Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson has revealed his current focus, aside from the ADA network.

In a tweet, Hoskinson wrote "Running Midnight." The Cardano founder has in recent times revealed excitement about Midnight, a privacy-focused blockchain that he refers to as his "second kid," with Cardano being the first.

Running Midnight

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As reported, Hoskinson indicated that privacy is the big thing now in the cryptocurrency sector and stands to be the narrative of value appreciation this cycle.

Cardano's Midnight chain is getting close to its official launch.  At the ongoing Midnight summit, a potential launch date of Dec. 8 has been announced for Midnight's NIGHT token.

Midnight roadmap revealed

At the ongoing Midnight summit, Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson laid out the upcoming Midnight ecosystem roadmap in his keynote address, which outlines the delivery of core network capabilities over the coming year, organized into four distinct phases.

Answering the question "wen Midnight," the Cardano founder highlighted the upcoming Midnight ecosystem roadmap divided into four distinct phases, each named for a phase of the Hawaiian moon, guiding the network's path from its current stage to a fully realized mainnet.

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The first phase is "Hilo: The First NIGHT," which is the first moon in the cycle, signaling new beginnings and visible growth. For the Midnight network, this phase represents the foundational steps of the ecosystem and the network, setting the stage for everything that follows.

This stage is already in progress, starting from Q4, 2025, with the necessary smart contracts being built and NIGHT tokens minted on the Cardano network. The distribution of 4.5 billion tokens is the critical first step in opening the network, laying the groundwork for the token's eventual listing on exchanges.

The second phase in the Midnight roadmap is "Kūkolu: Launching from a safe port," which will begin in Q1, 2026. The technical milestone of this phase is the Genesis block.

The third phase is "Mōhalu," which broadens network participation and will begin in Q2, 2026. The fourth and last phase is "Hua," which will see the emergence of Hybrid dApps scheduled for Q3, 2026.

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