Midnight Roadmap REVEALED: SPO Staking Coming! | ADA Dumps on $261M ETF Outflow

ADA tumbles below $0.23 as a brutal $261 million Bitcoin ETF outflow sparks a widespread market sell-off. But beneath the red candles, Charles Hoskinson just teased a massive announcement for the Midnight Network, following an explosive new roadmap that opens block production to Cardano stake pools. Welcome to your Daily Crypto Briefing for Thursday, October 15, 2026.
In today's institutional data desk report, we break down the Midnight Network's path to decentralization, the growing risks of a delayed Dijkstra hard fork, and the macro fallout from the hot US CPI report.

📊 CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Market Hook: ADA at $0.22, Midnight Roadmap & ETF Dump

00:45 - Market Tape: ADA, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana & XRP

01:30 - Cardano TVL Drops to $63.7M & Epoch 661 Metrics

02:15 - Core Engineering: Node 11.2 Delays Threaten Hard Fork Deadline

03:00 - New Treasury Proposal: 22M ADA for Strategic Copper Reserve

03:45 - Midnight Roadmap: SPO Block Production & NIGHT Staking in Q1

04:30 - Charles Hoskinson Teases Upcoming Midnight Announcement

05:15 - Native Tokens: NIGHT Token Resilience & $SONG Reserve Growth

06:00 - Bitcoin Macro Wrap: US Spot ETFs Dump -$261.4 Million

06:45 - Global Regulation: USDC Gains Significant MiCA Status & Tokenized Repos

07:30 - Top 3 Institutional Takeaways

08:15 - Outro & Important Disclaimer

🔗 PRIMARY DATA SOURCES:

• Prices & Market Data: CoinMarketCap & CoinGecko
• On-Chain Cardano Metrics: Koios REST API (Epoch 661)
• DeFi Liquidity & TVL: DeFiLlama (v2 & legacy)
• Institutional ETF Inflows: Farside Investors & SoSoValue
• Ecosystem Intelligence: SongMarketCap & Intersect MBO

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER:

NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. This video is strictly for educational, informational, and research purposes only. Cryptocurrency assets are volatile and carry high risk. Always conduct your own research before making any investment decisions.
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