According to U.Today, permissionless smart contracts went live on the Midnight mainnet in a major milestone for the network.
The deployment marked the activation of a key feature allowing anyone without prior approval to create and execute smart contracts on the Midnight blockchain. No additional rollout details such as timing beyond the deployment were provided. The increase in transaction volume following the deployment was reported by U.Today as substantial, described as a surge. The article noted that Cardano Midnight experienced a significant rise in transactions after the smart contract feature became operational on its mainnet.
This development represents an important step toward broader decentralization of contract functionality within the Midnight protocol, aligning with its design goals. No figures for percentage increase, number of transactions, or user count were included in the source material. The change directly relates to network capability expansion as smart contracts become operational under a permissionless model.
