The Cardano ecosystem team has launched the claim portal for the Glacier airdrop, opening up the first phase of the Midnight (NIGHT) distribution.
Following the launch, 33.6 million eligible addresses across eight major blockchains can now claim their free NIGHT tokens on the portal. The supported blockchains include XRP Ledger, Cardano, Solana, Bitcoin, BNB, Ethereum, Basic Attention Token, and Avalanche.
Notably, the Glacier airdrop portal went live just a day after Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson teased its launch in a cryptic tweet. It was captioned “tomorrow kids” and was accompanied by a GIF, which reads “So it begins.”
Expectedly, the post elicited several reactions, with users suggesting that the team was preparing to launch the Glacier airdrop claim portal. Interestingly, the portal has gone live, enabling eligible users to claim their NIGHT tokens.
BREAKING: Midnight has opened the claim portal for the Glacier Drop 🔥
A free $NIGHT token distribution is now live for 33.6 million eligible addresses across $ADA, $BTC, $ETH, $XRP, $SOL, $BAT, $BNB, and $AVAX.
Cardano $ADA holders are eligible for the largest share. pic.twitter.com/itxmHygKpG
— Cardanians (CRDN) (@Cardanians_io) August 5, 2025
How to Claim NIGHT
Users can claim their tokens in four steps. The first step involves visiting the claim portal and connecting the “origin address.” It is worth noting that the origin address is the same as the one that qualified for the airdrop.
Upon connecting this address, users can provide a destination address to receive the free NIGHT allocations. To complete the claim, users must accept the terms and conditions and also sign the transactions.
Phases of NIGHT Airdrop
The Glacier Airdrop, which is the first phase of the claim, will last 60 days. Once this phase ends, the Scavenger Mine–the second phase–will commence immediately for the next 30 days.
During this phase, users are required to complete computational tasks to earn a share of unclaimed tokens. Eligible users who missed the Glacier airdrop and Scavenger Mine will be presented with another opportunity to claim their tokens in a subsequent phase dubbed Lost-and-Found. Any unclaimed tokens after this event will be allocated to the Midnight treasury.
ADA Holders Remain Biggest Gainers
Although the Glacier Airdrop supports addresses from major blockchains, Cardano users will receive the lion’s share. As previously reported, 50% of NIGHT’s token supply, equivalent to 12 billion tokens, is reserved for ADA holders. 20% of the supply, translating to 4.8 billion tokens, will be allocated to eligible users on the Bitcoin network.
The remaining 30% supply, or 7.2 billion NIGHT, will be split among Avalanche, XRPL, Solana, Basic Attention Token, BNB, and Ethereum users, with each network receiving 1.2 billion tokens.
Accordingt to sources, Over 33 million addresses are eligible:
ADA: 1,072,307
BTC: 17,562,278
XRP: 2,213,942
ETH: 7,862,092
SOL: 3,465,122
BNB: 1,213,677
AVAX: 227,793
BAT: 24,605
Users’ individual holdings of eligible tokens at the time of the snapshot will determine the amount of tokens they will receive.
DisClamier: This content is informational and should not be considered financial advice. The views expressed in this article may include the author's personal opinions and do not reflect The Crypto Basic opinion. Readers are encouraged to do thorough research before making any investment decisions. The Crypto Basic is not responsible for any financial losses.
