Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says collaboration between Cardano and Solana is far more advanced than their public back-and-forth suggests. In a recent video shared by community figure Mintern, he noted that despite memes and playful rivalry, both ecosystems are actively exploring ways to integrate Midnight, Cardano’s privacy-focused sidechain, with Solana’s infrastructure.
He described ongoing talks on privacy functions for Solana smart contracts and potential RWA activity that could benefit from Solana’s liquidity and DEX network. Following his commentary, community members, including Mintern, suggested the two chains were “secretly linking up.”
Solana and Cardano Rivalry
His remarks surprised many, given his long record of teasing Solana during its outage-prone phases. Over time, Hoskinson has commented on Solana’s network challenges, questioning its spending choices, and shared memes mocking its technical issues.
A recent debate on X over transaction performance revived the ongoing rivalry between Solana and Cardano. Hoskinson defended Cardano and cited its Leios initiative as proof of stronger long-term scalability. He also reiterated his view that Sui reflects what Solana could have achieved, attributing its advancement to contributions from original researchers such as George Danezis.
Yet the rivalry often plays out in humorous exchanges. In September, Hoskinson responded to a fabricated headline shared by Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik about the founder of Solana-based Solend allegedly smuggling 20,000 condoms to a conference. He joked that the individual “wanted to safely use Solana,” a reference to Solana’s well-documented outage history.
Similar remarks appeared earlier in the year when Solana faced a network interruption, prompting Hoskinson to poke fun at its restart procedures.Even so, he recently urged the community to reduce internal disputes, arguing that elevated conflicts distract from broader industry progress.
Midnight Finalizes Token Supply Ahead of Major Launch
While public debates continue, Midnight’s development has progressed rapidly. The Midnight Foundation confirmed that the final mint of the NIGHT token has been completed on the Cardano blockchain. A total supply of 24 billion tokens now sits at one address as the team prepares for exchange listings and distribution to eligible users.
The foundation has scheduled an official launch for December 8, 2025. On that day, NIGHT buybacks tied to earlier airdrops will begin, along with initial centralized-exchange listings.
Holders will be able to claim 25% of their allocation at launch, while the remaining 75% unlocks in four stages over one year to reduce early sell pressure. Midnight has already completed the Glacier Drop and Scavenger Mine campaigns, with a final Lost and Found stage planned to allow eligible users to recover missed allocations.
Evans Kelvin
The CoinRemark Team
