What is Nimiq?

Nimiq is a non-profit open-source project which aims to ensure payments being as accessible and censorship-resistant as possible. NIM is a native coin of this blockchain payment system. It is digital cash used for storing and transferring of value.
Nimiq is developed in a way that allows any person who uses such web browsers as Chrome, Firefox or Safari to run a Nimiq node. In fact, the browser becomes a node, and the user gets access to it on any machine or mobile device with no need to download anything.
Nimiq also has numerous applications and NIM advisors for such platforms as Twitch, Discord, and Reddit. It even has a game called Nimtris which lets users earn NIM for playing.

Nimiq was founded by two engineers (and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs), Elion Chin and Philipp von Styp-Rekowsky. Robin Linus was Nimiq’s third co-founder but he left the project in 2019 because of a conflict related to the disagreement over the vision of the project.
Initially NET ERC-20 tokens were issued to supporters. These were then swapped for NIM coins when the Nimiq main net was launched in April, 2018.
Their charitable slant is quite impressive: 2% of the final NIM supply has been allocated to the Nimiq Foundation, ImpactX, which has the sole purpose of supporting projects with social and environmental impact. ImpactX Foundation is a registered charity organization that supports the progress of the Nimiq Blockchain and Ecosystem. In the future, it is planned to provide charitable grants as soon as the NIM value allows to make the difference without exhausting the potential of the Charity organization.
After launching the main network, the team focused on internal development and promotion.