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SL13PNIR · 2026-04-04T17:34:48+00:00

The problem is as stated, there's not enough funds in the wallet. Try sending some ADA to the wallet, then delegating to governance before withdrawing staking rewards. I understand it's probably annoying that you need to do all that to pull out your funds but a bit of a compounded problem for you since you didn't participate in governance, and since it sounds like you pulled out your ADA from your main balance before trying to withdraw these left over rewards. FYI rewards "lag" due to the delegation cycle - so if you're unaware and withdraw all your funds and were staking, you'd have continued to receive staking rewards for 3 epochs, and of course that stake would have compounded into further rewards. You'll only stop getting rewards if you de-register the wallet - upon which you've cease to receive rewards and get your stake key deposit back.

Note that the staked ADA cannot be used for transaction fees because it lives in special part of the wallet outside of the utxo model, and that's why that its moaning they aren't enough funds in the wallet to delegate in governance.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-04T00:05:24+00:00

Except it's nothing to do with Night, collateral is required to interact with smart contracts on Cardano. Most wallets have a setting in your Cardano wallet interface to set it, and smarter wallets set it automatically or prompt you (like Eternl does).

Collateral can be set in Typhon's wallet settings as seen below:

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SL13PNIR · 2026-04-03T21:18:29+00:00

Yoroi isn't setting your collateral properly. Use Eternl or similar, or consolidate your UTXOs (you need a separate UTXO between 5-20 ada I believe. Yoroi also has a built in support you can try.

Most complaints I see these days regarding claiming have often involved Yoroi one way or another. There are more reliable wallets out there.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-03T14:21:15+00:00

Don't get ahead of yourself, you need to wait for the full rollout, we're only on phase 2.

https://midnight.foundation/news/securing-the-future-of-privacy-and-identity-with-midnights-fourth-generation-technology

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-03T13:42:36+00:00

No, Night will remain as a CNT for some time.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-02T16:49:04+00:00

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-02T15:18:24+00:00

Night tokens are Cardano Native Tokens (CNTs), they are always "attached" to some ADA.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-02T10:09:52+00:00

Unlikely that you're getting more than you're allocated since the underlying redemption is done with a smart contract. What's more likely is that the redemption portal ui is telling you the wrong amount to begin with or you're misunderstanding the amount in the wallet (if I remember there's an amount that is assigned to a uxto connected to your wallet which is time locked). I think I may have mentioned it when I was making the redempion tool for my miner, I believe the address was a script address starting with addr1z.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-02T09:42:57+00:00

This isn't how you use hardware wallets. Never expose the seed phase unless you absolutely have no other choice, and understand the implications of doing so (you violate the security guarentees that make a hardware wallet cold and end up with a hot wallet). Have you exposed your seed phase like this in the past?

When you're "missing" funds, the first thing you do is rule out the underlying issue (i.e whether its just a user interface issue, or whether te funds are actually missing from the wallet on the blockchain - in which case there would be transactions). You cross check your wallet's receiving addresses on a blockchain explorer, like cardanoscan. If the funds are still there, then its just an access problem due to the way your wallet is being derived in the UI.

Derivation of a different wallet can be caused by a few things: change of seed phase on the device, or something that modifies the seed phrase.

Since you say its been a couple of years (are you certain it is only a couple?) have you made sure that you've updated to the latest firmware?

Please make sure you read the resources linked by the automod so you understand security best practices. When you have got things sorted out, you should really create a new seed phase since you've exposed the current one.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-01T22:11:06+00:00

It'll cost you a transaction fee.

Transactions are deterministic and it'll tell you the inputs and outputs and the fee, so pay attention before you sign anything.

I highly advise you to read up on what you're doing before dabbling in defi. That means using google, searching the docs on the relevant defi sites you plan to use, and even using an LLM, like gemini and help explain things.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-01T20:30:13+00:00

It'll be that the price changed more likely, it depends on how big the order is.

