Nimiq News

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Nimiq Pay's Source Code is Now Public

Nimiq Pay, our self-custodial payment app, is now open source under GPLv3. Anyone can read the code behind its Nimiq and EVM wallets and the host that runs Mini Apps.

Oct 18

byTeam Nimiq

Mini Apps Competition Cycle #3: Pay, Save, Earn!

Mini Apps Competition: Cycle #3 Theme Announcement

Oct 14

byTeam Nimiq

Mini Apps Competition: Cycle #2 Winner Announcement!

The Nimiq Community Council has finished scoring all 142 Cycle 2 Mini App submissions. Here are the winning Mini Apps and the builders behind them.

Oct 8

byTeam Nimiq

NIM’s MiCA White Paper: What it Means and What it Doesn’t

NIM's MiCA White Paper is now published on nimiq.com. It is a standardized disclosure of what NIM is, how it works, and the risks it carries, and it is required to seek admission to trading in the EU.

Sep 28

byTeam Nimiq

Improving the Staking Experience with the Watchtower

The Watchtower now automates unstaking and switching validators, so you only act once.

Sep 22

byTeam Nimiq

The Nimiq Protocol Technical Roadmap is Now in the Nimiq Forum

The technical Roadmap for the Nimiq Protocol is open for discussion in the forum, organized in categories and one thread per milestone. This post explains how it is structured, what input is most useful right now, and what happens next.

Sep 18

byTeam Nimiq

Nimiq Transparency Report 2026

New report for the period following July 2025

Sep 16

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Building the Way Out

Trust Wallet is removing Nimiq support and we have ended our collaboration with MEXC. Here is what happened in each case, and why our answer is to make gatekeepers less necessary.

Sep 15

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Beyond the Crypto Label: Nimiq's Renewed Vision

Nimiq is sharpening what it is and where it is going. Following our previous post on what changed inside the Foundation, this post sets out that direction, the commitments that come with it, and what it means for the protocol, our products and NIM.

Sep 8

byTeam Nimiq

A Look Inside Nimiq

After the transition to Proof of Stake, a fundamental disagreement emerged within the Nimiq Foundation and its leadership. That disagreement slowed decisions, affected protocol work, and contributed to our silence. In June 2026, a teamwide advisory vote was followed by a formal Board transition. This post explains what happened, what the Foundation now stands for, and the direction that follows: putting the Nimiq protocol and its open ecosystem back at the center of our work.

Sep 4

byTeam Nimiq

NIM Treasury Accumulation Update August 2026

The NIM Treasury Accumulation Plan has reached the 10% of circulating supply it was authorized to acquire. This report covers August 2026 activity, cumulative program totals, and the end of Term 2.

Sep 3

byTeam Nimiq

Why Open Source is Part of Nimiq's DNA

The tech world increasingly turns to open source standards, which is a central piece for Nimiq. In this blog post, we take a look at what it means to us: where it started, where it stands today, and why we stay committed to it.

Aug 25

byTeam Nimiq

Nimiq Core v2.0.0 is Live

The Nimiq network is now running Nimiq Core v2.0.0. The upgrade activated once validators signaled their readiness on-chain, and the network has been producing blocks under the upgraded consensus since.

Aug 19

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Mini Apps Competition: Cycle #1 Winner Announcement!

The Nimiq Community Council has finished scoring all 62 Cycle 1 submissions. Meet the three winning Mini Apps and the builders behind them.

Aug 14

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Hard Fork Phase 1 is Now Open

The next Nimiq Blockchain upgrade is underway, and validators can now apply the v2.0.0 patch and signal their readiness. Here is what is happening, what it means for you, and where to follow along.

Aug 10

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NIM Treasury Accumulation Update July 2026

Reporting for the period of July, 2026

Aug 3

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Hard Fork Preparations

Important information for the Nimiq Community. This post walks validators and node operators through the process of preparing for the v2.0.0 hard fork.

Jul 24

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NIM Treasury Accumulation Update June 2026

Reporting for the period of June, 2026

Jul 2

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Nimiq’s Road to Quantum Resistance: The effects on Zero-Knowledge Proofs

While carrying out our post-quantum research, we found something that turned a long-term plan into an immediate decision. Here is what surfaced, the options it left us with, and the reasoning behind this route.

Jun 15

byTeam Nimiq

Nimiq’s Road to Quantum Resistance: A practical analysis of Nimiq’s current cryptographic stack and its path toward quantum resistance

An analysis of Nimiq’s current cryptographic stack and the practical steps we are considering to prepare the protocol for the post-quantum era.

Jun 9

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Nimiq’s Road to Quantum Resistance: From Quantum Curiosity to Cryptographic Threat

An introduction to the history of quantum computing and why it may become a threat to today’s cryptographic systems.

Jun 8

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The Nimiq Mini Apps Competition Registration is Open

The Nimiq Mini Apps Competition is officially opening for builders, developers, AI coders, vibe coders, and anyone with a web app idea who wants to ship something real.

Jun 3

byTeam Nimiq