Cardano's ADA and Midnight's NIGHT Listed on Sony-Linked Japanese Exchange S.BLOX
Key Takeaways
- •S.BLOX, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange owned by Sony Group through its subsidiary Sony On-Chain Technologies since August 2023, now supports trading in Cardano's ADA and Midnight's NIGHT tokens.
- •ADA trading launched on August 24 with a promotional campaign of up to 10,000 yen in tokens, while the NIGHT debut carries rewards of up to 14,000 yen.
- •The NIGHT listing marks the first time any domestic Japanese crypto-asset exchange has handled the token, a rarity for privacy-focused assets in Japan's market.
- •Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson hailed the listing as a monumental milestone, noting that the rigorous JFSA review process means relatively few tokens gain approval on Japanese exchanges.
- •Midnight, Cardano's privacy-focused sidechain, officially went live in March 2026, and its NIGHT token was launched in December 2025.
Cardano's ADA and Midnight's NIGHT Listed on Sony-Linked Japanese Exchange S.BLOX
Cardano has secured a major win in Japan, with its native cryptocurrency $ADA and the privacy-focused token $NIGHT now listed on S.BLOX, a cryptocurrency exchange affiliated with Sony Group. The listings open a direct route to Japanese investors, who can typically trade only the limited set of tokens that domestic exchanges make available under the country's strict crypto-asset regulations.
S.BLOX is a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange owned by Sony Group Corporation. It was acquired in August 2023 by Sony On-Chain Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. The exchange sits within a broader Sony footprint in digital assets, which also includes Soneium, an Ethereum layer-2 network that launched in January 2025.
In a recent post on X, S.BLOX announced it would begin handling Cardano ($ADA) starting August 24. The exchange confirmed that Cardano trading is now available and launched a campaign offering users up to 10,000 yen worth of $ADA to celebrate the listing 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
NIGHT Marks First Entry into Japan
The Sony-backed exchange simultaneously announced the listing of Midnight's token. In a post on X, S.BLOX confirmed that $NIGHT handling is now available.
The listing marks $NIGHT's first entry into Japan. S.BLOX highlighted this in its post, noting that $NIGHT was not previously handled by any domestic crypto-asset exchange operators, making S.BLOX the first to do so. To celebrate the launch, the exchange announced a campaign offering users up to 14,000 yen worth of $NIGHT.
The first is unusual in the Japanese market, where anonymity-enhanced coins have had little to no presence on domestic exchanges in recent years. Midnight is designed to let developers keep sensitive data private while selectively disclosing what needs to be revealed, an approach its team has positioned as compatible with data-protection requirements.
Cardano Founder Reacts to Listing
In a recent livestream, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson hailed the listing, particularly for Midnight. According to Hoskinson, S.BLOX is the first Japanese exchange to list $NIGHT in Japan, which marks a monumental milestone.
The significance, Hoskinson explained, is that the listing process normally takes a very long time, citing the instance of $ADA. Token listings must go through an incredibly rigorous process with the JFSA, and relatively few tokens are listed as a result. The listing is also notable because no privacy coins or privacy-preserving infrastructure trading as coins had been listed on the exchange until Midnight.
In March 2026, Cardano's privacy-focused sidechain Midnight officially went live, and the $NIGHT token was launched in December 2025.
Source: U.Today
