Hoskinson dey push ZK identity for Telegram after dem impersonate for midnight chat

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson tok say him bin flag as imposter for Telegram group “Midnight After Dark”, even though na him real account. Moderator tell “Charles Hoskinson” profile make e change display name or dem go remove am after people dey ask who e be. For X, Hoskinson say Telegram mods no fit verify im identity, and him push for ZK identity system. Him talk say zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs fit confirm “who you be” cryptographically without showing private data, so e go reduce wetin moderators dey do by hand. Hoskinson join the matter to the ongoing Midnight mainnet discussion for the same Telegram chat, with questions about validator timelines and the move from the federated Kukolu phase to decentralized block production. Him also warn say crypto communities for Telegram dey easy to impersonate and clone, wey fit open way for phishing and scams. Him mention say Midnight protocol sef dey use ZK cryptography for privacy and verification logic, and suggest say Telegram fit adopt similar ZK identity checks. Telegram never talk publicly about adding ZK identity tools, except the manually given public-figure verification badge. For traders, this one no direct price catalyst (no token launch or listing). But the ZK identity story fit help market sentiment for privacy and anti-fraud infrastructure—especially for messaging platforms wey crypto communities dey use.