Charles: XRP DeFi Coming. Nasdaq Index Includes ADA! Angry Crypto Reacts [eX5BbdD5jbg]
Cardano $ADA 24h trade volume surpasses $400M according to CoinGecko. Midnight Foundation Senior Developer Relations Engineer Stevan Lohja says "there's more" behind Google Cloud running a Cardano node, and its path towards a Midnight validator, signaling more collaboration for $ADA and $NIGHT with Google. Cardano $ADA Founder Charles on the Midnight Discord, says "we are building a positive, productive, and effective community." Charles says "we got something really cool ready for February in Hong Kong." Consensus Hong Kong takes place February 10-12. Charles says "I spent this week writing an incredibly complex TLA and lean specification for an advanced zero knowledge framework." Alex Becker says "if crypto ever comes back, buyers at these prices will make god-tier money." In August, Alex said "Cardano's one of my top favorites. $ADA's probably going to $3.00 to $5.00." Charles says "we got a great game plan with Leios and Hydra." Charles says "we got a great thing going with the Pentad, we're getting those integrations done." Charles Hoskinson says "I'm very glad how many of you have stepped up to be $NIGHT Ambassadors. There's an overwhelming number of people who have applied. I'm finally going to be able to meet a lot of them in-person." Charles Hoskinson says "let's get back to business. We got a new generation to build, new narrative, and we'll 10x the crypto population and AUM. If we play our cards right, the majority of securities will be traded on crypto rails by 2030." Charles Hoskinson says "we're working 24/7, we're working weekends, I think J.J. (IOG Chief of Staff) has gone to Argentina like 26 times." Charles Hoskinson says "everybody at Midnight Foundation is working their asses off too. I've never seen a group of people work as hard as them. Same for Cardano Foundation, EMURGO, and Intersect. Everybody in the ecosystem wants to win." Charles Hoskinson says "private stablecoins, prediction markets, and DEXes bring something new, and if you got all the bridge infrastructure, stablecoins, you're bringing it to SOL, ETH, BTC, XRP, BNB, AVAX—that's how we get TVL and TXs up." X to launch Smart Cashtags, enabling users to specify the exact asset when posting a ticker like $ADA or $NIGHT, with a tap to view its real-time price and mentions from the timeline. "We're aiming to collect feedback as we iterate towards a public release next month." X Head of Product Nikita Bier responds positively to the concept of crypto trade on X with self-custodial wallets and exchange widgets. Nasdaq and CME Group partner to launch the upgraded Nasdaq CME Crypto Index, including $ADA, "designed to serve as a foundational benchmark for a growing range of regulated financial products, including ETFs, structured products, and actively managed funds." Nasdaq says "digital assets continue to see increased interest and adoption. We're really talking about establishing crypto as an asset class. Even a 1% to 5% allocation as part of a wider portfolio mix is a huge opportunity from an adoption standpoint." Nasdaq says "now that we see regulatory clarity coming to crypto, particularly in the US, the door has been opened for industry participants to bring to the crypto asset class the types of regulated investment solutions that investors rely on every day." Nasdaq says "for institutional investors, governance is one of the most critical considerations when evaluating digital asset exposure. The Nasdaq CME Crypto Index is built on vetted exchanges and custodians overseen by a joint governance committee." Tim Warren says "I still hold Cardano $ADA." Tim Warren says most people support Charles Hoskinson. "I disagree with his reasoning for leaving X. If you stacked up how many people hold $ADA because of his presence, versus the amount of people who refuse to buy because of his presence, it's not even close." Tim Warren says "Charles Hoskinson, I firmly believe, is one of the smartest people in blockchain in the world today." Charles Hoskinson says "I don't think CLARITY Act will pass this quarter. If it doesn't pass this quarter, David Sacks should resign, he failed us as an industry. Price going up? No. Adoption going up? No. Do we have certainty and a strong foundation to build on? No." Charles Hoskinson says "this is the do or die year for supercharging Cardano DeFi. We have critical integrations coming. We just announced Pyth for an oracle, and more to come, then we'll get stablecoins and bridges in to get users and liquidity." Charles Hoskinson says "we got Bitcoin DeFi coming, XRP DeFi coming, Midnight connects us to all the other blockchains, and we add privacy to all those connection points, so we have a lot to add and offer." Grok predicts the Tier-1 stablecoin most likely to launch on Cardano $ADA next will be $USDC. Grok predicts crypto is at all-time lows and will skyrocket. Michael Saylor hints at buying more Bitcoin. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse celebrates 2025 achievements! #Cardano #ADA #CryptoNews