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Cardano Dijkstra Testnet Goes LIVE! Hydra v2 Doubles Speed & $636M BTC ETF Shock
Cardano Daily
The public Dijkstra testnet is officially OPEN for Stake Pool Operators (Upgrade Bulletin #39), Input Output's Hydra v2 rerun of 24,576 Glacier Drop claims nearly doubled throughput (1.9x to 79 claims/sec) while cutting latency to 4.4 seconds, and CoinDesk just put Toto Finance's 22M ADA physical copper treasury proposal under the microscope as DRep opposition hits 50 explicit NO votes! Meanwhile, ADA holds steady at $0.2162 (265.4 Sats) despite a massive $635.6M single-day outflow from US spot Bitcoin ETFs.
In today's episode of Daily on Cardano (Friday, October 23, 2026), we break down the macro ETF whiplash, the public Dijkstra testnet opening, CIP-23 reward calculation merges (#6197), Hydra 2.4.2 benchmarks, the 50 NO votes on the Copper RWA proposal, $SONG defending #7 by market cap with 222K ADA in reserves, HSBC's new RedCoin stablecoin, and Bitcoin Core's new AI security policy.
📊 CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Open-Loop Hook: Public Dijkstra Testnet Opens, Hydra v2 1.9x & $635.6M BTC ETF Outflow
0:25 - Market Tape: ADA Steady at $0.2162 (265.4 Sats), -$635.6M BTC ETF Exodus & $61.43M TVL
1:35 - Core Protocol: Upgrade Bulletin #39, Dijkstra Testnet Live, CIP-23 Merged & Hydra v2 1.9x Speed
3:05 - Governance & Ecosystem: CoinDesk Scrutinizes 22M ADA Copper Deal (50 NO Votes), PFMS & $SONG #7
4:25 - Global Crypto News: HSBC Launches RedCoin, Bitcoin Core AI Policy & Ethereum Glamsterdam Delay
5:15 - 3 Strategic Executive Takeaways for ADA Holders & Builders
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