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Nym mixnet and WalletConnect integration โ€” the first steps

This spotlight on work by a recent Nym intern shows how the mixnet can plug in to WalletConnect, securing dApps and wallets.
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Masterclass #5 โ€” "Nym network deep-dive and running exit nodes"

With your newly acquired privacy skills, you have the power over your digital life. Privacy in the age of AI, why Nym is needed and how it helps, you know it all! ๐Ÿ”

The incentivised and decentralised mixnet behind Nym is the key component that drives all traffic inside the network. It enables anonymous browsing and protection from network level adversaries.

The next Masterclass will feature a detailed review of the Nym network, tutorial to join the mixnet, running your own profitable nodes and... a new beta release ๐Ÿฅณ

๐Ÿ—“ Find out more with Nym DevRel Serinko and Community OG Pawnflake this Thursday at 16:00 CET

๐Ÿ“ป Livestream on: YouTube & Twitch

โšœ๏ธ Shipyard Website | Community Channels
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Shipyard Practice Test #2 is coming up tomorrow on Discord!

There's no better way to prepare for the final exams than competing hard in the Shipyard weekly practice quizzes ๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ’ซ 500 $NYM rewards in each language

๐Ÿ””Timings:

14:00 CET: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian & Vietnamese
20:30 CET: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Russian

๐Ÿ“œ Click here to read the test curriculum

โฆฟ Join your Shipyard exam channel timely on Discord to participate ๐ŸŽ
โฆฟ Watch out for more updates & instructions in your exam channels on Discord!

Feel free to share any questions about participation in this chat :)

โšœ๏ธ Nym Shipyard | Community Channels
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Masterclass 5 slide deck.zip
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Thanks for joining today's Shipyard Masterclass #5 ๐ŸŒค

Hope you're all set to run your own mix nodes now that you know the Nym network inside-out!

๐Ÿชธ Click here to watch the recording!

๐ŸŽฌ List of chapters from the Masterclass:

Introductions | Nym 101 & mixnet deep-dive | Why to run a Nym node? | How to start? | Operator deep-dive | Rewards for operators | Introducing ExplorNYM

๐ŸŽ’ Masterclass #5 Homework Bag:

-
Nym node types
-
What does it take to build the worldโ€™s most powerful VPN?

โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”-


A big thanks to @Pawnflake ๐Ÿ’ซ

This masterclass was co-delivered by a special Shipyard Academy 2022 graduate, active contributor and trusted node runner - Pawnflake! You can learn more about him from the slide decks shared above.

His most recent innovation is ExploreNYM - a new explorer that makes staking & running nodes easier for all. Click here to see how it works! ๐ŸŒ

๐ŸŽ– Recommended nodes for staking

๐ŸŽ– Join the Matrix server for support with running your own node!
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๐Ÿ—ฃ TOMORROW: Nym network & token economics AMA

After completing this week's lectures, you're already expert on Nym tokenomics and how the network works!

Week 3 of Shipyard still has more to offer. Tomorrow is going to be another busy day complete with more opportunities to learn ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŒ€ Who's going to be there?
- Claudia Diaz (Chief Scientist).
- Serinko (DevRel).
- Pawnflake (Community OG)
- Huxian (Founder, Pineapple Hive)
... and our beloved hosts: Sudo & Diane!

If you have any questions from the last 2 masterclasses - this is the place to have them all answered ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ

๐Ÿ”ฎ The chat will be followed by another Shipyard Study Guilds Workshop with Hux [3-4 p.m. UTC]

๐Ÿ“… October 27, Friday
โฐ 14:00 UTC
๐Ÿ“บ Streaming here on: YouTube & Twitch

โšœ๏ธ Shipyard Website | Community Channels
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Masterclass #6 โ€” "Exploring decentralised VPNs & anonymous e-cash in Nym"

Welcome to the final week of Shipyard Level 2 ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽŠ

You'll soon be an expert on Nym network architecture, token economics, bonding, staking, earning rewards, and their impact on privacy. Mastering these skills will help you in Saturday's final exam.

It all starts tomorrow with an exciting double lecture! ๐Ÿ“บโšก๏ธ

๐ŸŽ“ What is a decentralised VPN? A exclusive preview of the NymVPN

Marc Debizet, Nym Head of Product
will deliver a session explaining decentralised VPNs, how they work and how Nym will improve the current solutions.
Watch this lecture for an exclusive preview of the long-awaited NymVPN!

