Midnight: Schedules NIGHT staking launch - Q1 2027

Midnight's roadmap schedules the first NIGHT staking launch for Q1 2027. The announcement sets a quarterly target for introducing staking to NIGHT holders, rather than specifying an exact launch day or detailed terms for participation.The planned staking mechanism would let holders lock up NIGHT and earn native yield. That adds a token-use option tied to staking, but the roadmap does not establish reward rates, expected participation, or the economics of the mechanism. The schedule therefore identifies when staking is planned to become available, while leaving the terms needed to assess how it would work for holders unspecified.4/ Scale and SovereigntyA network needs strong foundations to support long-term growth.The roadmap covers a staged migration from Aura to BABE, block production rewards, a public bug bounty, faster node synchronization, performance improvements, and community block…