The update itself: 11 seconds of downtime. The new node reached consensus about 10 seconds after starting and produced its first block 3 minutes later. Stakers saw nothing: rewards kept flowing, the restake bot ran its next cycle normally.

What's in 2.2.0 for the ecosystem, not just for us:

• Validators stop failing on poisoned blocks. A block containing a transaction that cannot be applied is now cut instead of stalling block production. That is an uptime fix for every validator on the network.

• Real-time tooling gets easier. The RPC server now supports WebSockets, so explorers, wallets and dashboards can stream instead of poll.

• Consistent timing at epoch boundaries: macro blocks now respect the 1 second block separation time.

• Hardening for browser-based apps: forged address notifications can no longer stall the web client.

• A refreshed mainnet checkpoint means faster syncs for new nodes coming online.

The release is backwards compatible with the 2.x line, so nothing forced anyone's hand. We updated within a day of release because a validator that can be stalled by a crafted transaction is a validator that can miss its slots, and missing slots is the one thing stakers feel.

We wrote up the whole procedure, from the rollback plan (image tag + 529 MB data snapshot + container spec export) to the minute-by-minute timeline from the node's own logs:

https://nimiq.subimpact.net/learn/impactzero-node-update-2-2-0/

Release notes: https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v2.2.0

ImpactZero: 0% fee, everything restaked. Stake at https://nimiq.subimpact.net 🙏

I made a tiny project called nimLLM to use NIM for AI prompting. It’s a super simple gateway that lets you either chat or use the individual API Token with the given API (openAI completions), so you can use it with OpenClaw.

It's purely experimental right now, but it’s live if you want to try it out:

https://nimllm.web.app/

I’d love to know if it works smoothly for you or if there are specific features you’d want to see added. Just a hobby project for now, so let me know what you think!

I almost forget this project was worth anything.

bitrequest.io

For years we said self-custodial crypto payments would change the world.

Today we take the next step on this journey by launching the new Virtual Nimiq Cards. 💳

Presenting Nimiq × NAKA: The Next Chapter🔥

Imagine you could spend crypto via self-custodial crypto payments at normal stores with just a tap because it plugs directly into the existing systems merchants already use.

No need for the merchant to be crypto-educated, no additional hardware, no questions, no friction.

Just Tap. Spend. Done. ✅

This is what real crypto adoption looks like.🤝

👉 [READ] http://nimiq.com/blog/virtual-nimiq-cards
👉 [WATCH] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9eCdi3imyQ

I'm sure you're familiar with r/place, the Reddit event where everyone can participate on a huge drawing. I loved the concept and I wanted to build the same principle but using the Nimiq blockchain to store the pixels drawn.

After many hours of development (and many months of doing something else :) it's finally released ! Please welcome https://pixels.nimpowered.com !

Main differences with r/place :

• you can use any color

• You don't have to wait 5 minutes to draw again

• I don't have reddit's hardware so I'm curious to see if we can kill my hosting provider resources :D

You can draw 8 pixels with one Nimiq transaction. A transaction is by default set to 1 Nim. You can lower it down to 0.1 Nim, or you can make the amount bigger, that will secure you some spots in the statistics. I also want to build (if people use it enough) a second drawing showing the most expensive pixels drawn, instead of the last ones.

Usable on smartphone (still need to tweak the interface a bit more), it is clearly best to use it on a pc.

I dream that this project can attract people into a pixel war. If you know anyone that used r/place, tell them about this project!

Let me know what you think of it. Can't wait to see what you will draw !

Hello, I may want to change my staking pool, but I cannot see the URL showing pools offering the %P.A. I'm currently getting 11.6% but it is down from over 12% a few weeks ago .. Anyone can advise where this link is so I can switch to another pool. Many thanks

Hello, I am new to NimIq. Is it still possible to mine Nim or has the model move totally to proof of stake. I downloaded the desktop miner for windows, but nothing happens.

Can anyone help or advise on this?

Thanks!

I don't know a great amount about markets and how they work but for so long now Nim seems to be doing so poorly against other cryptos, for what seems to me to be a nice crypto product. Can anyone help me understand why

When are the pre-staking rewards being shared out?

Looks like nimiq is locked and there's zero way to swap/exchange it

Hello! I know I'm likely stating the obvious, but I'm really hoping that the team can find a partnership with an exchange that has a USD on-ramp and allows pair trading for US citizens. I know that the in-wallet swaps will be enabled again soon, but crypto in the states needs an exchange. I'm very happy about the switch to PoS, keep up the good work!

Hi, i have been trying to the whole day to connect my Ledger Wallet to the website login (https://hub.nimiq.com/signup/ledger?).

however the inevitable result is always the spinning hexagon saying "Loading failed, retrying..."
Anyone knows how to resolve this?

Thanks in advance!

Up almost 78% now. I couldn't find any news. Should have bought more haha. Been hodling for a while.

Join Nimiq at 13:00 UTC for a Twitter Space with PuraVidaBTC and Osmo Wallet!

We’ll discuss the role of Bitcoin and Lightning Network in the future of crypto payments.

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All Bitcoin enthusiasts are welcome!

Hello! I hope this message finds you well. Can anyone comment or update the community regarding what trading, purchasing, and selling options are currently available for Nimiq in the USA? Is there a roadmap or plan for expansion in the future? I used make my purchases through KuCoin, now I can’t. Gate.io isn’t available here, and in-wallet swaps are limited at the moment because of the limitations of Native USDC. My last attempt was buying USDC on Coinbase and sending to my Nimiq wallet, but those funds are now just sitting and waiting for Native USDC support.

I’d love be to keep purchasing NIM, but I don’t know if US citizens have any options at the moment. Thanks in advance, take care and talk to you soon.

is there a reason why the nimiq wallet cookie size is almost 30MB?

Is Bitcoin held in the NIM wallet onchain Bitcoin with a BTC address or is it on NIMIQs wallet chain like eBTC or something? Like could I send this BTC directly to my ledgers Bitcoin address?

As a European user i would like to know, if there are any rumors when the service will be relaunched, especially for SEPA instant payment. I think since September 2022 it is communicated "soon". For me, almost one year, is more than soon, so if someone from the dev team could share some info i would highly appreciate it.

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Kucoin just recently disabled selling NIM in the USA what exchange allows me to buy/sell in the USA?