๐ŸŽ“ Pay, but not with your privacy: anonymous e-cash in Nym

Typically, using a VPN means revealing personal info when you pay for it. With Nym VPN, payments will be private from start to finish!
Find out exactly how this process will work with Nym Head of Research, Ania Piotrowska.

๐Ÿ“… October 31, Tuesday
โฐ 15:00 UTC / 16:00 CET
๐Ÿ“บ Live on: YouTube & Twitch

๐Ÿ”” Set a reminder!

โšœ๏ธ Shipyard Website | Community Channels
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Thursday's expert Community Town Hall panel will focus on you ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ‘ฅ

The
final few months of this year are dedicated to scaling Nym for end users.

This entails enabling NymConnect for full system protection via a new Nym VPN and ensuring it can be paid for without compromising privacy.

Let's join in to discuss the progress so far & these upcoming developments along with the whole Nym community!

๐ŸŒ€ Guests:
- Harry Halpin (CEO)
- Claudia Diaz (Chief Scientist)
- Ania Piotrowska (Head of Research)
- Ade Molajo (Head of BD)
- Mark Sinclair (Head of Engineering)
- Marc Debizet (Lead Product Manager)
- Huxian (Community OG) ... and our hosts: Sudo & Diane!

Set your reminders now to not miss this live session ๐Ÿš€

๐Ÿ“… November 2, Thursday
โฐ 11:00 UTC
๐Ÿ“บ Watch on:
YouTube & Twitch
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๐Ÿ”ด Nym Announcements
Masterclass #6 โ€” "Exploring decentralised VPNs & anonymous e-cash in Nym" Welcome to the final week of Shipyard Level 2 ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽŠ You'll soon be an expert on Nym network architecture, token economics, bonding, staking, earning rewards, and their impact on privacy.โ€ฆ
Masterclass #6 Slidedecks.zip
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Thanks for joining yesterday's Shipyard Masterclass #6 on decentralised VPNs & anonymous e-cash ๐ŸŒป

Did you watch the live NymVPN demo yesterday? Would you like to learn more about the topics covered by Marc & Ania?

๐Ÿชธ It's time to rewind - Click here to watch the full lecture!

๐ŸŽฌ List of chapters:

- Introductions
- NymVPN update
- NymVPN introduction + Live demo
- Current problems with payments
- The solution โ€” zk-nyms
- How do zk-nyms work?
- Conclusion

๐ŸŽ’ Masterclass #6 Homework Bag:

- zk-nyms for mixnet
- Compact and Divisible E-Cash with Threshold Issuance ๐Ÿ“Ž
- Slide decks from Marc & Ania's lecture (shared above)

You can always ask CMs in your regional channels for translated learning materials! ๐ŸŒ

*๐Ÿ“Ž documents are recommended but not mandatory for the final exam.
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๐ŸŽ‰ Nym is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with NEAR Protocol!

The Nym mixnet will be integrated into the NEAR ecosystem to provide unparalleled privacy to all traffic transmitted across the blockchain.

Click the button below to read the full press release โคต๏ธ
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Shipyard Practice Test #3 is coming up today on Discord!

Compete with your peers in the Shipyard Practice Test & get ready for Saturday's final exam๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ’ซ 500 $NYM rewards in each language

๐Ÿ””Timings:

Starting at 12:00 UTC: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian & Vietnamese
Starting at 18:30 UTC: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Russian

๐ŸŽ How to join:
โฆฟ Join your Shipyard exam channel timely on Discord to participate
โฆฟ Watch out for more updates & instructions in your exam channels!

๐Ÿ“œ Topic: What does it take to build the worldโ€™s most powerful VPN?

Feel free to share any questions about participation in this chat :)

โšœ๏ธ Nym Shipyard | Community Channels
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Nym Shipyard Itinerary - November 2 ๐Ÿฅฝ๐Ÿš

Get busy whether you're a Shipyard pupil or not. Today's Community Town Hall will be the first of its kind!

Practice test #3 will follow on Nym Discord where registered participants can prepare for Saturday's final exam ๐Ÿ“

๐Ÿคฉ Community Town Hall - 11:00 UTC

Watch, ask questions and learn about the latest developments from the Nym Core Team.

