Midnight Foundation: Japan Country Manager

Joined January 2014
NIGHT will be available on @OKCoinJapan starting October 13, 2026. 🇯🇵 As a registered crypto-asset exchange in Japan, OKJ expands access to NIGHT in one of the world’s most established digital asset markets. Following our announcement with S.BLOX, this marks another step in Midnight’s growing presence in Japan, bringing NIGHT to more users looking to explore privacy-enhancing infrastructure.
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Very impressed with WEA and excited to learn more
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🎤 @XRPSEOUL 2026 Highlights | Panel "Connecting Onchain Finance: From Infrastructure to Adoption" Infrastructure leaders discuss how interoperability, account abstraction and privacy can connect onchain finance and drive adoption. 🗣 Speakers: • Moderator: Ruam Siratanapanta, Head of Digital Asset Business at SCBX • Aniket Jindal (@aniket_jindal08), Founder at @Biconomy • Adam Oozeer (@freeagentOO), Head of Growth at @axelar • Taro Kimura (@ParallelGateway), Country Manager Japan at @midnightfdn 🔎 Key Takeaways: 1️⃣ UX Must Become Invisible The underlying technology is mostly ready, but the complexity is holding users back. For mainstream adoption, the industry needs a Web2-like "swipe" experience (chain abstraction) where users interact with apps seamlessly without needing to know which blockchain they are using. 2️⃣ Interoperability Requires Efficient Markets Simply connecting chains is no longer enough. The focus must shift toward distribution, unified liquidity, and real utility, ensuring that assets can be safely and compliantly utilized across ecosystems. 3️⃣ Privacy is the Next Major Catalyst Transparent blockchains prevent enterprise adoption. The biggest unlock for B2B transactions and institutional finance is providing Web2-level privacy on Web3 rails, ensuring sensitive transaction data remains private while still allowing for regulatory compliance. 💡 The Takeaway Onchain infrastructure is ready. Over the next 12–24 months, adoption will hinge on solving real-world customer problems. By combining chain abstraction, deep liquidity, and privacy, the industry is poised to seamlessly onboard retail and institutional users, unlocking trillions in tokenized assets. Hosted by @XRPLKorea
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Tokyo, you're invited to enter Midnight City. 🌆 Everyone's talking about the agentic economy. Here's your chance to get hands-on. Build a custom agent or bring your own. Explore live demos and never-before-seen walkthroughs of the technology behind Midnight City. Hear from @IOHK_Charles and the development team on the vision and roadmap. 🇯🇵 Happo-en, Tokyo 🗓️ Oct 10 | 15:00–19:00 JST Register to save your spot 👇 luma.com/xcmetwyw
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連休飲みの2次会はスナックMidnightで️🥃🎤 Midnight Japanによる X Space のシリーズ「スナックMidnight」では、プロジェクトのアップデートやエコシステム紹介など、Midnightの色々なことをお伝えします。 第一夜は、カントリーマネージャーの木村 @ParallelGateway とともにMidnightの基本的なことを紹介します! 9/23 22:15に開店します🍸️ 🎙️xitter.cf/i/spaces/1NGaromVvAgJj
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Comedian Dave Smith gives one of the best #bitcoin explanations of all time.
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still crazy that proving one thing usually means handing over everything if all you need to know is i’m over 18 why do you need my passport lol privacy should be the default
Privacy isn't just about keeping information hidden. In DeFi, it can help ensure everyone gets a fair shot. With selective disclosure, it can let you prove what matters without revealing everything else.
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private perps are now a thing, positions don’t have to be public anymore about time
Perps are now live on Midnight, built by @AscendPerps 🔐 Ascend's execution, risk, and liquidation logic settle on Midnight using ZK proofs - verifiable without exposing the underlying positions. An example of the kind of privacy-preserving, programmable infrastructure Midnight is designed to support. docs.ascend.market/start-her…
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CARDANO ❤️ TOO TIRED
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Midnight 🤝 Monument Bank Monument is set to become the first UK-regulated bank to tokenize retail customer deposits on a public blockchain — representing interest-bearing savings as digital tokens while remaining fully backed, redeemable in GBP, and protected under existing regulatory frameworks. Built on Midnight’s privacy-enhancing blockchain infrastructure, this approach ensures that transaction data remains shielded and accessible only to authorized participants — enabling the use of blockchain technology while maintaining the confidentiality and compliance required in regulated financial services. The initiative begins with a target of £250 million in tokenized deposits and represents the first phase in a broader rollout to expand access to tokenized financial products. Over time, this includes enabling exposure to asset classes such as private equity and structured products, and introducing more flexible lending models — capabilities historically reserved for institutional and private banking clients. Together, this partnership demonstrates how regulated financial institutions can bring traditional financial products on-chain — unlocking a more flexible, accessible, and programmable financial system without compromising privacy or regulatory standards.
