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Blockchain network firm Midnight Foundation said Tuesday that global payments giant Worldpay and crypto exchange Bullish (NASDAQ: $BLSH) have joined its alliance of federated node operators.
The additions come as the privacy focused blockchain, developed by the engineering team behind Cardano (CRYPTO: $ADA), prepares for its Kūkolu mainnet launch scheduled for the final week of March.
According to the announcement, the inclusion of Worldpay and Bullish brings the total number of operators to ten. They join a roster that includes Google Cloud, MoneyGram, eToro, Blockdaemon and Vodafone’s Pairpoint venture.
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The company says its federated model is designed to provide operational stability during its early launch phase and through its partnerships, aims to ensure the network meets the uptime and security requirements of regulated industries.
“Don’t trust, verify’ has been a founding principle of digital asset markets, and Midnight’s zero-knowledge architecture allows us to act on that without compromising confidentiality,” said Chris Tyrer, President of Bullish Exchange. “By building proof of reserves on Midnight’s privacy layer, Bullish can provide cryptographic verification of solvency that satisfies the rigorous standards institutional markets demand, without exposing sensitive underlying data that our customers expect us to protect.”
Bullish for its part says it will lend its expertise in institutional-grade liquidity and exchange infrastructure to the network’s early validator set while Worldpay’s participation is specifically geared toward exploring how Midnight’s privacy can be built into merchant transactions.
The March mainnet launch marks the start of the Kūkolu phase, during which the network will operate under explicit rules for participation and coordination among the ten partners, with full decentralization scheduled for the third quarter of 2026.