๐Ÿ”— YouTube | Twitch

โž• Practice Test #3 on Discord

Starting at 12:00 UTC: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian & Vietnamese
Starting at 18:30 UTC: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Russian

๐Ÿ”— Nym Discord
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Tomorrow's Workshop: ERC20 versus Native NYM token ๐Ÿ›ค๐ŸŒ

Shipyard Level 2 is almost over...

Congratulations on completing all 6 masterclasses!

You're now ready to take on any privacy challenge life throws your way including this Saturday's final exam ๐Ÿ“

The last workshop before the exam will be presented by:

โฆฟ Huxian (Founder, Pineapple Hive) ๐Ÿ: who will give a a step-by-step walkthrough of ERC20 versus Native NYM token.
โฆฟ Marcin Siwek (UX/UI Designer) ๐ŸŽจ: who will share some key insights about the Nym explorer and our Keplr integration.

Join in and get answers to all your remaining questions about the $NYM token in this interactive session!

๐Ÿ“… November 3, Friday
โฐ 16:00 UTC
๐Ÿ“บ Streaming here on: YouTube & Twitch
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๐ŸŽŠ Double your Level 2 rewards! ๐ŸŽŠ

Congratulations to all winners so far! Shipyard Level 1 rewards will be distributed later today โœจ

If you've been following the Shipyard curriculum, by now you understand that staking is essential to secure the Nym mixnet. Staking your NYM tokens not only ensures privacy and security across the entire network, it also yields staking rewards in return!

With your hard-earned NYM tokens, it's time to put the theory in practice: stake your Shipyard Level 1 rewards to double your Level 2 rewards!

How to participate? ๐Ÿ™Œ

โœ… Join today's workshop to find out how to stake your tokens, and read this guide.
โœ… Stake your NYM tokens on a Nym mix node before the deadline
โœ… Post a screenshot of your delegation in ๐ŸŒ๏ฝœgeneral on Discord with #PrivacyLovesCompany
โœ… Ace tomorrow's Level 2 exam!

โฐ Deadline: 5 November, 2023 (11:59 UTC)

๐Ÿ† 1000+ participants will get 2x rewards during Level 2!

Oh, and one more thing: make sure to keep your tokens staked - who knows, they may yield you more than just staking rewards during Shipyard Level 3 ๐Ÿ˜

โšœ๏ธ Shipyard Website | Community Channels
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โš ๏ธ SCAMMER ALERT โš ๏ธ

There is a fake "NYM VPN Token" listing going around.

Please exercise extreme caution and be vigilant. Make sure to double-check the official sources, websites, and announcements related to Nym.

You can always refer to the website to find out official details about Nym & its products: https://nymtech.net

โ„น๏ธ Tips to stay safe on Telegram
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How to graduate from Shipyard Level 2 and claim your share of 450k $NYM? ๐Ÿ†

After completing this stage & its lectures, you're already a privacy pro! Your newly-acquired knowledge about Nym tokenomics, the network, NymVPN and zk-nyms will be put to the test this week.

Remember, you only get one shot at this. Make it count! ๐ŸŽฏ

๐Ÿ’ฅBONUS Perks:
โฆฟ Added rewards for participants who joined both, Level 1 & 2 exams.
โฆฟ 2x rewards for stakers - learn more.

๐Ÿ“œ TOPICS: Recaps from Masterclass #4, Masterclass #5, Masterclass #6 along with the reading list on this page.

๐Ÿ—“ Level 2 Final exams start on Saturday: 4 November, 2023 (based on the language you chose)
9:00 UTC: ํ•œ๊ตญ์ธ, Indonesian, ไธญๆ–‡, ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž, tiแบฟng-viแป‡t
10:00 UTC: English, ะ ัƒััะบะธะน, Franรงais
18:00 UTC: Espaรฑol, Portuguรชs, Tรผrkรงe

๐Ÿ“Œ How to participate?
1. Your Level 1 Shipyard language role will carry over to this stage
2. The exam channel on Discord will remain the same from Level 1
3. Keep an eye on your Shipyard Exam Channel for updates!

โšœ๏ธ Shipyard Website | Community Channels
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๐ŸŒŠ Masterclass #7 โ€” "Hardware Optimization for Cryptography-based Applications" with Chelsea Manning

Welcome to Shipyard Level 3!

After 6 masterclasses and 2 challenging exams, you now know everything about privacy online. You have reached Nymja stage and are now no longer Nymsters ๐Ÿฅท

This level is all about doing something practical with your new skills. It all starts today!

