Hey Cardanians! Welcome aboard the Weekly Cardano Digest #117!

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:

• 📊 Strong Early Activity for USDCx on Cardano

• 📈 FluidTokens Reaches New TVL Record

• 🎁 Binance Announces “Midnight HODLer Airdrop”

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• & More!

📊 Strong Early Activity for USDCx on Cardano

Input Output Global shared early data on the USDCx rollout, showing strong initial adoption during the first week of integration.

More than 15 million USDCx have already been minted on Cardano, with around $1.17M bridged organically by users across 6,100+ transactions. During the same period, DeFi total value locked increased from $127M to $142M.

These early metrics suggest that stablecoin liquidity is beginning to move into the ecosystem. As USDCx integrations expand across wallets, exchanges, and DeFi protocols, the availability of dollar-denominated liquidity could become a key building block for Cardano’s growing financial stack.

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📈 FluidTokens Reaches New TVL Record

Cardano lending protocol FluidTokens has reached a new milestone, with total value locked surpassing 18 million ADA, marking the highest level of liquidity ever recorded on the platform.

The increase reflects growing usage of lending markets within Cardano DeFi, where users can borrow, lend, and deploy capital directly on-chain.

As liquidity pools expand, lending protocols like FluidTokens help strengthen the financial infrastructure of the ecosystem, supporting more advanced DeFi activity beyond simple token swaps.

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 🎁 Binance Announces Midnight HODLer Airdrop

Binance has announced a HODLer airdrop for Midnight’s $NIGHT token, distributing allocations to BNB holders.

According to the announcement, the token will soon be listed on Binance, the world's largest exchange.

The move introduces Midnight to a much broader audience, while giving exchange users early exposure to the network’s privacy-focused infrastructure as it continues progressing toward full ecosystem expansion.

On the other hand, remember that the mainnet will be launched this month.

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