Midnight Expand for Japan With First NIGHT Order Book

OKJ dey plan introduce exchange trading, brokerage services, and recurring purchases on October 13, to expand how Japanese customers fit access Midnight’s token.

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Midnight News - Midnight Expand for Japan With First NIGHT Order Book

Japanese crypto exchange OKJ don announce NIGHT listing wey go bring order book trading enter the token Japanese market. The company talk say this offering na the first of its kind among registered domestic crypto asset exchanges, based on its market review as of October 10, 2026.

OKJ Add Order Book Trading for Japan

The announcement follow Midnight earlier entry into Japan through S.BLOX. The Sony group company begin support the token on August 24, 2026, introduce domestic access through im brokerage service.

Order book na different trading mechanism. Participants fit see available buy and sell orders, including prices and quantities, and submit limit orders for their chosen price. Trades dey execute when compatible orders meet.

Brokerage customers dey buy or sell direct for prices wey the service provider quote. As OKJ support the two formats, dem go offer choice between to accept provider quote and to place orders inside market wey other participants dey share. The new venue go extend the token Japanese trading options beyond im existing brokerage availability.

Midnight Public Token and Cardano Transfers

Midnight na blockchain for applications wey need verify information while dem dey protect sensitive data. Im zero knowledge smart contracts dey allow developers establish say conditions don meet without to publish all the information wey dem use prove am.

These capabilities dey support financial and identity applications where users or businesses need selective disclosure. The network token still remain public, transparent asset, while im resource model separate token ownership from transaction execution costs.

Token holdings dey generate DUST, renewable resource wey dem dey use execute transactions and smart contracts. Developers fit use that resource to cover application activity without require users to spend the underlying token for every interaction.

Originally issued on Cardano, the token still connect Midnight ecosystem with Cardano wallets and asset infrastructure. OKJ don select Cardano as the supported network for deposits and withdrawals.

October 13 Launch Require Upgraded OKJ System

The launch dey scheduled for October 13 at 5:00 p.m. JST, or 08:00 UTC, with the exact start time fit change. Alongside exchange and brokerage trading, the rollout include recurring purchases for customers wey dey use scheduled buying plans.

Access to the order book go depend on completing OKJ trading system upgrade. The exchange specify say the new market go dey available only for the upgraded environment.

OKJ migration instructions still distinguish between deposit balances and trading balances: after upgrade, customers must transfer funds enter their trading account before dem place exchange orders.