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Aliit Fellowship Cohort 2 applications are now open 🛠️ The Aliit is Midnight’s selective technical fellowship, recognizing builders who embody what a privacy-first ecosystem demands: depth, rigor, and generosity in sharing knowledge. If you’re ready to share Midnight’s tech, champion the mission, mentor and connect with builders, and help grow the ecosystem, apply now: midnight.network/blog/aliit-…
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Midnight mainnet is coming. On the #ConsensusHK stage, we shared that Midnight mainnet will officially go live before the end of March. This marks a major milestone and the beginning of a live, production network designed to support early applications built around selective disclosure and real-world privacy. Mainnet is foundational. It provides a stable environment for builders to launch, test, and iterate, while setting the stage for rapid protocol and tooling expansion ahead. Join the conversation LIVE as we unpack how to get started with Midnight mainnet and what to expect. 🎙️ Midnight Livestream Booth 🗓️ Thursday, Feb 12 ⏰ 12:00 PM HKT W/ @IOHK_Charles (@IOGroup), @F_ZK_Now (@midnightfdn), and Mike Ward (@shieldedtech)
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🔥HOSKINSON: “THERE’S A REASON I’M NOT IN THE EPSTEIN FILES.” “There's a reason why when scandals seem to happen, my name doesn't seem to be mentioned in them.” "It's because my default answer is no." Hoskinson says he doesn’t care if that costs him money, influence, or an invitation to the White House — calling access a “poison chalice.” “All you have at the end of the day is your integrity.”
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1/ Introducing Midnight Academy. Midnight Academy is a new structured learning and builder pathway for developers who want to ship real, privacy-preserving applications. ➡️ academy.midnight.network
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2016年はWeb3においてプライバシーが普及する年だと言われています。 その普及を担う一翼になってみませんか? Midnightでは、アンバサダーを募集しており、私たちの取り組みに共感する方であればどなたでも応募することができます。 未来にワクワクを感じる皆さんのご応募をお待ちしています。
Midnightアンバサダープログラム第2期の応募受付を開始しました。 Midnightの未来とビジョンを信じ、プライバシーをブロックチェーンの中心に据えることを望み、私たちが築いているものの重要性に共感しているあなたは、理想の候補かもしれません。 ぜひご応募ください: mpc.midnight.network/midnigh…
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Midnightにおける直近の大きなイベントが日本ツアーです。 チャールズ・ホスキンソン @IOHK_Charles を代表とするMidnightの主要メンバーが来日し、そのビジョンや取り組みについて語ります。 Midnight Japanのメンバーもツアーに同行予定です。 ぜひ当事者の名前の話を聴きにいらしてください。
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Midnight Japan Tour 2026 is coming! 🇯🇵🕛️ On January 25, 2026, the Midnight Japan Tour officially kicks off! From Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, we’re hitting cities across Japan for two exciting weeks—exploring the potential of a “4th-generation blockchain” that balances both privacy and compliance. Join us at a city near you 🙌 📅 Dates & Registration Links: Sapporo: Jan 25 luma.com/8qayvj1n Osaka: Jan 28 luma.com/gk1yp27n Fukuoka: Jan 31 luma.com/k1knwjq0 Okinawa: Feb 3 luma.com/qaxk6bqa Tokyo: Feb 7 luma.com/xaapu669 Official event page: events.iog.io/midnight-japan…
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Midnight Summit 2025 Hackathonにて、開発したプロダクト「NextMed」が入賞しました! NextMedは、ZK(ゼロ知識証明)技術を活用し、患者のプライバシーを完全に保護しながら医療データの安全な利活用を可能にするソリューションです。 ここからさらに開発を進めていきます🚀 #Cardano #Midnight
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Anomycel☀️ Anoma @anoma ecosystem is growing every day 🫡
Anoma has an expansive vision to power a unified app layer for all Web3. Bringing this vision to life means working with builders across the industry, from Anoma-native apps and infrastructure to teams building across existing L1s & L2s. Introducing the Anoma Ecosystem 🪄
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