To all Nym subscribers: New blog coming, join us!
📜 Subscribe to Nym’s mailing list for updates in the New Year
We’re on the verge of a big change: early in the New Year 2025, Nym will be rebranded with a shiny new website at nym.com !
🥺This means that Nym’s tenure with the Medium blog will soon come to an end.
If you would like to continue following Nym’s news, NymVPN updates, social commentary on the state of online privacy, please subscribe to our community mailing list.
📜 Subscribe to Nym’s mailing list for updates in the New Year
We’re on the verge of a big change: early in the New Year 2025, Nym will be rebranded with a shiny new website at nym.com !
🥺This means that Nym’s tenure with the Medium blog will soon come to an end.
If you would like to continue following Nym’s news, NymVPN updates, social commentary on the state of online privacy, please subscribe to our community mailing list.
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Nym Squad League: Farewell Fall, Welcome Winter!
With the Fall Season, Nym Squad League is also closing its first whole year. 2024 was a hell of a ride, and 2025 will be the craziest year in the history of Nym!
The Fall Season report is out, containing:
- Squad Wealth Fund update
- Spending report, contribution breakdown
- Nymster leaderboard
- Contributions list, highlights
- Promotions, shoutouts
Read this forum post for more info about payments, rewards, and the freshly launched Squad League Winter Season, and more!
With the Fall Season, Nym Squad League is also closing its first whole year. 2024 was a hell of a ride, and 2025 will be the craziest year in the history of Nym!
The Fall Season report is out, containing:
- Squad Wealth Fund update
- Spending report, contribution breakdown
- Nymster leaderboard
- Contributions list, highlights
- Promotions, shoutouts
Read this forum post for more info about payments, rewards, and the freshly launched Squad League Winter Season, and more!
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📦 The secret is out! 📦
We are proud to announce an R&D collaboration with Celestia that uses Nym’s noise generating mixnet to enhance the efficiency and scalability of the Celestia chain.
Celestia is powering apps that work in every corner of the planet – unstoppable by intermediaries and verifiable from any device.
It has tens of thousands of users, a huge developer community and it is the first modular blockchain powering unstoppable applications with full-stack customizability.
Let’s break down what this partnership means for the Nym ecosystem ⬇️
https://x.com/nymproject/status/1880193401783742551
We are proud to announce an R&D collaboration with Celestia that uses Nym’s noise generating mixnet to enhance the efficiency and scalability of the Celestia chain.
Celestia is powering apps that work in every corner of the planet – unstoppable by intermediaries and verifiable from any device.
It has tens of thousands of users, a huge developer community and it is the first modular blockchain powering unstoppable applications with full-stack customizability.
Let’s break down what this partnership means for the Nym ecosystem ⬇️
https://x.com/nymproject/status/1880193401783742551
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2025: Presidential Rugpulls and the Politics of Crypto
What happens when politics meets the chaos of crypto? In 2025, the lines between power, privacy, and blockchain are blurrier than ever.
Special guest Joshua Dávila, the mind behind The Blockchain Socialist is joining us this week. 🎙️ His podcast dives deep into the intersections of blockchain, activism, and groundbreaking ideas.
With him, Sudo & Hux, we'll be talking about:
✨ the evolving politics of crypto
✨ how blockchain reshapes power dynamics
✨ what “Presidential Rugpulls” really mean in 2025
Catch up on his past episodes with the Nym team to see what’s in store:
• Crypto Hackers Don’t Care About Your Libertarian Ideology — Jaya Klara Brekke
• Mixnets and Crypto Privacy Beyond TOR — Harry Halpin
Don’t miss your chance to ask big brain questions & claim the first POAP of this season!
📅 23 January, 2025
⏰ 14:00 UTC
📺 YouTube | Twitch | Twitter/X
What happens when politics meets the chaos of crypto? In 2025, the lines between power, privacy, and blockchain are blurrier than ever.
Special guest Joshua Dávila, the mind behind The Blockchain Socialist is joining us this week. 🎙️ His podcast dives deep into the intersections of blockchain, activism, and groundbreaking ideas.
