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Cardano Founder Says Midnight Will Be Bigger Than Zcash

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Charles Hoskinson said Midnight will eventually be bigger than Zcash, but he did not define what “bigger” means or set a deadline. One piece says he tied that view to privacy tools, AI capabilities, cross-chain functionality, and Cardano infrastructure, while another adds a 24-month timeframe and a separate piece notes figures showing Midnight’s market capitalization far below Zcash’s on different UTC dates. [15863] [15872] [16491] [16810] [17315] [17326]

Key claims & sources

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Charles Hoskinson said Midnight will eventually surpass Zcash.
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He did not define how “bigger” would be measured or set a deadline.
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He linked that view to Midnight’s privacy technology, AI capabilities, cross-chain functionality, and Cardano infrastructure.
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One item said Midnight could surpass Zcash over the next 24 months and pointed to privacy tools, cross-chain plans, and Cardano network strengths.
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Another piece described Midnight as Cardano’s partner chain and said Hoskinson expected it to outgrow Zcash eventually.
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A separate item said his argument also mentioned private agents, selective disclosure, and a DeFi kernel built to work across major chains.

Market reaction i

ZcashZEC the event is about this asset

Zcash fell 1.0% in the 4 hours after the first headline, after rising 0.2% in the 2 hours before.

$1,562 price at the headline
+0.2% 2 h before
-1.0% 4 h after
-2.1% 12 h after
First headline

48 prices, one every 30 minutes

Coverage timeline

Every piece in order, with the time its news medium declares — if it is not believable we use ours and say so — and what it added to what was already known at that point. Arriving first is not the same as adding something.

first
Sep 28 05:39
+6 h 14 m
Sep 28 11:53
Coinpedia adds
Adds $26.4B and $437M, with quotes
+9 h 27 m
Sep 28 15:06
The Coin Republic context
Its angle: deregistration, computation, highlights; with quotes
+14 h 44 m
Sep 28 20:22
ZyCrypto context
Its angle: investments, competitive, established; with quotes
+14 h 55 m
Sep 28 20:34
CP CryptoPotato adds
Brings into the story: NIGHT, with quotes

Where this sits in the Zcash series

WhenWhat happenedFigure
43 days ago ZEC at $1,685 high today it sits -27.2% from there
21 days ago ZEC at $1,056 low today it sits +16.2% from there

From what we have stored, starting 2 months ago.