Hoskinson’s Midnight Protocol Goes Cross-Chain

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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is pitching Midnight Protocol as more than a sidechain. The privacy-focused platform aims to bring programmable privacy to other blockchains, including Bitcoin and XRP Ledger.

Hoskinson claims Midnight can enhance Cardano, supercharge DeFi, and even enable private, compliant DeFi on rival networks—potentially challenging legacy banks.