Hey Cardanians! Welcome aboard the Weekly Cardano Digest #115!

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:

• 💵 Official Bridge for USDCx Is Now Fully Open

• 🌆 Midnight Launches “Midnight City”

• 🏛️ Major Institutions Join Midnight as Validators

• Weekly Development Report

• & More!

💵 Official Bridge for USDCx Is Now Fully Open

The official bridge to bring USDC into USDCx on Cardano is now fully live.

This removes a major friction point. Liquidity can now flow directly from Ethereum, Base, centralized exchanges, and other supported networks into Cardano’s native USDCx environment.

In practical terms, this means stablecoin capital no longer feels siloed. Builders gain easier access to deep dollar liquidity, and users can move value into Cardano without complex routing or synthetic workarounds. It’s a structural improvement that strengthens interoperability and reinforces Cardano’s integration with the broader digital dollar ecosystem.

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🌆 Midnight Launches “Midnight City”

Midnight has launched Midnight City, a gamified city simulation powered by AI agents running directly on the network.

Each action inside the simulation generates real zero-knowledge proofs and on-chain transactions. Users can explore districts, inspect activity, and toggle disclosure settings to see how privacy operates in real time.

This isn’t just a demo. It’s an interactive window into how Midnight’s confidential computation works in practice. By turning abstract privacy mechanics into something visible and explorable, Midnight City makes the network’s capabilities tangible ahead of full-scale deployment.

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🏛️ Major Institutions Join Midnight as Validators

Midnight has announced that MoneyGram, eToro, and Pairpoint by Vodafone will operate validators during its federated mainnet phase.

They join previously confirmed participants including Google Cloud, Blockdaemon, Shielded, and AlphaTON, forming a strong early validator lineup as the network transitions toward production.

Institutional validator participation adds credibility and operational depth during Midnight’s early stages. With SPO participation expected to open in later phases, the validator set is gradually expanding, combining enterprise infrastructure with Cardano-native operators.

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