Sebastien Guillemot

@aisconnolly @TACEO_IO Congrats!

30 years of academic research 20 years of industry effort 10 years of my obsession 2 years building @TACEO_IO Today, it clicks Private execution for payments, identity, and agents is live something the internet has been missing since day one.

At Wasm I/O talking to people about Midnight and Starstream!

@TheCryptoHorus If you want to contribute to Starstream, you can find the Discord link below discord.com/invite/9eZahey…

@SebastienGllmt What is the x handle and discord server for starstream?

Lots of people interested in building fullnodes is exciting. Many different design decisions people can try However, more people should rethink things instead of purely following specifications Starstream shows rethinking some core primitives can make leaps in functionality

@matiwinnetou No, Cardano never funded Starstream in any way. An info action passed, but we didn't request funding because we got financial support elsewhere We still plan to submit a treasury proposal for integration into mainnet as Starstream continues to mature

@SebastienGllmt Starstream is only for Midnight, right? I think we funded work of it for Cardano, is this commencing?

We're pleased to announce our readiness to provide custody support for @MidnightNtwrk as its mainnet launch approaches. For institutional participants, the transition from testnet to mainnet can present operational risk as they might need to switch between custodians and other service providers. We eliminate this friction by providing ecosystem continuity. By choosing a provider with a deep technical understanding of Midnight’s data-protection architecture, institutions benefit from: ✅ Immediate readiness: Avoid the "wait-and-see" period often associated with new network launches. We're prepared to facilitate NIGHT token movements the moment the first block is minted, subject to successful mainnet activation. 🛠️ Technical prowess: Our history with cNIGHT and the Glacier Drop means our engineering team has spent more time with the Midnight network than any other custodian. We welcome any entity wanting to hold NIGHT or contribute to the ecosystem to DM us. Read more: blog.balance.ca/balance-announ…

It means you'll be able to import any Starstream contract from any browser and just run it as-is (no need for polyfills, no need to download any libraries)

This is going to be so big for Starstream

USDCx on @Cardano, a USDC-backed stablecoin with seamless access to crosschain USDC liquidity, is now available via Circle xReserve. With USDCx, enterprises and end users can power payments, lending, trading, borrowing, liquidity provision, and more using a highly liquid stablecoin. Supported at launch by Cardano DeFi apps @liqwidfinance, @MinswapDEX, and @SundaeSwap. Key benefits: ✅USDCx is 1:1 backed by USDC held in xReserve ✅Fully interoperable with USDC across supported chains ✅Trust minimized with no third-party bridges required **For the first 10 days, IOG will be covering all costs for bridging USDC to USDCx on Cardano, helping early adopters get started without fees or friction.** Learn more: circle.com/blog/usdcx-on-…

@sabihgrimm Smart contract variables are private unless explicitly discolsed. Fee payment for executing these contracts is private and unlinkable as well. These contracts can even mint shielded assets

@SebastienGllmt Privacy and confidentiality are not the same thing. Midnight seems to offer selective ZK based confidentiality, not default unlinkable anonymity.

So cool to see a city where AI agents have access to true (cryptographic!) privacy It shows that privacy leads to a healthy and interesting city that can grow and thrive Excited to see how the city evolves over time 👀

The gates to Midnight City are open. 🌆🕛 A living city populated by autonomous AI agents — generating real transactions, real activity, and real proof generation on Midnight. Step inside and watch rational privacy in motion. Explore the districts. Inspect transactions. Toggle disclosure views. This is more than a simulation. It’s a window into the Midnight Network. 🔗 midnight.city

1/ This Wednesday, @midnightfdn CTO @SebastienGllmt presents: Nightstream: Provable Coroutines for Containers and Contracts Hosted by @lfdecentralized, this session explores how Nightstream enables quantum-resilient cryptography and high-performance proof generation at scale. 📅 Wed, Feb 25 ⏰ 16:00 UTC 🔗 Tune In: linkedin.com/events/nightst… Learn how verifiable computation can move from theory 👉 real systems.

Midnight アンバサダーに選出されました🌉 (The Nightforce Program cohort 2 ） 日本からエンタープライズ連携やビルダーエコシステム創出、そしてSolanaをはじめとする他チェーンとのインターオペラビリティ推進に取り組んでいきます💪 （また、自身でもPrivacy × 予測市場でビルドします）

A new way to experience Midnight is coming… Introducing Midnight City Simulation, a world where you can experience rational privacy for the first time. Early access opens soon 👉 midnight.city

that's why we're building the Midnight OS: a no-download way for everyone to get started with Midnight and fall in love Coming later this year

@MidnightNtwrk has a lot of really amazing tech that sets it apart so users & developers deserve a first-class onboarding experience to go with it

Thank you to everyone who listened to me talk about how we will productize Midnight!! Building the tech is great. Making users and developers fall in love with it is even better

@kostascrypto Some extensions like "YT Tweaks" have settings to easily change the speed with ctrl+scroll. Makes it easier to speed up/down depending on fluff ratio Additionally, I find a higher volumes easier to follow at high speeds, so "volume booster for youtube" is super useful

Life hack: how can you compress time? I watch podcasts & documentaries at blazing speed to stay constantly educated, every night. Most people consume at 1×, I typically run at 16× with captions on. Surprisingly, most videos are still followable. If it’s too fast sometimes (ie our Sam speaks), I dial it down… but honestly, with how fast humanity moves, 4× already feels slow. by default youtube allows you up to 4× lately, I just pop open browser inspect and run the following: (()=>{const v=document.querySelector('video');if(v)v.playbackRate=16;document.querySelector('.ytp-subtitles-button')?.click()})() More learning per hour, same 24 hours, and you're left with time to innovate. FYI: Don't just blindly copy paste JS code to your browser, even from me, always triple check