The Nym network ("Nym") is a decentralized and incentivized infrastructure providing privacy for a wide range of message-based applications and services. At its core, Nym features a mixnet that protects application network traffic metadata, offering superior communication privacy compared to VPNs and Tor, and countering global adversaries capable of surveilling the entire internet. Nodes in the mixing network are rewarded for proving they can provide high-quality service through a novel mixing scheme.

Rewards provided by NYM tokens enable anyone to join the Nym network and establish a sustainable economic model for privacy. NYM tokens can be converted into anonymous credentials, allowing users to privately prove their right to "use" services in a decentralized and verifiable manner. The Nym network can serve as the foundation for various privacy-enhancing applications, protecting fundamental freedoms of people worldwide from traffic analysis by powerful adversaries.