Chief Technology Officer of @shieldedtech
Joined September 2024
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bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Privacy isn’t a feature. It’s the foundation.
In his #MidnightSummit keynote, @ShieldedBob (@shieldedtech) breaks down the privacy trilemma, and why Midnight represents a new generation of blockchains built for the real world.
Featuring a live demo from @SundaeSwap.
📹 Catch the rest of the Midnight Summit sessions on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Midnight has been voted @beincrypto's Breakthrough of the Year & this win belongs entirely to the community. 🏆🕛
Thank you to everyone who shared, voted, & continues to support privacy as a fundamental right & what Midnight is building.
It’s been a monumental week, but this is just the beginning. Onwards.
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
3 days out. Here's how your NIGHT allocation thaws:
➡️ Randomized start date: Every Destination address is assigned a random first day between December 10, 2025, and early March 2026 (the first 90-day window).
➡️ Quarterly unlocks: After the specific start date is assigned, the remaining three installments unlock every 90 days.
➡️ Thawing countdown: There will be a countdown in the Redemption portal showing how many days you have left until your next claim
The portal will open shortly so you can preview your allocation and schedule.
Learn more: midnight.gd/redeem
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
KuCoin now supports NIGHT.
As a leading global crypto platform built on trust, @kucoincom’s support of NIGHT reflects a shared commitment to fostering secure, privacy-first participation. This opens another gateway for users to engage directly with the Midnight ecosystem and experience its privacy-driven infrastructure.
📢 World Premiere Listing: @MidnightNtwrk $NIGHT is coming soon to #KuCoin!
Midnight is a fourth-generation blockchain built to restore the original promise of Web3: freedom without exposure. It introduces rational privacy, a model where people can verify truth, prove what matters, and interact online without exposing their personal data.
📅 Trading starts: 10:00 on December 9, 2025 (UTC)
💰 Deposits effective immediately (Supported Network: Cardano)
🔁 Pair: NIGHT/USDT
Details: kucoin.com/announcement/en-m…
#KuListing #NIGHT
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Welcome to Midnight, Binance
Binance Alpha will be the first platform to feature Midnight (NIGHT) on December 9.
Eligible users can claim their airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha Events page once trading opens. Further details will be announced soon.
Please stay tuned to Binance’s official channels for the latest updates.
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
FIVE DAYS 🔥
Mark your calendar and set reminders to ensure you are ready to manage your NIGHT allocation.
If you claimed during Glacier Drop or Scavenger Mine, this is your heads-up: you must redeem to receive your NIGHT.
The Redemption portal will launch shortly beforehand to allow anyone to preview their allocations and thawing schedules ahead of time.
Learn more about what to expect: midnight.gd/news/guide-to-th…
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Milestone moment: NIGHT is now live. 🕛
With today’s launch of NIGHT as a Cardano Native Asset (CNA), we’re officially kicking off the countdown to redemptions for the more than 4.5B tokens claimed during the Glacier Drop and Scavenger Mine phases.
This marks the first step in bringing NIGHT to the community as we continue progressing toward a fully decentralized Midnight mainnet.
Redemption windows will open in phases (“thaws”). The redemption portal will launch shortly beforehand to allow people to preview their allocations and thawing schedules ahead of time.
➡️ Learn what this means, how redemptions work, and what to expect next: midnight.network/blog/guide-…
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Our team is quite literally cooking 👨🍳🔥
Internal demo day. Many new things coming 🍫
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Missed the live stream? Our CTO @ShieldedBob 's #MidnightSummit keynote is now recapped 🎤
ZK technology, programmable data protection, and what's next for Midnight.
Read: shielded.io/blog/midnight-su…
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
owning NIGHT will be like owning a solar panel
NIGHT generates gas tokens ("dust") periodically, giving you permanent access to a private world computer
Nobody can take it away from you. Nobody can know what you computed. Nobody even knows you're the one who paid the fee for it
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
🔐 6 days until Midnight Summit:
Get ready for “The Next Frontier in Privacy & Security” a session exploring the innovations redefining trust, compliance, and data protection.
From ZK proofs and selective disclosure to privacy-preserving AI and post-quantum readiness, this one’s for the builders shaping the future of private computation.
🎙️ Markulf Kohlweiss, Edinburgh University
🎙️ @SebastienGllmt, CTO, @midnightfdn
🎙️ @ShieldedBob, CTO, @shieldedtech
Tune in live Nov 17 for Cypher Day 👇
midnightsummit.io
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Wallets on us, fr🙋♂️
Find us at @token2049, all attendees get a free SafePal X1 hardware wallet each🙌
📍 Booth PB4-8, Level 4
✅ Check in → complete simple tasks →walk away with an open-source Bluetooth hardware wallet
🚨While stocks last
🫡 See you soon
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Lace v1.27.1 is live!
Making your Glacier Drop claim just got a whole lot smoother. Now you can:
🔑 Select stake keys directly from the address dropdown
✍️ Sign messages using your chosen stake key
📋 Copy and paste with ease into the Glacier Drop form
No more guesswork. No more friction.
Just a clean, reliable way to verify your claim, right from Lace.
Ready when you are.
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Hello from Las Vegas xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1yNxaLbrg…
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Midnight 🤝 @blockchain
We're excited to announce Blockchain.com as an official ecosystem partner for Midnight.
As part of the Glacier Drop, Blockchain.com is offering native support in their wallet—making it easier than ever for eligible users to claim their NIGHT tokens and begin their journey into the Midnight ecosystem.
Together, we're expanding access to privacy-first infrastructure and accelerating the adoption of rational privacy across Web3.
Learn more:
blockchain.com/blog/posts/it…
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
📢 Lace v1.26.1 is live!
We've improved support for signing larger message payloads, enhancing compatibility with hardware wallets during the Midnight Glacier Drop claim process.
✅ If you previously hit a wall while claiming with your Ledger, give it another shot.
⚠️ Device compatibility may vary depending on your claim size. For updates, follow @midnightfdn
Need help? Our support team is here for you.
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
Already 11000 redemptions for 250,000,000 night! I'm blown away by the progress
bob blessing-hartley retweeted
I'd like to take a moment to thank the product team behind the Glacier Drop. This application is probably the most complex ever built in the history of distributions in crypto. 8 ecosystems, 24/7 uptime, no data loss, 7 blockchains all with different addresses and crypto, regulatory compliance, auditability, and a huge smart contract. Oh and it's running on HYDRA!
The millions of claims are flowing first to a hydra head. The GD is the Hydra application running with Cardano main net.
There will be bugs, UX issues, and some people will have to wait a little bit. But that's why it's 2 months. It pushed the bounds of our ecosystem, its technology, and the perception of Cardano as a whole. We did something novel, special, and completely original today.
Cardano invented the glacier drop. Welcome to the 4th generation.