Cardano's privacy-focused sidechain, Midnight, is making progress according to the recent 'State of the Network' report for March 2025.
Midnight's development includes the ZK Identity Challenge, showcasing real-world applications of zero-knowledge technology for privacy protection in online transactions.
OpenZeppelin is collaborating with Midnight to develop a smart contract library and frameworks for privacy-focused decentralized applications.
Midnight has also partnered with Zoniqx to introduce the DyCIST framework for secure, compliant real-world asset tokenization.