The Midnight Foundation took its snapshot of XRP balances at Ledger index 96724473. Eligibility begins at precisely 43.29 XRP—about $28 at press time—and scales upward on a pro-rata basis. While balances are checked on the XRP Ledger, the airdrop itself is delivered exclusively to fresh Cardano addresses; the project will not send NIGHT to XRP addresses under any circumstance, forcing cross-chain participation by design. Wind stressed that users “will need a fresh Cardano (ADA) wallet for the claim destination” and that only one claim per identity is allowed.
Because the Glacier claim page operates only on desktop browsers, Wind urged users to type the URL manually—claim.midnight.gd—rather than clicking links that circulate on social media. “There are scams EVERYWHERE pretending to be Xaman / Xaman support / me / my team … TRUST NO ONE,” he wrote, directing anyone with questions to Xaman’s in-app support chat. He repeated the same guidance in an earlier 30 July thread, insisting that users “Trust NO SOCIAL MEDIA. Trust NO WEBSITE. Trust NO DM-MESSAGES. Trust NO (potentially fake) XRPL Labs / Xaman staff on social.”
The developer promised that Xaman will surface step-by-step instructions in a dedicated in-app module—called an xApp—once the Glacier team has finalized its verification flow. Until that notification appears, he told users, “There is currently no action required.” The wallet’s official account reinforced the point hours later: “Don’t trust links on social or in DMs. Expect increased scams, impersonators, and confusion. Use only Xaman’s in-app support for questions. Stay cautious. Stay self-custodial.”
Any deviation from above, Wind said, is almost certainly a phishing attempt. “We will communicate about this in-app, through an xApp to prevent confusion and scammers taking advantage of the uncertainty on social media,” he wrote. “When users can take action to participate, we will inform our users though in-app communication.”
At press time, XRP traded at $2.98.
