diff --git a/src/components/ui/apple-cards-carousel.tsx b/src/components/ui/apple-cards-carousel.tsx
index b151594..5f51780 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/apple-cards-carousel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/apple-cards-carousel.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { motion } from "motion/react";
+import { DarkCard } from "./cards";
 
 interface CarouselProps {
   items: JSX.Element[];
@@ -129,11 +130,12 @@ export const Card = ({
 }) => {
   return (
     <Link to={card.link}>
-      <motion.div
-        layoutId={layout ? `card-${card.title}` : undefined}
-        className="relative z-10 flex h-104 w-80 flex-col justify-between overflow-hidden rounded-3xl border border-gray-500/30 bg-[#1C1C1C] transition-transform duration-200 hover:scale-105 md:h-120 md:w-96"
-      >
-        <div className="flex h-2/5 flex-col justify-center py-6 px-8">
+      <DarkCard className="p-0 rounded-3xl">
+        <motion.div
+          layoutId={layout ? `card-${card.title}` : undefined}
+          className="relative z-10 flex h-104 w-80 flex-col justify-between overflow-hidden rounded-3xl p-8 md:h-120 md:w-96"
+        >
+        <div className="flex h-2/5 flex-col justify-center py-6 px-4">
           <motion.p
             layoutId={layout ? `category-${card.category}` : undefined}
             className="text-left font-sans font-semibold text-cyan-500 uppercase tracking-wider text-xs   md:text-sm"
@@ -150,8 +152,8 @@ export const Card = ({
             <motion.p className="max-w-xs text-left font-sans lg:text-xl text-lg text-neutral-300 lg:leading-normal leading-tight">
               {card.description}
             </motion.p>
-            <div className="flex h-6 w-6 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#212121] text-[#858585] transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[#262626] hover:text-white md:h-8 md:w-8">
-              <IconChevronRight className="h-4 w-4 md:h-6 md:w-6" />
+            <div className="flex h-6 w-6 ml-2 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#212121] text-[#858585] transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[#262626] hover:text-white md:h-8 md:w-8">
+              <IconChevronRight className="h-4 w-4 md:h-6 md:w-6 " />
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ export const Card = ({
             className="h-full w-full origin-bottom-right scale-75 object-contain mb-10"
           />
         </div>
-      </motion.div>
+        </motion.div>
+      </DarkCard>
     </Link>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/ui/cards.tsx b/src/components/ui/cards.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13d6b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ui/cards.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+const DarkCard = React.forwardRef<
+  HTMLDivElement,
+  React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <div
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn(
+      "border border-white/10 bg-white/3 p-8 backdrop-blur-sm transition hover:-translate-y-1 hover:border-cyan-300/50 hover:bg-white/6 hover:scale-105 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-cyan-500/15",
+      className
+    )}
+    {...props}
+  />
+));
+DarkCard.displayName = "DarkCard";
+
+export { DarkCard };
diff --git a/src/pages/home/HomeGlobe.tsx b/src/pages/home/HomeGlobe.tsx
index ae261e2..43cdd73 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/HomeGlobe.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/HomeGlobe.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Globe } from "@/components/ui/Globe"
 import { motion } from "framer-motion"
 import { P, CT, CP, SectionHeader, Eyebrow } from "@/components/Texts"
 import { CountUpNumber } from '@/components/CountUpNumber'
-import { MagicCard } from '@/components/magicui/magic-card'
+import { DarkCard } from "@/components/ui/cards";
 
 export function WorldMap() {
   return (
@@ -65,16 +65,13 @@ export function WorldMap() {
               transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: 0.4, ease: "easeOut" }}
               className="lg:absolute lg:top-12 lg:-left-12 w-80"
             >
-              <MagicCard
-                gradientColor="#334155"
-                className="border border-gray-500/30 transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out hover:scale-105 hover:border-cyan-500 hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-cyan-500/20"
-              >
+              <DarkCard>
                 <div><CT color="light" className="uppercase tracking-wide [text-shadow:0_0_12px_var(--color-cyan-500)]">CORES</CT></div>
                 <div><CountUpNumber end={54958} className="mt-2 text-3xl font-bold text-white [text-shadow:0_0_12px_var(--color-cyan-500)]" /></div>
                 <CP color="light" className="mt-2 text-sm">
                   Total Central Processing Unit Cores available on the grid.
                 </CP>
-              </MagicCard>
+              </DarkCard>
             </motion.div>
 
             <motion.div
@@ -84,16 +81,13 @@ export function WorldMap() {
               transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: 0.5, ease: "easeOut" }}
               className="lg:absolute lg:-top-10 lg:right-0 w-80"
             >
-              <MagicCard
-                gradientColor="#334155"
-                className="border border-gray-500/30 transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out hover:scale-105 hover:border-cyan-500 hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-cyan-500/20"
-              >
+              <DarkCard>
                 <div><CT color="light" className="uppercase tracking-wide [text-shadow:0_0_12px_var(--color-cyan-500)]">NODES</CT></div>
                 <div><CountUpNumber end={1493} className="mt-4 text-3xl font-bold text-white [text-shadow:0_0_12px_var(--color-cyan-500)]" /></div>
                 <CP color="light" className="mt-2 text-sm">
                   Total number of nodes on the grid.
                 </CP>
-              </MagicCard>
+              </DarkCard>
             </motion.div>
 
             <motion.div
@@ -103,16 +97,13 @@ export function WorldMap() {
               transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: 0.6, ease: "easeOut" }}
               className="lg:absolute lg:bottom-28 lg:-left-12 w-80"
             >
-              <MagicCard
-                gradientColor="#334155"
-                className="border border-gray-500/30 transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out hover:scale-105 hover:border-cyan-500 hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-cyan-500/20"
-              >
+              <DarkCard>
                 <div><CT color="light" className="uppercase tracking-wide [text-shadow:0_0_12px_var(--color-cyan-500)]">SSD CAPACITY</CT></div>
                 <div><CountUpNumber end={5388956} className="mt-2 text-3xl font-bold text-white [text-shadow:0_0_12px_var(--color-cyan-500)]" /></div>
                 <CP color="light" className="mt-2 text-sm">
                   Total GB amount of storage (SSD, HDD, & RAM) on the grid.
                 </CP>
-              </MagicCard>
+              </DarkCard>
             </motion.div>
 
             <motion.div
@@ -122,16 +113,13 @@ export function WorldMap() {
               transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: 0.7, ease: "easeOut" }}
               className="lg:absolute lg:top-47 lg:right-0 w-80"
             >
-              <MagicCard
-                gradientColor="#334155"
-                className="border border-gray-500/30 transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out hover:scale-105 hover:border-cyan-500 hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-cyan-500/20"
-              >
+              <DarkCard>
                 <div><CT color="light" className="uppercase tracking-wide [text-shadow:0_0_12px_var(--color-cyan-500)]">COUNTRIES</CT></div>
                 <div><CountUpNumber end={44} className="mt-2 text-3xl font-bold text-white [text-shadow:0_0_12px_var(--color-cyan-500)]" /></div>
                 <CP color="light" className="mt-2 text-sm">
                   Total number of countries with active nodes.
                 </CP>
-              </MagicCard>
+              </DarkCard>
             </motion.div>
           </div>
         </div>