#night $NIGHT

The ad was posted and deleted again, and the money is gone: I finally understand the value of 'trusted execution'.

I just saw something in the WeChat group that was a bit heartbreaking.

A friend asked a KOL on X to post an ad, with content provided by the client. The KOL posted it but later felt there was an issue with the platform and deleted the post.

I can understand, but here comes the problem:

The money has already been paid, the rules were clearly stated in advance,

And now: no repost, no refund, no replies, no phone calls.

My friend is caught in the middle, needing to report back to the client while unable to find anyone, and is completely stuck.

This situation made me realize:

In many collaborations, what’s lost isn’t money or resources, but—

There’s no one to enforce the rules.

You think you’ve made a deal, but it’s just verbal;

You think there’s a process, but there’s actually no constraint.

Once someone goes back on their word, the entire chain breaks.

This is also why I keep looking at $NIGHT repeatedly.

Many people treat it as a narrative of privacy, but I feel it addresses a fundamental issue: making sure the rules are truly enforced.

@MidnightNetwork has two points I value highly:

First is selective disclosure—proving what needs to be proven, not exposing what shouldn’t be exposed;

Second is the DUST mechanism—utilizing generated resources through holding, making costs predictable.

Essentially: rules can be designed in advance and won’t be interrupted by human intervention.

What if this happened on the chain?

Either it doesn’t post, and the money doesn’t move; or it gets posted, and settles automatically.

There won’t be situations where 'people disappear' anymore.

Of course, I’m not blindly optimistic.

The biggest risk of such projects is: the design is great, but no one uses it.

However, my perspective on projects has indeed changed:

Before, I looked at whether it would rise or fall; now I look at

When issues arise, can the system run through on its own?

Some things written on paper are promises, but those written into the system count as rules.

And the value of $NIGHT lies in whether you dare to hand things over to it.