{"id":213176,"date":"2026-02-17T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/nl\/?p=213176"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:46:45","slug":"cardano-ceo-investeert-200m-in-night-privacy-project-10x-potentie-na-de-crypto-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/nl\/news\/cardano-ceo-investeert-200m-in-night-privacy-project-10x-potentie-na-de-crypto-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Cardano CEO investeert $200M in $NIGHT privacy project &#8211; 10x potentie na de crypto crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Hoskinson, oprichter van Cardano, financierde het Midnight privacy project volledig uit eigen zak met $200 miljoen. Geen venture capitalists betrokken. Midnight is gebouwd voor iedereen, zowel traditionele bedrijven als DeFi gebruikers. <\/p><p>De ADA koers handelt momenteel rond $0.27 na een scherpe wick naar $0.2596, terwijl BitMEX ADA futures volume met 32.399% steeg. <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.cryptonews.com\/crypto\/ada-cardano-koers-verwachting\/\">Wat gaat Cardano doen<\/a>? Lees er meer over in dit artikel.<\/p><div class=\"cpp-crypto-chart cpp-crypto-chart-ada\" data-coin-symbol=\"ada\" data-price-usd=\"ADA Koers (EUR)\" data-main-color=\"#7a2197\" data-watermark-image=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20161447\/logologo_white.png\" data-chart-style=\"cryptonews\"><div class=\"cpp-chart-header-wrapper\"><div class=\"cpp-chart-header\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cpp-chart-header-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cardano-ada-logo.svg\" alt=\"ada logo\"><div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-info\"><div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-name\">Cardano (ADA)<\/div><div class=\"cpp-chart-price-row\"><span class=\"cpp-chart-price\"><\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-change\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cpp-chart-selectors\"><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"24h\">24u<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"7d\">7d<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"30d\">30d<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"1y\">1j<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"all_time\">All Time<\/span><\/div><\/div><canvas id=\"cpp-chart-69974e24ae22c\" class=\"cpp-chart-container\"><\/canvas><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carrdano CEO steekt $200 miljoen eigen geld in Midnight<\/h2><span class=\"replacer\"><\/span><p>Hoskinson maakte duidelijk dat Midnight op eigen kracht werd gebouwd. &#8220;Geen venture capitalists betrokken, $200 miljoen van mijn eigen geld. Geef $NIGHT aan iedereen, overal, en laat mensen het gewoon gebruiken met de netwerken die zij willen.&#8221;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: <br><br>HOSKINSON SELF-FUNDS MIDNIGHT WITH $200M \ud83d\ude31\ud83d\ude31\ud83d\ude31<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IOHK_Charles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IOHK_Charles<\/a>  says with Midnight, no VCs were involved, $200M of my own money. Give <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24NIGHT&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$NIGHT<\/a> to everyone, everywhere, and just let people use it with the networks they want. Midnight is built for everybody, whether\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QHRfnZGAMs\">pic.twitter.com\/QHRfnZGAMs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mintern (@MinswapIntern) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinswapIntern\/status\/2023495661333721351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Midnight is een privacy-gericht blockchain project gebouwd voor zowel traditionele bedrijven als DeFi toepassingen. De keuze om geen externe investeerders te betrekken, geeft Hoskinson volledige controle over de richting van het project. Venture capitalists brengen kapitaal maar ook druk rond tokenomics, exits en kortetermijn rendement. Midnight vermijdt dit volledig.<\/p><p>$200 miljoen eigen kapitaal inzetten op \u00e9\u00e9n project toont het vertrouwen dat Hoskinson heeft in privacy als use case. Overheden en bedrijven die blockchain willen gebruiken voor gevoelige data, stuiten op privacyproblemen bij publieke netwerken. Midnight adresseert dit door transacties vertrouwelijk te houden terwijl compliance mogelijkheden intact blijven.