With him, Sudo & Hux, we'll be talking about:
✨ the evolving politics of crypto
✨ how blockchain reshapes power dynamics
✨ what “Presidential Rugpulls” really mean in 2025
Catch up on his past episodes with the Nym team to see what’s in store:
• Crypto Hackers Don’t Care About Your Libertarian Ideology — Jaya Klara Brekke
• Mixnets and Crypto Privacy Beyond TOR — Harry Halpin
Don’t miss your chance to ask big brain questions & claim the first POAP of this season!
📅 23 January, 2025
⏰ 14:00 UTC
📺 YouTube | Twitch | Twitter/X
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Nym Squad League: Winter Season ☃️
The Nym Squad League (NSL), launched in early 2024, is a framework designed to empower community contributions of all shapes and sizes through grants. NSL has just wrapped up its Fall Season, marking the completion of its first full year.
As we kick off what promises to be the most exciting and impactful year in Nym’s history – with the commercial launch of NymVPN set for 13 March 2025 – tap the button below to take a look back at what we’ve achieved and what’s ahead.
The Nym Squad League (NSL), launched in early 2024, is a framework designed to empower community contributions of all shapes and sizes through grants. NSL has just wrapped up its Fall Season, marking the completion of its first full year.
As we kick off what promises to be the most exciting and impactful year in Nym’s history – with the commercial launch of NymVPN set for 13 March 2025 – tap the button below to take a look back at what we’ve achieved and what’s ahead.
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Internet censorship: Diagnosing a global threat 🌍 ⚠️
Nym is proud to present its latest research on the state of global censorship. The extensive report "Censorship without borders: Deconstructing the myth of West vs. East" will be published in two parts.
The first part of this report dives deep into the drivers of online censorship and how their actions are affecting the world.
Tap the button below to read Dr. Navid Yousefian's analysis on who is behind global censorship measures, and what their goals are: Part 1.
Nym is proud to present its latest research on the state of global censorship. The extensive report "Censorship without borders: Deconstructing the myth of West vs. East" will be published in two parts.
The first part of this report dives deep into the drivers of online censorship and how their actions are affecting the world.
Tap the button below to read Dr. Navid Yousefian's analysis on who is behind global censorship measures, and what their goals are: Part 1.
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CELESTIA X NYM: network-level privacy for the modular blockchain revolution
Gear up for a MAJOR Cosmos meetup, as we are going to welcome Mustafa Al-Bassam, CEO and co-founder of Celestia, as a guest on our next community call!
Celestia empowers its hundreds of thousands of users to create their own blockchain with its revolutionary modular architecture.
They recently partnered with Nym to prevent selective disclosure attacks — where bad actors try to mess with your blockchain verification process. These might not be a thing yet, but together we’re making sure they never will be!
😼 Curious about how network-level privacy makes modular chains even safer? Join the expert panel with Sudo, Claudia and Max and have all your questions answered!
📅 30 January, 2025
⏰ 14:00 UTC
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Gear up for a MAJOR Cosmos meetup, as we are going to welcome Mustafa Al-Bassam, CEO and co-founder of Celestia, as a guest on our next community call!
Celestia empowers its hundreds of thousands of users to create their own blockchain with its revolutionary modular architecture.
They recently partnered with Nym to prevent selective disclosure attacks — where bad actors try to mess with your blockchain verification process. These might not be a thing yet, but together we’re making sure they never will be!
😼 Curious about how network-level privacy makes modular chains even safer? Join the expert panel with Sudo, Claudia and Max and have all your questions answered!
📅 30 January, 2025
⏰ 14:00 UTC
📺 YouTube | Twitch | Twitter/X
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Censorship technologies and resistance: A global arms race
Part 2 of the report posted earlier today is now available!
We are proud to present our latest research on the state of global censorship. This part focuses on Dr. Navid Yousefian's investigation on how censorship technology works, and how people can resist it.
Tap the button below to read the second part of our "Censorship without borders: Deconstructing the myth of West vs. East" report 👇
Part 2 of the report posted earlier today is now available!
