Glacier Drop claims have surpassed 2.4 billion NIGHT tokens, exceeding 10% of the 24 billion NIGHT token supply. The response from participants across eight major blockchain ecosystems demonstrates a clear and growing engagement with a network built to encourage collaboration from its inception.
This milestone marks a significant step in forging a diverse and decentralized Midnight community. With nearly 6 weeks since Glacier Drop began, participants from over 110,000 eligible addresses have claimed their NIGHT allocation.
This NIGHT token distribution is the first step towards a cooperative economic model designed to bridge disparate blockchain communities. By inviting participants from eight major ecosystems (Cardano, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP Ledger, BNB Chain, Avalanche, and Brave) Midnight is building a foundation for cross-chain collaboration from inception. This approach directly confronts one of the most significant barriers that has hindered blockchain's mainstream adoption: ecosystem fragmentation.
From Fragmentation to Collaboration
The history of technology is a story of overcoming fragmentation. The early internet, a collection of isolated research and independent communication networks, only achieved global scale after adopting open standards like TCP/IP and layering in privacy with protocols like TLS. This evolution from closed systems to a unified, secure infrastructure provides a blueprint for the future of blockchain.
A recent research report by The Block, commissioned by the Midnight Foundation, highlights that the crypto industry has been stalled by similar fragmentation.
"Ideological tribalism has fragmented the ecosystem, splintering developer talent, liquidity, and community focus across competing 'winner-take-all' networks". This has tangible consequences, leading to the first net decline in new developer participation since 2019 in 2024, as newcomers face a confusing landscape of competing ecosystems.
However, the market is signaling a clear shift. The same report notes that venture capital is increasingly rewarding projects that build bridges instead of walls. In 2024, funding for interoperability and privacy solutions grew by 62%, while multichain projects secured $780 million, an 84% increase from the previous year.
Midnight is engineered for this collaborative future. By providing privacy-enhancing technology designed for interoperability, it acts as a secure coordination layer for the entire industry, allowing enterprises and developers to connect across chains while maintaining commercial confidentiality.
Technical Updates and Improving the Claim Experience
To support the rapidly growing community, technical improvements continue to be made to make the claim process as accessible and secure as possible. Several technical updates have been rolled out to the NIGHT claim portal.
Read more about the full, regularly updated, details of wallet and address compatibility. Eligibility is based on holding over $100 in native tokens in one of the eight eligible chains as of the June 11, 2025 snapshot.
What’s Next
The Midnight token distribution is a multiphase event. Following the initial Glacier Drop, the Glacier Drop Scavenger Mine will invite anyone to participate by solving computational puzzles to claim NIGHT tokens.
The Lost-and-Found phase offers a final opportunity for eligible participants who missed the initial claim window to claim a portion of their original allocation.
Learn more about the next phases of the NIGHT token distribution.
Glacier Drop Claims
The claim portal contains an eligibility checker, step-by-step instructions, and a verified list of compatible wallets.
Access the official claim portal at: claim.midnight.gd