Midnight Goes Permissionless: Solana Privacy, Japan and AI Agents

Peter breaks down the latest Midnight ecosystem updates from Token2049 and the wider Asia tour, starting with permissionless smart contract deployment on mainnet and the sharp rise in network activity that followed. He also covers Solana wallet support for private DeFi, NIGHT access through OKJ in Japan, and Fahmi Syed’s collateral warehouse example for private but compliant trading infrastructure.

The episode also looks at the community and builder side of Midnight: ambassador activity at Token2049, Charles Hoskinson’s Midnight City presentation, AI agents hiring humans to walk the conference floor, the Tokyo activation, and the startup pitches building around privacy. Peter closes with updates on his own Hokan escrow platform and Chatsoon networking CRM, and how Midnight privacy could fit into those products.

Chapters:

0:00 Midnight Mainnet Opens Up

1:39 Solana Privacy Support

3:26 NIGHT Access in Japan

4:48 Collateral Warehouse Use Case

8:12 Midnight Ambassador Network

12:16 Midnight City and AI Agents

15:14 Token2049 Side Events

17:32 Startup Pitches on Midnight

19:56 Tokyo Activation