The Nym Elephant

Happy new year everyone! 🎉 We are finally arriving at the stage that so many of you have been waiting for: the mainnet, and distribution of NYM tokens that will give the world access to the Nym mixnet.

In preparation for the mainnet we are also going to shut down the old Finney and Milhon testnets, leaving only our permanent testnet Sandbox. We want to make sure that all those who have helped us build and test this past year are recognised and rewarded for their efforts. So we need to collect some details. This is where the Nym Elephant comes into the room!

The elephant has a list of all the known addresses that have ever participated in the mentioned testnets. You can check if your address is one of them here. The list was created on 20 Dec 2021 just before the testnet Sandbox went live, and includes all node runner and delegator addresses that had ever been rewarded by the network up to that date. You will have one week starting from today to register with the elephant.

If your account is on the list you need to prove that to the Elephant by entering the corresponding mnemonic for it. Once you pass that step, you will be taken to the next page where you will be asked for your email address and your first name in Latin characters as appears in your passport. Please make sure to give the correct details to the elephant as once the details are submitted you won’t be able to redo this process for that account and we won’t be able to help! If you were verified successfully, keep the Confirmation ID for your records.

You may ask why you need to give the elephant your email address and first name. Because we need this data for our KYC provider. Unfortunately KYC is a legal requirement for anyone who wants to attend the upcoming sale and/or receive rewards in the form of NYM for their participation in the testnets. However it is totally up to you if you wish not to participate in these events.

We look forward to the next chapter of Nym with all you old friends!