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy als grootste ontbrekende schakel in blockchain<\/h2><span class=\"replacer\"><\/span><p>Publieke blockchains tonen alle transacties aan iedereen. Voor consumentenbetalingen werkt dit, maar bedrijven willen niet dat concurrenten hun leveranciers, volumes en marges kunnen zien. Banken mogen geen klantdata publiek maken. Overheden kunnen geen gevoelige data op transparante ketens zetten.<\/p><p>Midnight lost dit op door bedrijven en particulieren de keuze te geven wat zichtbaar is en wat niet. Dit maakt blockchain bruikbaar voor toepassingen die nu onmogelijk zijn door privacybezwaren. Hoskinson noemt expliciet zowel legacy bedrijven als DeFi als doelgroep, wat de breedte van de ambitie toont.<\/p><p>De $200 miljoen financiering positioneert Midnight als serieus project met lange adem. Veel crypto projecten falen door kapitaalgebrek tijdens bear markten. Met dit budget kan Midnight doorontwikkelen ongeacht marktcondities.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ADA technische setup na 32.399% futures volume stijging<\/h2><span class=\"replacer\"><\/span><p>ADA handelt momenteel rond $0.27 na een scherpe wick naar $0.2596 op de 4-uur chart, gevolgd door herstel naar $0.2713. Op de dagelijkse chart vormt ADA hogere hoogtepunten en hogere dieptepunten, met momentum richting $0.33 als volgende weerstand en daarna $0.37.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/p\/no_image.svg\" alt=\"Cardano koers verwachting 17 februari\" class=\"wp-image-213177 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/17044339\/1771303418-ada-koers-17feb-cn-4-1024x500.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/17044339\/1771303418-ada-koers-17feb-cn-4-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/17044339\/1771303418-ada-koers-17feb-cn-4-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/17044339\/1771303418-ada-koers-17feb-cn-4-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/17044339\/1771303418-ada-koers-17feb-cn-4-130x63.png 130w, https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/17044339\/1771303418-ada-koers-17feb-cn-4-1536x750.png 1536w, https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/17044339\/1771303418-ada-koers-17feb-cn-4-450x220.png 450w, https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/17044339\/1771303418-ada-koers-17feb-cn-4.png 1817w\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cardano koers verwachting 17 februari &#8211; Bron: Tradingview<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>BitMEX ADA futures volume steeg met 32.399%, een extreme toename die wijst op plotseling toegenomen interesse van traders. CME lanceerde ADA en XLM futures, wat institutionele toegang tot ADA vergroot. Een ETF aanvraag en Coinbase perpetuals staan in de aandacht. Open interest daalde licht, maar de structurele ontwikkelingen rond futures en ETF zijn positief voor langere termijn.<\/p><p>De combinatie van Hoskinson&#8217;s $200 miljoen investering in Midnight en verbeterende technische structuur op ADA maakt de timing interessant. Wanneer $NIGHT daadwerkelijk lanceert en adoptie begint, kan positieve aandacht voor het Midnight ecosysteem ook ADA raken.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10x potentie na de crypto crash van 2026<\/h2><span class=\"replacer\"><\/span><p>$NIGHT ontvangt brede distributie volgens Hoskinson&#8217;s plannen. &#8220;Geef het aan iedereen, overal&#8221; suggereert een brede airdrop of distributie strategie die gebruikersaantallen snel kan opbouwen. Projecten met grote gebruikersbases en sterke financiering hebben historisch gezien significante stijgingen laten zien na bear markten.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/nl\/crypto\/beste-altcoins\/\">Privacy projecten<\/a> blijven relatief ondergewaardeerd vergeleken met smart contract platforms en payment tokens. Als Midnight succesvol wordt als privacy laag voor zowel bedrijven als DeFi, opent dit een markt die nu grotendeels onbediend is. $200 miljoen eigen financiering zonder VC druk geeft het project ruimte om langzaam maar solide te groeien.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Hoskinson, oprichter van Cardano, financierde het Midnight privacy project volledig uit eigen zak met $200 miljoen. Geen venture capitalists betrokken. Midnight is gebouwd voor iedereen, zowel traditionele bedrijven als DeFi gebruikers. De ADA koers handelt momenteel rond $0.27 na een scherpe wick naar $0.2596, terwijl BitMEX ADA futures volume met 32.399% steeg. 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