Midnight crypto predicted to surpass ZCash, but market gap remains huge and price correlation strong.

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, predicted that the privacy-focused crypto Midnight (NIGHT) will become bigger than ZCash in the future, citing its selective privacy features and plans to support apps across major blockchains. Despite this bullish outlook, Midnight remains much smaller in market value—around $443 million compared to ZCash's $26.2 billion—and their prices currently move closely together. For Midnight to advance, it must break above the $0.028 price level, with further gains possible if it surpasses $0.030. Hoskinson's claim is ambitious but vague, as 'bigger' could mean price, user base, or network activity, and the timeline is unclear.

Charles Hoskinson's prediction about Midnight's future growth comes as the crypto currently trades at Rp497 on Pluang, showing a 4.28% gain in the last day as of Sep 28, 2026 22:32 WIB. Meanwhile, Zcash is priced much higher at Rp27,484,747 but has dropped 3.12% in the same period. Midnight's market cap on Pluang stands at Rp8.08 trillion, significantly above Zcash's Rp7.04 trillion, reflecting a different scale than the article's USD figures.