- Beautiful launch
- Shattering “ghost chain” narrative?
Enter Output International CEO Charles Hoskinson has taken to the X social media community to boast about NIGHT, the native token of the privacy-focused Midnight community, outperforming each XRP and SOL.
In line with CoinGecko knowledge, the 24-hour buying and selling quantity for the red-hot token has surged to a whopping $4 billion.
Beautiful launch
The NIGHT token formally launched Dec. 8 following months of anticipation. It swiftly turned accessible for buying and selling on centralized exchanges of the likes of Kraken, Bybit and varied Cardano DEXs. Hoskinson has described the token’s debut as an unimaginable success.
Midnight makes use of a “thawing” interval, with tokens being unlocked in waves over 450 days. This retains customers actively checking, claiming and buying and selling small quantities always.
Shattering “ghost chain” narrative?
The frenzy contradicts the oft-repeated “ghost chain” narrative that has been plaguing Cardano because of the obvious lack of customers.
It must be famous that the community is generally in a “bootstrap” part. The upcoming Kūkolu Section is anticipated to occur within the first quarter of 2026. Privateness-preserving good contracts will really go dwell in the course of the implementation of this part.
Hoskinson has predicted that the community might see an enormous uptick in TVL (complete worth locked) and MAUs (month-to-month lively customers). He’s assured that privateness solves the most important ache factors of the DeFi (decentralized finance) house.
“When Midnight activates, think about the 12-month rolling common TVL, transactions, and MAUs. Lots of people need personal prediction markets, stablecoins, and DEXes,” he stated.
As an illustration, you possibly can place an enormous wager with out revealing your identification or the precise dimension of your place. A “regulatory-friendly” personal stablecoin permits for digital money that’s personal to the general public however nonetheless compliant for audits.

