Cardano Leios & Midnight Mainnet: What’s Moving Now

Cardano’s next scaling phase and Midnight’s mainnet rollout are both moving forward. This update covers the final NIGHT redemption window, a draft rewards model for Cardano stake pool operators, open smart-contract deployment on Midnight, Monument Bank’s tokenised deposit plans, and the latest Dijkstra testnet work ahead of Leios.Peter also breaks down live ecosystem activity across RealFi, Strike, ATLAS, Ascend, Revuto and WingRiders, including new mainnet launches, integrations and infrastructure upgrades. The episode includes a paid sponsorship segment from Nexo Australia at 7:58 explaining how crypto-backed credit lines work, including loan-to-value and liquidation risk.PAID PARTNERSHIP DISCLOSURE: This episode contains a sponsored segment from Nexo Australia beginning at 7:58.Chapters:0:00 Happy 39th Birthday, Charles0:39 Glacier Drop: The Last Thaw2:43 NIGHT Rewards for SPOs4:10 Midnight and Other Chains5:27 Midnight Mainnet Open to Developers6:05 Monument Bank and the SALT Panel7:58 Sponsor: Nexo10:41 RealFi and Pulsewave12:16 Dijkstra and Leios14:06 Strike and Conflux16:10 Atlas on Mainnet16:54 Ascend Market Prediction Perps18:12 Revuto on Solana19:23 WingRiders DEX Revamp20:11 Wrap UpWhat you'll learn:• Midnight’s final NIGHT redemption tranche is under way, with 28 days remaining from the recording date to claim eligible tokens.• A draft Midnight proposal outlines how participating Cardano stake pool operators and delegators could earn NIGHT through block production, but the mechanism is not yet active.• Midnight has opened mainnet smart-contract deployment to developers, allowing more applications to move beyond the earlier gated process.• Monument Bank presented plans for a one-year tokenised fixed-term deposit that would be available to UK retail customers.• The Dijkstra test network was upgraded on 2 November as Cardano prepares protocol work that includes Leios scaling.• Strike is adding Conflux-linked fiat off-ramps and incentives while approaching two billion in all-time trading volume, according to the episode’s cited updates.• ATLAS has launched on Cardano mainnet, while Ascend has introduced prediction perpetuals to private mainnet groups on Midnight.• The sponsored Nexo Australia segment explains that borrowing against crypto can create rising loan-to-value and liquidation risk when collateral values fall.References:Happy BDay Charles:- https://link.learncardano.io/jgCX8PPineapple on Pizza:- https://link.learncardano.io/cezM7vGlacier Drop Redeem Ends Soon:- https://link.learncardano.io/mVjpbVMidnight Updates:- https://link.learncardano.io/5Z5RPo- https://link.learncardano.io/OCNBqh- https://link.learncardano.io/rx1BNt- https://link.learncardano.io/AjTvig- https://link.learncardano.io/wJzW1uLearn more about Nexo:- https://link.learncardano.io/QR6DJeRealFi:- https://link.learncardano.io/nIK3uH- https://link.learncardano.io/psHjzKDijkstra Hardfork:- https://link.learncardano.io/vIidijStrike Finance Killing It:-