According to @shishirpai, the Nocturne miner on Cardano stealth-launched at 11 pm EST on Friday and has since reached over 20 million hashes per second, indicating early network throughput for the NIGHT mining program, source: X post by @shishirpai, Nov 10, 2025, https://x.com/shishirpai/status/1987706313476833758. The author reports more than 1,200 unique machines participating and over 150 members in Discord, signaling initial community engagement relevant to miner-driven token emissions, source: X post by @shishirpai, Nov 10, 2025, https://x.com/shishirpai/status/1987706313476833758. Infrastructure-wise, the project’s Cloudflare server processed 7 million requests, suggesting notable traffic and miner onboarding activity, source: X post by @shishirpai, Nov 10, 2025, https://x.com/shishirpai/status/1987706313476833758. Distribution-wise, the team states they are responsible for 2 million NIGHT being distributed to the community, while noting limited clarity about a referenced 59% bonus from midnight, which introduces uncertainty around near-term issuance, source: X post by @shishirpai, Nov 10, 2025, https://x.com/shishirpai/status/1987706313476833758. The author emphasizes UX as a driver for adoption, citing one-click install and new site analytics by @nkzthecreator, which matter for miner conversion and retention in the Cardano (ADA) ecosystem, source: X post by @shishirpai, Nov 10, 2025, https://x.com/shishirpai/status/1987706313476833758.