Midnight Foundation is an independent foundation dedicated to advancing the Midnight Network, a privacy-enhancing blockchain that uses zero-knowledge cryptography for selective disclosure of data. Midnight Foundation's Twitter Score is 22 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #44,414 (top 10%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Midnight Foundation was founded by Charles Hoskinson. The underlying Midnight blockchain was developed by Shielded Technologies, spun out from the Web3 venture studio Input Output. The foundation's mandate covers development, adoption, and real-world deployment of the Midnight protocol, which relies on ZK proofs to enable privacy-preserving, compliant decentralized applications.
Midnight Foundation supports the Midnight ecosystem through programs including the Night Sky Accelerator and Build Club, both aimed at early-stage teams building privacy-focused products. The network's tokenomics center on NIGHT, a utility token launched as a Cardano Native Asset, alongside DUST, a shielded capacity resource. The Glacier Drop distributed the full NIGHT supply across eight blockchain ecosystems in a multi-phase airdrop. In June 2026, the foundation temporarily suspended Glacier Drop redemptions following reports of a security incident affecting certain Cardano wallets linked to SecondFi, clarifying the issue did not involve Midnight infrastructure. Redemptions reopened on July 9, 2026, after the foundation concluded the reported incident posed no risk to participants.
Midnight Foundation is also affiliated with Project Catalyst, Outlier Ventures, Fireblocks, and Monument Bank. Midnight Foundation has been mentioned by 70 accounts, with 189 total mentions. The account has published 819 posts and has 20,231 followers as of September 2026.
Midnight Foundation's portfolio includes Midnight.
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The accounts that follow Midnight Foundation include 84 founders, 13 angel investors, 62 influencers and 2 VCs. Among them are CoinDesk, Caitlin Long, Charles Hoskinson, Ashley, Camol and zac.eth.