According to @ItsDave_ADA, for Google to operate a Midnight validator, it would need to run a Cardano mainnet stake pool with enough ADA delegation to be effective. source: @ItsDave_ADA on X. Cardano stake pools earn block-producing opportunities based on total delegated stake and are constrained by saturation thresholds, making delegation size operationally critical. source: Input Output Global Cardano staking documentation. For traders, verifying any enterprise pool registration and monitoring on-chain ADA delegation flows can confirm whether such participation is occurring. source: CardanoScan and PoolTool on-chain dashboards.

According to @deanmlittle, users can create a watch account in Phantom and connect as Coinbase’s vote identity to inspect its validator stance, highlighting a method for verifying how that validator aligns with the network’s direction, Source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 30, 2025. According to @deanmlittle, stakers who care about the network’s direction should delegate their SOL away from Coinbase’s validator to other validators, framing this as a governance-driven allocation choice, Source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 30, 2025. According to @deanmlittle, this callout is relevant for SOL traders focused on staking strategies, as validator alignment can influence where they allocate staking to reflect governance preferences, Source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 30, 2025.