advantage of uncapped scalability using Hydra on Cardano. Cardano does 1 million TPS w/ Hydra!

We've partnered with @Samsung to bring crypto to 75 million new people.

Big news: Cardano is now fully integrated into the Brave browser! 🎉 You can manage assets, execute transactions and participate in governance in the browser without an extension. Just use Brave's built-in wallet!