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Charles Hoskinson Unveils Glacier Drop: 37M Wallet Airdrop, No VCs Allowed
By: coindoo|2025/05/15 15:45:05
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At Consensus 2025, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announced an ambitious new initiative: the Glacier Drop, a massive airdrop tied to the upcoming launch of Midnight, Cardano’s privacy-focused sidechain.The Glacier Drop will distribute Midnight’s tokens—NIGHT and DUST—to 37 million wallets across eight major blockchain ecosystems: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), XRP, Solana (SOL), Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Avalanche (AVAX), and Polygon (POL).Airdrop for the People, Not the PowerfulHoskinson emphasized that the airdrop will not include any allocations for venture capitalists. “No VCs, just the people,” he declared during his speech, marking a departure from the common industry practice of rewarding insiders and institutional investors.All tokens—NIGHT for governance and DUST for privacy-focused applications—will go directly to retail users. Participants will be free to hold, trade, or ignore the tokens as they see fit. .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;} READ MORE: Why Bitcoin Could Outshine Wall Street: Pantera CEO Explains Midnight Mainnet Launch by Year-EndThe Midnight mainnet is set to launch before the end of 2025, with the airdrop planned as a major onboarding event. The move is part of Hoskinson’s broader mission to decentralize control and restore crypto to its community-driven roots.As Hoskinson put it, the AirdropA marketing strategy that gives away free cryptocurrency tokens." >airdrop is “a principled approach” to building adoption, emphasizing privacy, decentralization, and user empowerment over corporate influence.The post Charles Hoskinson Unveils Glacier Drop: 37M Wallet Airdrop, No VCs Allowed appeared first on Coindoo.
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