Charles Hoskinson pitches Night Frame as smart contract successor at TOKEN2049
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson called smart contracts "pretty dumb" at TOKEN2049 in Singapore and pitched the "Night Frame" on Midnight as their successor.
Speaking at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson criticized existing smart contracts as "pretty dumb" and pitched an alternative concept called the "Night Frame" on the Midnight network, according to Cointelegraph. The architecture brings together zero-knowledge proofs, multi-party computation, and trusted execution environments to advance decentralized privacy.[2][1]
Crypto Briefing, which described the pitch under the name "Night Mode," reported that the framework could redefine blockchain privacy and potentially broaden Cardano's reach, though it faces substantial technical challenges.[3]
Hoskinson used his appearance at the event to highlight Midnight and its privacy tools, while also criticizing Cardano's community-funded booth for leaving Midnight out of its display, according to BSCNews. Midnight recently enabled permissionless smart contracts on mainnet, and an integration with Solana wallets could allow its privacy capabilities to expand beyond Cardano.[1]
Key facts
- Charles Hoskinson called smart contracts "pretty dumb" during remarks at TOKEN2049 in Singapore.
- Hoskinson pitched the "Night Frame" on Midnight as the successor to smart contracts.
- The Night Frame combines zero-knowledge proofs, multi-party computation, and trusted execution environments.
- Crypto Briefing reported that the concept, which it labeled "Night Mode," could redefine privacy and expand Cardano's reach, but poses major technical hurdles.
- Hoskinson criticized a community-funded Cardano booth at the conference for omitting Midnight from its display.
- Midnight recently enabled permissionless smart contracts on mainnet.
- A Solana wallet integration could extend Midnight's privacy tools outside the Cardano ecosystem.
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Charles Hoskinson Puts Midnight in The Spotlight Cardano (@Cardano) cardano:native founder Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) used TOKEN2049 to promote Midnight (@MidnightNtwrk) midnight-3:native and its privacy focused technology. He also criticized Cardano’s community funded booth for leaving Midnight out of the display. Midnight recently enabled permissionless smart contracts on mainnet. The Night Frame combines zero knowledge proofs, multi party computation and trusted execution environments. Its Solana wallet integration could also take Midnight’s privacy tools beyond the Cardano ecosystem.
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🇸🇬 TOKEN2049: Charles Hoskinson says smart contracts are "pretty dumb" and pitches their successor, the "Night Frame," which combines zero-knowledge proofs, MPC and trusted execution on Midnight. https://t.co/hYZTNhYNsS
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Charles Hoskinson pitches Night Mode as the next step beyond smart contracts at TOKEN2049 Hoskinson's Night Mode could redefine blockchain privacy, potentially expanding Cardano's reach but posing significant technical challenges. The post Charles Hoskinson pitches Night Mode as the next step beyond smart contracts at TOKEN2049 appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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