Yesterday I ordered takeout, and after paying, I suddenly received a push notification from another platform recommending coupons for the same store. I’ve never searched for this store on that platform, but it just knows I ordered from there.

Everyone is used to the flow of data between platforms; it's annoying, but there's not much that can be done.

But if we think about applying this logic to the blockchain, every transaction you make is not just shared between platforms, but is publicly available to the whole world. What coins you bought, how much you spent, when you bought them, everyone can see.

@MidnightNetwork Midnight wants to add a layer of privacy to blockchain transactions. What you do on the blockchain can be verified, but you don’t need to let everyone see the details #night .

The logic of ZK proofs is like this: I can prove that this transaction is legitimate, but you don’t need to know the specific amount.

I think this idea is reasonable. In real life, you wouldn’t post your bank statements on social media, so why should financial information on the blockchain be fully public?

But having an idea doesn’t mean it can be pushed forward; $NIGHT right now it’s around $0.0478, the mainnet has just launched and is still in a federal stage, with on-chain activity close to zero.

Privacy is a long-term game; you can’t rush it, but you also can’t just wait.