Cardano and Midnight: Origin Stories
Cardano and Midnight are often mentioned in the same breath these days, and for good reason. One is a third-generation blockchain built on peer-reviewed research; the other is a fourth-generation chain built specifically to protect data. They are not rivals racing for the same finish line. In fact, midnight helped solidify Cardano partnerchain aspirations. This too is not a surprise, ground breaking for both was powered by the same person, Charles Hoskinson. Midnight initially launched its Night token on Cardano robust native token platform before the chain had Night on its own network. When midnight launched its Token Generation Event (TGE) and distributed Night token to the entire blockchain ecosystem, users on Cardano were eligible for the biggest slice of…