Web3 was built on the idea of freedom, but somewhere along the way, privacy got lost. Most blockchains today are fully transparent by default. Every transaction, balance, and interaction is visible forever. While this makes verification easy, it also exposes users in ways that don’t exist in the real world.
In everyday life, we don’t reveal our bank statements just to buy coffee. We don’t share our full identity history to prove we’re eligible for a service. Yet on most blockchains, that’s exactly what happens.
Midnight takes a different approach. Instead of putting data on-chain, Midnight allows users to prove facts without revealing the data behind them. This is made possible through zero-knowledge proofs (ZK). In simple terms, ZK lets you say, “I meet the requirement,” without explaining how.
What makes Midnight stand out is how practical this is. Privacy isn’t an add-on or a niche feature — it’s part of the network’s design. Everything remains verifiable, but sensitive information stays private.
This balance between transparency and privacy is what Web3 needs to move from experiments to real-world adoption.
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