We are proud to present our latest research on the state of global censorship. This part focuses on Dr. Navid Yousefian's investigation on how censorship technology works, and how people can resist it.
Tap the button below to read the second part of our "Censorship without borders: Deconstructing the myth of West vs. East" report 👇
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Nym's latest collaboration with Celestia will be the topic for the first Nym Squad League quiz this season!
Compete with other Nymsters and learn exactly how we're protecting Celestia's chain consensus against selective disclosure attacks.
🥸 Topic: Nym kicks off R&D initiative to upgrade Celestia's data availability layer
😅 When? 30 January, 2025
12:00 UTC: Japanese, Chinese & Vietnamese quizzes
18:30 UTC: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Russian quizzes
🥸 How to participate?
Sign up for Nym Squad League to participate in this quiz.
Once selected, you can join bi-weekly quizzes and compete in other Nymster missions, rewarded each season!
Compete with other Nymsters and learn exactly how we're protecting Celestia's chain consensus against selective disclosure attacks.
12:00 UTC: Japanese, Chinese & Vietnamese quizzes
18:30 UTC: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Russian quizzes
Sign up for Nym Squad League to participate in this quiz.
Once selected, you can join bi-weekly quizzes and compete in other Nymster missions, rewarded each season!
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NymVPN's roadmap for censorship resistance and security 🌍 🔓
As the Chinese New Year marks the start of a new cycle, we’re taking this opportunity to reflect on NymVPN’s path forward and share our 2025 research and development roadmap. This year, our focus is on advancing privacy, enhancing secure communication, and strengthening resistance to censorship in increasingly complex environments.
Tap below for a glimpse into what we’re working toward this year.
As the Chinese New Year marks the start of a new cycle, we’re taking this opportunity to reflect on NymVPN’s path forward and share our 2025 research and development roadmap. This year, our focus is on advancing privacy, enhancing secure communication, and strengthening resistance to censorship in increasingly complex environments.
Tap below for a glimpse into what we’re working toward this year.
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NymVPN Mirabelle (v2025.1) is officially LIVE on all platforms! 🌚
Featuring a slick, rebranded UI and an extra layer of stealth thanks to Amnezia WireGuard that protects against detection by Deep Packet Inspection systems.
https://nym.com/blog/nymvpn-mirabelle
Featuring a slick, rebranded UI and an extra layer of stealth thanks to Amnezia WireGuard that protects against detection by Deep Packet Inspection systems.
https://nym.com/blog/nymvpn-mirabelle
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Introducing AmneziaWG for NymVPN 🛡
Internet censorship goes well beyond blocking websites – it can also restrict access to tools, like VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), which people rely on to bypass restrictions and access information freely. Unfortunately, VPNs are becoming increasingly vulnerable to censorship technologies which prohibit network connections while using them.
In the rollout of censorship resistance technology throughout 2025, NymVPN has upgraded its Fast Mode to use AmneziaWG by default to provide private and unrestricted access to the internet.
Tap the button below to learn everything about AmneziaWG, and why it matters.
Internet censorship goes well beyond blocking websites – it can also restrict access to tools, like VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), which people rely on to bypass restrictions and access information freely. Unfortunately, VPNs are becoming increasingly vulnerable to censorship technologies which prohibit network connections while using them.
In the rollout of censorship resistance technology throughout 2025, NymVPN has upgraded its Fast Mode to use AmneziaWG by default to provide private and unrestricted access to the internet.
Tap the button below to learn everything about AmneziaWG, and why it matters.
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Heads up: Nyx is no longer on Mintscan
As you may have noticed Nyx is no longer on Mintscan. This is because of a radical increase in costs. To explore the Nyx chain, please use ping.pub going forward!
As you may have noticed Nyx is no longer on Mintscan. This is because of a radical increase in costs. To explore the Nyx chain, please use ping.pub going forward!
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Security audits of the Nym network and apps 2023-2024 🔐
In the leadup to the commercial launch of NymVPN to the world, the Nym network and apps have undergone two thorough and independent security audits in the last two years.
