Midnight Roadmap REVEALED! SPO Block Production in Q1 | But Node 11.2 Misses Deadline

ADA pushes to $0.236 on the back of massive ecosystem news as Charles Hoskinson highlights a major RealFi deployment, and Midnight finally drops its official development roadmap. But despite the enterprise wins, core developers have just missed a critical deadline for the Dijkstra hard fork. Welcome to your Daily Crypto Briefing for Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
In today's institutional data desk report, we break down the Midnight Network's path to decentralization, the risk of a delayed Dijkstra hard fork, and the massive reversal in Bitcoin ETF flows.

📊 CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Market Hook: ADA at $0.236, Midnight Roadmap & Missed Deadlines

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

01:30 - Cardano TVL Recovers to $67M & Epoch 661 Metrics

02:15 - Midnight Roadmap: SPO Block Production & Staking in Q1 2027

03:00 - Enterprise DeFi: Strike Finance Integrates RealFi

03:45 - Core Engineering: Node 11.2 Misses HFWG Tag Deadline

04:30 - Protocol Upgrades: Peras Ledger Merge & Mithril Updates

05:15 - Native Tokens: NIGHT Cools Off & $SONG Reserves Hit 215,925 ADA

06:00 - Bitcoin Macro Wrap: Spot ETFs Rebound with +$175.7 Million

06:45 - Global Regulation: France Proposes 31.4% Stablecoin Tax

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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