Hey Cardanians! Welcome aboard the Weekly Cardano Digest #101!

We've filtered through all the noise to distill crucial updates into a breezy, 5-minute read. No need for you to sift through endless info — we've got you covered. Ready to delve into this week's top Cardano news? Let’s dive in.

Here are the topics of the week:

• 🧰 OpenZeppelin UI Builder Now Supports Midnight

• 🌒 Scavenger Mine Ends. Now Entering Redemption Phase

• 🐙 IAG Listed on Kraken. A Big Win for Cardano-Native Tokens

• Weekly Development Report

• & More!

🧰 OpenZeppelin UI Builder Now Supports Midnight

Midnight just got a major boost for developers: the widely used OpenZeppelin UI Builder now supports Midnight smart contracts, enabling developers to generate instant UIs to interact with their contracts, no front end required.

With this tool, builders can view contract state, test function calls, and execute transactions in a clean visual interface. It removes friction in early development and makes testing faster, more intuitive, and more collaborative.

This is especially valuable for Cardano developers entering the world of zero-knowledge dApps, where Midnight introduces new privacy primitives. It bridges a gap between complex ZK infrastructure and the accessibility devs expect in modern tooling.

As Midnight matures, integrations like this will accelerate experimentation and adoption, turning more ideas into products, faster.

👉 Try it out with your own contracts

🌒 Scavenger Mine Ends. Now Entering Redemption Phase

Scavenger Mine, the second phase of the Glacier Drop, has officially ended. The community now enters the Redemption & Thawing period, where $NIGHT tokens begin unlocking over time.

Here’s how it works:
▪️ $NIGHT unlocks in 4 equal parts of 25%, over 360 days
▪️ First unlock date is randomized between day 1 and 90
▪️ Each subsequent unlock is spaced 90 days apart
▪️ Remaining unclaimed tokens go to the final thaw

This gradual release structure is designed to prevent sudden sell pressure, giving the Midnight ecosystem time to mature and stabilize. It’s a community-first approach that balances fairness with long-term network health.

Now begins the strategic phase, will you hold through the unlock waves, or take profits along the way?

👉 Full details at midnight.io

🐙 IAG Listed on Kraken. A Big Win for Cardano-Native Tokensrnance

IAG, the native token of Cardano-based cloud platform Iagon, has officially been listed on Kraken, one of the most trusted and regulated exchanges in the world.

Iagon is building an AI-driven decentralized cloud infrastructure and its token listing on a top-tier exchange like Kraken significantly improves access, liquidity, and visibility.

Every listing like this is a win not just for the project, but for the Cardano ecosystem as a whole. It signals maturity, real traction, and bridges the gap between on-chain innovation and global markets.

👉 Start trading $IAG on Kraken:

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