The goal has been to make sure Nym’s technology, cryptography, and network are in top shape for when NymVPN lands in customers’ hands.
Like Nym’s open source code, these audits are made public as well as the Nym team’s responses explaining the measures taken to address relevant issues. ⬇️
In the leadup to the commercial launch of NymVPN to the world, the Nym network and apps have undergone two thorough and independent security audits in the last two years.
The goal has been to make sure Nym’s technology, cryptography, and network are in top shape for when NymVPN lands in customers’ hands.
Like Nym’s open source code, these audits are made public as well as the Nym team’s responses explaining the measures taken to address relevant issues. ⬇️
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Censorship Resistance in the Age of Internet Fragmentation — Community call 🌐
Censorship is evolving. Just like the world, the internet is also becoming ever more fragmented. From Great Firewalls and internet blackouts to increasing social media censorship, the battle for online freedom is getting more intense.
This week, we’re diving deep into online censorship and Nym's ongoing research and development into censorship resistance.
Guests:
Ania Piotrowska – Nym’s Head of Research
Jack Wampler – Nym Researcher, leading expert on censorship and censorship resistance
Topics:
🕵️ What “censorship resistance” actually means for privacy tools
🌍 Amnezia, the mixnet, NymVPN and the next-gen anti-censorship stack
🌚 How Nym is building the most censorship-resistant VPN ever
Join in to claim your brand-new POAPs and ask questions in the chat for this week's LIVE Q&A!
📅 6 February, 2025
⏰ 14:00 UTC
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Censorship is evolving. Just like the world, the internet is also becoming ever more fragmented. From Great Firewalls and internet blackouts to increasing social media censorship, the battle for online freedom is getting more intense.
This week, we’re diving deep into online censorship and Nym's ongoing research and development into censorship resistance.
Guests:
Ania Piotrowska – Nym’s Head of Research
Jack Wampler – Nym Researcher, leading expert on censorship and censorship resistance
Topics:
🕵️ What “censorship resistance” actually means for privacy tools
Join in to claim your brand-new POAPs and ask questions in the chat for this week's LIVE Q&A!
📅 6 February, 2025
⏰ 14:00 UTC
📺 YouTube | Twitch | Twitter/X
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🎊 Good news! NymCHAT is here 🎊
What is NymCHAT? 🔐
Powered by the Nym mixnet, NymCHAT is a censorship-resistant, surveillance-proof chat app. It’s the result of a community grant awarded to @code_zm during the Fall Season of the Nym Squad League—and now, the first version is ready for testing!
Who can use it? 🛠️
For now, NymCHAT runs on Linux-based OSes, but this is just the beginning!
How to use NymCHAT? 🔍
📹 See this demo on Twitter/X to learn more!
🗓 Alpha test will be live from 2/7/2025 - 2/10/2025
👉 Click here to get started.
We'd love to hear your feedback on the forum or in the community channels.
🫶If you have more cool ideas for apps using the Nym mixnet, propose it here and let's make it happen!
What is NymCHAT? 🔐
Powered by the Nym mixnet, NymCHAT is a censorship-resistant, surveillance-proof chat app. It’s the result of a community grant awarded to @code_zm during the Fall Season of the Nym Squad League—and now, the first version is ready for testing!
Who can use it? 🛠️
For now, NymCHAT runs on Linux-based OSes, but this is just the beginning!
How to use NymCHAT? 🔍
📹 See this demo on Twitter/X to learn more!
🗓 Alpha test will be live from 2/7/2025 - 2/10/2025
👉 Click here to get started.
We'd love to hear your feedback on the forum or in the community channels.
🫶If you have more cool ideas for apps using the Nym mixnet, propose it here and let's make it happen!
GitHub
GitHub - code-zm/nymCHAT: Mixnet Messaging App
Mixnet Messaging App. Contribute to code-zm/nymCHAT development by creating an account on GitHub.
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🚨 3 New Missions in Nym Squad League! 🚨
1️⃣ 👀 Visualize the Noise Generating Mixnet!