The stage will be introduced by Nym CSO, Jaya Klara Brekke and Head of Community, Sudo - the session will help you decide what path to choose next.

Visionary ๐Ÿ‘โ€๐Ÿ—จ: for privacy-minded creatives working on novel ways to build Nymโ€™s global community
Operator ๐Ÿ’ป: for top-notch Nym node operators to qualify into the Nym delegations program
Builder ๐Ÿ› : build on Nym using mixfetch, the Nym SDKs and create new tooling to help the infrastructure grow

๐Ÿ” New Level 3 Landing Page: nymtech.net/learn/shipyard/level3

Following the introduction, Chelsea Manning will deliver an in-depth interactive session about optimizing cryptographic processes on ARM64, RISC-V, and AMD/Xilinx architectures.

Join in to get your hands on the first Level 3 POAPs ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ“… November 6, Monday
โฐ 15:00 UTC
๐Ÿ“บ Watch on: YouTube & Twitch
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Introduction to Shipyard Level 3: Visionary Track is coming up later today! ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒฑ

Visionaries shape the future by seeing what others only dream of today.

This track will help you lead the movement for privacy and develop new narratives for the private internet. Visit the new #๐Ÿงฟ|visionary-track channel on Discord to learn more.

๐ŸŽฅ Nymja Advocacy 101 workshop is starting at 4-5 pm UTC today!

Learn how to contribute to Nym meaningfully with Nym Head of Community, Sudo and Ambassador Program Manager - Mykola Siusko.

โ˜Ž๏ธ https://meet.nymte.ch/NymAdvocacy101
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Shipyard Recap - November 6 ๐Ÿ—“๏ธโคต๏ธ

๐Ÿซถ Welcome to Level 3! Intro by Jaya and Sudo

Level 3 is different - everyone can get involved! Find your own role - be it advocacy, running infrastructure or building stuff.

There will be no more exams and homework at this stage. Individuals and squads, both can join regardless of their Level 1 & 2 participation.

1m+ $NYM in the form of grants & treasury delegations are up for grabs! Watch the full intro starting here

Learn more about Level 3 in this new blog post!

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Operator/Builder Track: Masterclass by Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Manning hosted an in-depth masterclass about "Hardware Optimization for Cryptography-based Applicationsโ€ answered the Nym community's questions. These are some of the topics discussed

- Hardware-Based Security
- Complexity of Privacy and Computation
- Different approaches to hardware

Click here to re-watch this lecture!

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ Visionary Track: Nym Advocacy 101

A timestamped version of this event is available here. See the full list of topics discussed along with these resources:

- How to contribute to Nym?
- All Visionary Track links in 1 place

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Shipyard Itinerary - November 7 ๐Ÿฅฝ๐Ÿชท

Level 3 has officially started! It's time to choose your track(s) from: Operator, Builder and Visionary.

There are lots of opportunities and events for everyone. Today's livestreams will focus mainly on running your own nodes & how to build on Nym!

Builder Track ๐Ÿ› : How to Build on Nym - 15:00 UTC

An introductory session with Max and Alexia explaining the Nym SDKs. This could be the perfect place to start your builder journey and become eligible for future grants.

๐Ÿ”— YouTube | Twitch

Operator Track ๐Ÿ’ป: How to run Nym exit nodes - 16:00 UTC

Join Nym DevRel Serinko for a live session about running Nym exit nodes. Some new details about the upcoming delegation program will also be shared during the event. You don't want to miss it!

๐Ÿ”— YouTube | Twitch

โšœ๏ธ Shipyard Website | Community Channels
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Shipyard Recap - November 7

๐Ÿ— How to Build on Nym?

Watch Max & Alexia's introductory session for the Builder Track and learn more about the Hackathon!

Timestamps:
- Introduction
- TypeScript SDK
- Rust SDK
- Hackathon Deep-Dive

๐Ÿ’ป Nym nodes part 2: running Exit gateways

Learn more about the upcoming changes to the network, project Smoosh and Delegations Program II launch ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Timestamps:
- Introduction
- Nym network 101
- Project Smoosh
- Start Nym exit gateway
- Delegations Program II
- Requirements + Q&A

Slide decks from yesterday's lectures can be downloaded from above. For more questions about operating and building on Nym, you can always get in touch with the team on Matrix.

โš›๏ธ https://matrix.to/#/#nym-community:nymtech.chat

โšœ๏ธ Shipyard Website | Community Channels
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