Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has pitched integrating his latest project, the Midnight Protocol, with blockchains such as Bitcoin and the XRP Ledger.
In a December 27 afterHoskinson argued that the privacy-focused platform’s zero-knowledge proof architecture could enhance the capabilities of competing blockchains rather than displace them.
Midnight can help XRP challenge legacy banks and realize Satoshi’s vision for Bitcoin
Hoskinson said the integration of the Midnight Protocol with the XRP Ledger would give the network the computing capabilities needed to challenge legacy banks by enabling private, compliant decentralized finance (DeFi).
He added that Midnight could also help enable Satoshi Nakamoto’s decentralization vision for Bitcoin.
“Adding Midnight to XRP DeFi will blow the old banks out of the water. Adding Midnight to Bitcoin will deliver the world Satoshi thought possible,” he said on X.
Turning his attention back to the Cardano network, Hoskinson added that Midnight could help increase the network’s monthly active users and total value (TVL) on the blockchain by broadening the usefulness of the ecosystem beyond the original chain.
This effort to position Midnight as a cross-chain, interoperable privacy solution for competing blockchains marks a shift for Hoskinson, who has historically focused on building within the Cardano ecosystem.
Hoskinson criticizes Legacy Finance for its use of Canton Network
While defending Midnight on
He argued that the Canton blockchain and other partial solutions fall short of what institutional adoption requires.
“There are no half measures or half technologies. You need an end-to-end strategy, great partners and great communities,” he said.
Looking for that $10 trillion RWA market. There are no half measures or half technologies. You need an end-to-end strategy, great partners and great communities.
You cannot counterfeit Cardano or XRP Nation.
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) December 26, 2025
According to Cardano’s founder, the XRP Ledger and the Midnight Protocol are already operating at a scale ‘100x’ greater than what existing institutions are willing to build.
NIGHT is recovering from support and is now approaching key resistance
Cardano began rolling out the Midnight Protocol on December 8, with the blockchain expected to achieve full decentralization through a four-phase roadmap to be completed in the third quarter of 2026.
The privacy platform’s token, NIGHT, was launched on the Cardano network on December 4. Interest in the token has skyrocketed, making the altcoin to overtake crypto market leaders Bitcoin and Ethereum on CoinGecko’s trending list on December 26.
4-hour chart for NIGHT/USD (Source: GeckoTerminal)
In recent days, NIGHT price has also entered an ascending channel, following a recovery from the $0.07036 support. Now the crypto is trying to challenge the resistance at $0.09131.
Breaking this technical barrier could lead to a climb as high as $0.10932. Conversely, a rejection of resistance could result in a decline towards the nearest support at $0.06970.
Looking at the technical indicators on the 4-hour chart, momentum and strength currently favor bulls.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line is above the MACD signal line, indicating that buyers have more momentum than sellers. Moreover, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is above the neutral 50 at 59, indicating that bulls are stronger than bears.
NIGHT’s price is also getting support from the 9 and 20 Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), which are currently pushing the token’s value higher.
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