Cardano has scored a serious Japan win as its native cryptocurrency $ADA and privacy-focused token $NIGHT get listed on S.BLOX, a cryptocurrency trade affiliated with Sony Group.
S.BLOX is a Japanese cryptocurrency trade owned by Sony Group Company; it was acquired in August 2023 by Sony On-Chain Applied sciences Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Company).
In a current X publish, S.BLOX introduced it should start dealing with Cardano ($ADA) beginning August 24. The crypto trade confirms that Cardano buying and selling is now accessible and has launched a marketing campaign the place customers can obtain as much as 10,000 yen price of $ADA to have a good time the itemizing milestone.
【カルダノ（#$ADA） 取扱い開始！最大1万円相当のカルダノをゲットしよう🥳】
本日よりカルダノ（$ADA）の取扱いを開始✨
取扱い開始を記念して、最大1万円相当のカルダノがもらえるキャンペーンを開催します。この機会に是非、S.BLOXをご利用ください！… pic.twitter.com/fbKMrdNc4B— S.BLOX（エスブロックス） (@sblox_official) August 24, 2026
The Sony-backed crypto trade concurrently introduced the itemizing of Midnight’s token. In an X publish, S.BLOX confirmed that $NIGHT dealing with is now accessible.
The itemizing marks $NIGHT‘s first entry into Japan; S.BLOX highlighted this in its publish, mentioning that $NIGHT is just not dealt with by any home crypto-asset trade operators, making it the primary to take action.
To have a good time the launch, S.BLOX introduced a marketing campaign the place customers can obtain as much as 14,000 yen price of $NIGHT.
Cardano founder reacts to itemizing
In a current livestream, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson hailed the current itemizing, particularly for Midnight.
In line with Hoskinson, S.BLOX is the primary Japanese trade to record $NIGHT in Japan, which marks a monumental milestone.
The importance, based on Hoskinson, is that the itemizing course of usually takes a really very long time, citing the occasion of $ADA. Token listings should undergo an extremely rigorous course of with the JFSA, with comparatively few tokens listed.
The itemizing additionally stays vital, as no privateness cash or privacy-preserving infrastructure buying and selling as cash have been listed on the trade till Midnight.
In March 2026, Cardano’s privacy-focused sidechain Midnight formally went dwell, and the $NIGHT token was launched in December 2025.