Nym's mixnet doesn't just encrypt—it hides your traffic patterns! Visualize the difference in traffic patterns in an easy to grasp way!
💰 500 - 10,000 NYM rewards
2️⃣ 🚀 Nym Writing Programme ✍️
Write about cybersecurity & privacy, have your content featured and get rewards!
💡 Earn up to 1,000 NYM per article, tutorial, or glossary!
3️⃣ 🌍 Global Internet Censorship Research Grant
Research internet censorship trends around the globe and highlight limits to internet freedom in different regions.
🙃 Get started 👉 forum.nym.com
1️⃣ 👀 Visualize the Noise Generating Mixnet!
Nym's mixnet doesn't just encrypt—it hides your traffic patterns! Visualize the difference in traffic patterns in an easy to grasp way!
💰 500 - 10,000 NYM rewards
2️⃣ 🚀 Nym Writing Programme ✍️
Write about cybersecurity & privacy, have your content featured and get rewards!
💡 Earn up to 1,000 NYM per article, tutorial, or glossary!
3️⃣ 🌍 Global Internet Censorship Research Grant
Research internet censorship trends around the globe and highlight limits to internet freedom in different regions.
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The next Nym Squad League quiz is here, and this time, we’re diving into the latest updates on NymVPN’s roadmap for censorship resistance in 2025! 🚀
Test your knowledge and compete with other Nymsters as we explore how NymVPN is building a more resilient, decentralized internet.
🥸 Topic: NymVPN's roadmap censorship resistance and security
😅 When? 13 February, 2025
12:00 UTC: Japanese, Chinese & Vietnamese quizzes
18:30 UTC: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Russian quizzes
🥸 How to participate?
Sign up for Nym Squad League to participate in this quiz.
Once selected, you can join bi-weekly quizzes and compete in other Nymster missions, rewarded each season!
Test your knowledge and compete with other Nymsters as we explore how NymVPN is building a more resilient, decentralized internet.
12:00 UTC: Japanese, Chinese & Vietnamese quizzes
18:30 UTC: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Russian quizzes
Sign up for Nym Squad League to participate in this quiz.
Once selected, you can join bi-weekly quizzes and compete in other Nymster missions, rewarded each season!
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🔍 Web3’s Metadata Problem – Community Call 🌐
Last time, we talked with Casey about how VPNs aren’t always what they seem—with backdoors, surveillance risks, and privacy trade-offs baked into many mainstream options. Now, we’re shifting the focus to Web3’s biggest blind spot: metadata exposure!
ICYMI: Community call with Casey Ford: 🌑 Disrupting the VPN market recap
Most blockchains expose user activity by default, raising serious privacy concerns. What does this mean for us, and how can we fix it? We'll be talking about:
🕵️ Web3's major metadata problem
📊 Blockchains exposing metadata by design
🔍 Who’s tracking your transactions, and why does it matter?
💡 How the Nym mixnet solves metadata leakage
... and much more!
Join in with Sudo LIVE tomorrow to get involved in the Q&A and claim your POAPs!
📅 13 February, 2025
⏰ 14:00 UTC
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Last time, we talked with Casey about how VPNs aren’t always what they seem—with backdoors, surveillance risks, and privacy trade-offs baked into many mainstream options. Now, we’re shifting the focus to Web3’s biggest blind spot: metadata exposure!
ICYMI: Community call with Casey Ford: 🌑 Disrupting the VPN market recap
Most blockchains expose user activity by default, raising serious privacy concerns. What does this mean for us, and how can we fix it? We'll be talking about:
🕵️ Web3's major metadata problem
📊 Blockchains exposing metadata by design
🔍 Who’s tracking your transactions, and why does it matter?
💡 How the Nym mixnet solves metadata leakage
... and much more!
Join in with Sudo LIVE tomorrow to get involved in the Q&A and claim your POAPs!
📅 13 February, 2025
⏰ 14:00 UTC
📺 YouTube | Twitch | Twitter/X
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