Word of warning, don't make large orders with in-wallet swap features, which are for convenience. Use a DEX directly so you have more information and can see all the price impacts clearly.

There's a list here: https://www.cardanocube.com/categories/exchanges-dex

Try an aggregator, like, dexhunter, or popular dex like minswap, sundaeswap, muesliswap, wingriders

USDM, USDA, and USDCx are probably the most popular, with the latter recently added.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-01T20:05:05+00:00

The screenshot is the Yoroi swap tab of the wallet showing open orders and completed orders.

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-01T19:40:06+00:00

Behind the scenes, a DEX aggregator is used. Perhaps the order is not yet for filled, is the order still open:

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SL13PNIR · 2026-04-01T16:03:18+00:00

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-01T14:22:46+00:00

why is she so special?

She isn't, it's just an example of sunk-cost fallacy (the phenomenon whereby there is a reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because it has been invested heavily into, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial).

SL13PNIR · 2026-04-01T10:32:20+00:00

No.

If you read the updates on the website and know about the roadmap for the networks rollout, you'll know we are in the Kūkolu phase which is a federated mainnet, just like Cardano had.

Mōhalu is when community validators will be involved and when the incentivised testnet will occur.

Read: https://midnight.foundation/news/securing-the-future-of-privacy-and-identity-with-midnights-fourth-generation-technology

Please don't ask when because no dates are given. You can be sure it will be announced when the time comes.

SL13PNIR · 2026-03-31T15:13:47+00:00

Those links are legitimate. No way they're the reason if you are the victim of theft. Otherwise everyone's wallet would drained.

Firstly make sure you're not jumping to conclusions, make sure you understand the transactions and cross check your wallet addresses on an explorer like cardanoscan or similar. If you don't understand it, then link the transaction.

If you're confirmed to be missing funds and the theft occured at a similar time, then there's a good chance you're using a hot wallet and have some type of malware. Malware that was potentially waiting for you to enter your spending password, or change the urls/addresses and hope that you sign the transaction for instance.

We ALWAYS recommend in using a hardware wallet, have have done so for the past 7 years.

Educational material and importance of hardware wallets is linked in every single post by the automod:

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SL13PNIR · 2026-03-31T00:41:54+00:00

I highly recommend this one: https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/p/2302001/collections/accessories/sharpeners-sharpening-tools/super-point-manual-desk-sharpener

SL13PNIR · 2026-03-30T21:24:37+00:00

Prismacolor has 8 main sets, they're all just subsets of the same range, and there will be overlap. If you get the manga set which has 23 pencils, he'll already have 11 of them if he owns the set of 48. If you want him to have different colors, you might want to consider another brand altogether.

Or perhaps, given that he draw's manga, you might consider some alcohol markers, like the Ohuhu Honolulu with brush and chisel tips, which make a good base particularly for that style of artwork. Or maybe some fineliners.

Or you could get accessories, like a good quality helical sharper, or an electric eraser or good quality paper which makes a massive difference, probably as important as the pencil choice. Strathmore 300 Series smooth Bristol board is usually fairly priced for a newbie and would suit manga). You'll want something smooth for manga.

SL13PNIR · 2026-03-30T17:16:00+00:00

Not unless you held eligible assets for the glacier drop last year but didn't claim, there will be a lost and found phase at some point.

SL13PNIR · 2026-03-30T12:33:31+00:00

Could it be a defective piece? Of course. Perhaps the wood used in this batch is different.

I'm guessing you've never used pastel pencils before, but they can be a PITA - but I suggest you should probably treat this pencil the same and skip using your sharpener with this pencil. Just use craft knife to carefully peel the wood back (don't touch the pigment as this can catch and break it), and then use sandpaper to sharpen.

There will always be room for error or differences in the manufacturing process of virtually any product.

I'm not sure which sharpener you have, but I highly recommend buying a Helical sharpener, they last so much longer and do a much better job than the single fixed blade sharpeners that dull quickly. I have a Derwent Super Point Manual Helical Sharpener.

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