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Hydra 1.3.0 is here. Hydra is a scaling solution unique to Cardano that Ethereum and Solana simply can't build. I personally have massive expectations for Hydra. It's the single biggest reason I believe in Cardano's future. It's only been six months since v1.0 last October, and we're already at 1.3.0. Head initialization costs cut by ~4x. Cardano's L2 is quietly getting to production level. Hydra doesn't just deliver an insane user experience. I think it's a perfect fit for the agent economy that's about to blow up. Cardano is moving fast on all fronts!

Today we launched the Cardano Ads initiative, funded by @Catalyst_onX, with the campaign @Explore_Cardano. Cardano’s growth needs to happen on all fronts. At @AdaLink_io we’re focused on helping attract new users into the ecosystem. Huge thanks to the entire team for the work behind this and to the amazing @MadOrkestra for continuing to lend us his magic 🪄 Today’s a great day to explore Cardano. Go for it!

$ADA has been classified as a digital commodity by the SEC and CFTC. A meaningful development for the Cardano ecosystem and for the broader digital asset industry.

PER SEC: CARDANO $ADA IS A COMMODITY.

For nearly a decade, Cardano has been one of the largest, most reliable, and secure blockchains, with zero downtime since its launch in 2017. Cardano runs on eUTXO, an extension of Bitcoin’s UTXO accounting model, with native programmability. Transactions execute in parallel. Multiple assets settle in a single transaction. Fees are known before you submit. Smart contract outcomes are deterministic at the protocol level. There are no failed transactions that eat fees. What you model is what executes. Cardano also handles tokens differently. Native Assets inherit the same properties as ADA itself, secured directly at the ledger level. No ERC-20 style smart contracts sit between users and their tokens. Given these architectural differences from EVM chains, a major limitation has always been connectivity: Cardano didn’t speak the same language as the rest of crypto.

@MidnightIntern_ @ZunderPoolADA @MidnightNtwrk

Anyone who comments on this post before Mainnet can call themselves a @MidnightNtwrk OG

A minimum-viable @Shield_USD contract has been deployed to the Midnight preview environment. Right now, the constraints on contract size are limiting what we can do and requires a lot of consolidation transactions. We're working closely with @midnightfdn We are able to successfully perform private transfers with selective disclosure for regulatory auditors.

This is one of the most exciting initiatives and is a bellwether for the growing utility of Midnight as a development platform.

@wingriderscom Done

I will delete this tweet in 24 hours. If you believe in Cardano like we do, interact with this tweet. Only real believers will do it. If you’re not following us you will be disqualified. Comment “done” when done.

Like this post if 𝕏 money should be built on Cardano.

I cannot even with the lies at this point. “If crypto wants to pay yield, it should become a bank.” That sounds principled until you apply it consistently. Lot’s of financial institutions already pay yield without being a bank, such as… 🧵

@A3Cpool_Shawn @RuleXRP @IOHK_Charles @SECGov @coinbase @UpholdInc

@RuleXRP @IOHK_Charles @SECGov @coinbase @UpholdInc James, r u fit for duty? @IOHK_Charles mentions many chains will be grandfathered including Cardano, highlighting how this is a challenge for future projects building which are subject to being a security by default thus stifling innovation. His comment is for the ecosystem.

There was no Free Pass @IOHK_Charles We fault the fucking @SECGov for years and where were you? Where was @coinbase? Where was every fucking exchange in the world that delisted XRP? @UpholdInc was the only exchange that had the balls to fight with us. So, suck it up buttercup.

Network milestones worth marking: ▶️ ~4 million blocks produced on Testnet-02, our most stable testnet to date. This paved the way for preprod and preview as we continue progressing toward mainnet. ▶️ 500M+ NIGHT redeemed through Glacier Drop redemptions and counting. Onward. 👏

@CuadradoDeFi @IagonOfficial @jan_zayas5 Sounds like an exciting meeting you had!

Today we successfully held a meeting with a U.S.-licensed attorney specialized in HIPAA compliance. The objective was straightforward: to legally and technically evaluate whether @IagonOfficial infrastructure can operate within the regulatory framework required for handling sensitive healthcare data. The project was reviewed by him from a compliance and structural standpoint. The conclusion was clear: it can operate within HIPAA requirements, provided that the appropriate agreements, operational safeguards, and legal frameworks are properly implemented. During the legal review process, it was also confirmed that Iagon has invested approximately $700,000 in compliance and regulatory structuring efforts (Which is good!). For us, this adds an additional layer of confidence as we continue advancing our decentralized data infrastructure initiative. If we are building for healthcare, pharma, insurers, telemedicine, and regulated entities — compliance is not optional. It is foundational. Soon will see more 🙌🏻🤞🏻

Now I’m going to speak without a filter. You have to be seriously mediocre to wake up every single day with one mission in life: log into X and talk trash about a blockchain. All damn day. Post after post. Thread after thread. Comment after comment. As if your identity depends on convincing the world that “it doesn’t work.” Bro… imagine if you used that same energy to build something of your own. I’ve seen accounts that are literally obsessed with Cardano. They don’t build. They don’t code. They don’t validate anything. They don’t raise capital. They don’t study infrastructure. They don’t analyze metrics. They just attack. And then they talk about “technological superiority.” You’ll never see me spending my time trashing other networks. Not because I think every chain is perfect — but because I don’t live from a place of resentment. If I speak, I speak about data. About uptime. About security. About architecture. About real decentralization. If a network does something right, I’ll say it. If I disagree with something, I’ll break it down technically. No whining. No fanboy behavior. No emotional drama. There’s something psychological happening here: when you can’t compete, you try to delegitimize. It’s easier to criticize than to execute. Easier to comment than to compile code. Easier to farm engagement by attacking communities than to sit down and create actual value. And yes, I understand something else too. The Cardano community engages. A lot. Because they’re real humans. Not bot armies inflating metrics. So some accounts survive off negative engagement. They go where the interaction is. They need the views. They need the numbers. They need the algorithm to pay them at the end of the month. I get it. Bills don’t pay themselves. But if your life strategy is hating a piece of technology 24/7, that’s not analysis — that’s obsession. Get serious about your own chain. Build something meaningful. Ship it, Improve it, Do the WORK. The war isn’t between blockchains. It’s between builders and spectators.

At first, I didn't really get the hype for USDCx. But THEN I realized it's fully interoperable with real USDC on CEXs. Tried it this weekend: withdrew 100 USDC on Kraken, and received it at my Lace wallet as USDCx in ~20 minutes. Very good integration for Cardano!🔵

Wow. The official Circle Docs actually have a step-by-step tutorial for how to build the USDC -> USDCx on Cardano bridge yourself. Anyone can integrate this now into their applications. Very very positively surprised.

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USDCx on @Cardano, a USDC-backed stablecoin with seamless access to crosschain USDC liquidity, is now available via Circle xReserve. With USDCx, enterprises and end users can power payments, lending, trading, borrowing, liquidity provision, and more using a highly liquid stablecoin. Supported at launch by Cardano DeFi apps @liqwidfinance, @MinswapDEX, and @SundaeSwap. Key benefits: ✅USDCx is 1:1 backed by USDC held in xReserve ✅Fully interoperable with USDC across supported chains ✅Trust minimized with no third-party bridges required **For the first 10 days, IOG will be covering all costs for bridging USDC to USDCx on Cardano, helping early adopters get started without fees or friction.** Learn more: circle.com/blog/usdcx-on-…

JUST IN: 13M $USDCx minted on Cardano.