BREAKING: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson announces "launch date for $USDCx, end of February. We've done some amazing engineering to have a beautiful UX. You can go straight from any wallet to Coinbase, or Binance, and back, and there's instant convertibility to $USDC."

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UPDATE: Midnight Foundation President Fahmi Syed says Midnight unlocks "confidential business logic within the smart contract. When you're playing poker, you have proof that the cards are being dealt fairly, that nobody is gaming you. $NIGHT's proof system works both ways."

UPDATE: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "I love all of you, you're special people, and you made me the person I am. You give me purpose and meaning. This movement gives me purpose and meaning. No matter how bad it gets out there, we're gonna win no matter what."

UPDATE: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "if it was just Cardano, it's not enough, because it would be an island. I want to bring $NIGHT to every bank, every government, every company, every individual, and every cryptocurrency, because privacy is a God-given right."

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UPDATE: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "Cardano Stake Pool Operators secure Midnight, so if you're an ADA holder, you get two income streams, you get $ADA and $NIGHT."

UPDATE: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "the legacy of Cardano is it's secure. We launched decentralized, an amazing ecosystem that truly understands the value of crypto. That means when we launch Midnight—it's the most decentralized—one of the most secure in 2026."

Binance issued a statement regarding the asset outflow, saying: “The data cited by Coinglass comes from third-party sources, and DefiLlama previously also showed discrepancies. Their data will take another 24 to 48 hours to be restored.” According to OKLink data, Binance saw an