We’re excited to announce that NIGHT, the native token of the Midnight Network, is now live on the COTI Network , powered by ChainPort.
This milestone brings another major privacy-native asset into COTI’s programmable privacy ecosystem. By bridging NIGHT to COTI Network, we’re expanding liquidity and utility for builders, traders, and participants of our Global privacy ecosystem.
What Is NIGHT?
NIGHT is the unshielded native and governance token of the Midnight Network, a next-generation privacy blockchain from Input Output, the same engineering team behind Cardano.
Midnight restores the original promise of crypto, and aims to be the architecture of freedom. The network is a fourth-generation blockchain built for rational privacy. No one should be forced to choose between utility and privacy. Midnight’s architecture enables everyone to verify the truth without exposing their personal data.
Unlike privacy coins that obfuscate transactions, Midnight combines zero-knowledge cryptography with selective disclosure tooling, enabling developers and users to retain privacy where needed while staying compliant and auditable.
How NIGHT works:
NIGHT secures the network and enables governance
Holding NIGHT generates DUST, a renewable, shielded resource used to pay for on-chain transaction fees and smart contract execution on Midnight
Midnight prioritizes programmable privacy, giving builders and enterprise users fine-grained control over what data is revealed on-chain and when
The NIGHT token launch was a major moment for the privacy ecosystem, marking the culmination of one of the broadest token distributions in blockchain history and signaling strong early community participation across multiple ecosystems.
What This Means for COTI Network
The integration of NIGHT via ChainPort opens powerful new opportunities:
🚀 Deepened Liquidity for Privacy Assets
With lightning-fast transfers and low fees, ChainPort is the ideal bridge for builders, traders, and liquidity providers to bring NIGHT into COTI’s privacy-native DeFi pools, confidential payments rails, and multichain trading venues.
🔗 Cross-Chain Composability
By bridging a leading privacy token like NIGHT into COTI’s ecosystem, we further unlock interoperability between privacy-blockchains, build bridges between our communities, and unlock a wide-variety of use cases.
💡 More Use Cases for Builders
Developers can now leverage NIGHT within COTI’s ecosystem to build privacy-enhanced applications, broaden access to confidential DeFi products, and experiment with next-gen financial rails that prioritize data protection and compliance.
ChainPort: Powering the NIGHT Bridge
ChainPort is one of the most secure and versatile cross-chain bridges in the industry, connecting dozens of networks and assets through fast, secure interoperability. With NIGHT now supported, ChainPort continues to serve as a powerful gateway for liquidity into COTI’s privacy ecosystem, complementing other assets already bridged to COTI.
This integration is more than a bridge, it connects communities, expands liquidity, and aligns two industry leaders in privacy.
Getting Started with NIGHT on COTI
To begin using NIGHT on COTI Network:
Visit ChainPort and connect your preferred wallet
Select NIGHT as the asset you want to bridge
Choose COTI Network as your destination
Complete the transfer
Once the bridge completes, NIGHT will be available on COTI for liquidity, trading, and participation in private DeFi
As NIGHT continues to grow on COTI, we expect liquidity to deepen and use cases to accelerate.
This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for deeper integrations, new privacy-centric products, and more ways to leverage confidential assets on COTI.
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