Midnight LIVE: Nightmode - What Privacy Enhancing DeFi Unlocks w/ Houdini Swap

Live from Consensus 2026, this conversation explores why privacy-enhancing technology is becoming essential infrastructure for the future of DeFi.

The speakers discuss how today’s transparent blockchain systems can create real risks for both individuals and institutions — from front-running and copy trading to exposing sensitive financial activity, treasury operations, and payroll data on public rails.

The discussion also examines the difference between anonymity and practical privacy, and why the next generation of DeFi will require selective disclosure, confidential execution, and compliance-ready infrastructure rather than fully opaque systems.

Featuring perspectives from Midnight Foundation and Houdini Swap, the conversation explores topics including darkpool trading, cross-chain collateral management, institutional adoption, and the emergence of a “Web 2.5” model that bridges traditional finance with decentralized infrastructure.

As DeFi matures, they argue that privacy will no longer be optional — it will become a foundational requirement for scalable, real-world adoption.

Speakers:
🎙 Fahmi Syed, President at Midnight Foundation
🎙 Aaron, Chief Revenue Officer at Houdini Swap

Learn more about Midnight: https://midnight.network/

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