Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has tasked the Midnight development team with building the largest private smart contract platform in the world. This bold directive comes as the network experiences significant growth, seeing a 44% increase in smart contract deployments and new weekly contract creations within the third quarter. Hoskinson emphasizes this ambition for the team to become the leading privacy-focused smart contract platform by the end of 2026. He aims to overtake competitors like Secret Network and Aleph Zero, which currently hold a significant market share. This ambitious goal reflects Hoskinson’s dedication to driving rapid progress and securing dominance within the field.