Midnight

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Privacy-focused layer 1 blockchain using zero-knowledge technology for programmable data protection, developed from Input Output's venture studio and now supported by the independent Midnight Foundation and Shielded.

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PUBLIC FAMILYInfrastructure & Tools

DETAILED CATEGORYINFRASTRUCTURE

TEAM / ENTITYMidnight Foundation / Shielded; incubated by Input Output

FOUNDER / LEADFahmi Syed — President, Midnight Foundation; Jenna Peterson — COO, Midnight Foundation; Sebastien Guillemot — CTO, Midnight Foundation; Dr Benjamin Beckmann — Chief Technology Advisor, Midnight Foundation; Mike Ward — CEO, Shielded Technologies; Bob Blessing-Hartley — CTO, Shielded Technologies; Anthony Day — Head of Strategy & Marketing

CONNECTED PEOPLELozza →Listed on their INDEX:80 People profile

DIRECT CONNECTIONSInput Output →

EARLIEST WEB EVIDENCE16 OCT 2023

EDITORIAL NOTE

Midnight is a privacy-focused Layer 1 with deep Cardano and Input Output roots. It should not be described simply as a Cardano privacy layer: its current model is a standalone network designed for programmable data protection and interoperability across ecosystems.

EVIDENCE

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Web reference — https://midnight.network/about
Web reference — https://midnight.network/blog/state-of-the-network-march-2026
Web reference — https://www.iog.io/midnight