Sovereign control
- Programmatically define visibility
- Developers control exactly what is revealed
- You decide what remains private
- Everything is verifiable
What is Midnight
Web3 promised freedom
Midnight restores the original promise of crypto. The network is a fourth-generation blockchain built for rational privacy. No one should be forced to choose between utility and privacy. Midnight’s architecture enables everyone to verify the truth without exposing their personal data.
VALUE
Make rational privacy work for you
Freedom of Association
Connect without surveillance
01Own your vote
- Verify the outcome
- Keep your ballot secret
02Own your identity
- Prove your credentials
- Keep your personal data off-chain
03Own your reputation
- Port your history across DApps
- Leave your wallet history behind
Freedom of Commerce
Transact without exposure
01Block the trackers
- Move assets on-chain
- Ensure no one else is watching your wallet
02Bid to win
- Submit competitive offers
- Keep your valuation model secret
03Protect your worth
- Receive global payments
- Don’t tell the world
Freedom of Expression
Share without censorship
01Prove the provenance
- Confirm the data source
- Protect the metadata
02Verify the truth
- Cryptographically verify content
- Don’t share your data
03Signal validity
- Sign official communications
- Prevent imposters and scams
Utility & Feasibility
Optimized for rapid integration
Midnight transforms niche privacy technology into a standard engineering resource. We remove the steep cryptographic learning curve with Compact, the smart contract language based on TypeScript.
This accelerates development life cycles and network adoption opportunities for millions of developers worldwide.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Delivering Rational Privacy.
Proof without exposure
- Utilize recursive zk-SNARKs to separate the proof from the data
- Prove solvency, identity, and compliance
- Reveal only what you choose to reveal
Predictable costs
- Token price decoupled from execution costs
- Building on Midnight means predictable operational costs
- Your business model should not depend on market volatility
Compliance without compromise
- Navigate the real world
- Satisfy regulatory requirements on your own terms
- Make privacy rational
- Prove what is required
- Protect what is most important
Democratizing cryptography
- Cryptographic security with less technical complexity
- Build sophisticated ZK applications using Compact
- Focus on building what you want
Ecosystem stewardship
- The network is a utility stewarded by the Midnight Foundation
- Long-term stability
- Building toward decentralization
- Making Midnight’s technology open and accessible to everyone
Midnight
Engineered for rational privacy
