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Midnight Mainnet Goes Live March 26: Cardano Launches the World's First Regulatory-Compliant ZK Privacy Chain With Google and Telegram as Infrastructure Partners

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson confirmed at Consensus Hong Kong on February 11, 2026 that Midnight — Cardano's zero-knowledge privacy partner chain — will launch its mainnet in the final week of March 2026, with ASCII.co.uk reporting March 26 as the specific launch date. Midnight uses ZK-SNARKs for selective disclosure with three tiers of data access: public, auditor, and regulatory. Data stays off-chain; only zero-knowledge proofs are recorded on-chain. Google and Telegram are confirmed infrastructure partners. NIGHT is the native utility token. The Midnight City Simulation public stress test opened February 26. LayerZero cross-chain integration was announced simultaneously. ADA is trading approximately 80% below its 2025 highs. Midnight is the most technically ambitious regulatory-compliant privacy chain deployment in blockchain history.