Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announced that Midnight has entered the joint mainnet phase and initiated a cautious deployment. He stated that this is the first step toward activating one of the most ambitious networks in the cryptocurrency field, with daily operational checkpoints in place. The initial stage has many restrictions, with limited transaction volume and dApp deployments on the mainnet until the core components stabilize. Joint node operators, including Google Cloud and Telegram, are managing this launch. The milestone for users is the generation of DUST tokens, which can be viewed through Lace wallet updates. As network stability is confirmed, the network plans to gradually relax restrictions and deploy applications in phases.