Nym VPN Is it trustworthy?

Privacy Questions
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I have found nothing about Nym VPN on reddit, privacy guides or any other website. Is it a honeypot?

They say it is a mixnet etcetera.

Their site:

And Bisq mentions it in their video of Bisq2 announcement:

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It looks like they were audited by Cure 53 in July 2024 but none of their audits have been published.

Other Notes:

Not sure if those are massive red flags or not. I also have no clue what the privacy implications of a blockchain-based solution is. Hopefully a more informed user can provide some info on that.

I would probably tell you to wait until they publish their audits at the very least, especially as it seems you have to trust Nym’s ability to vet the node operators.

EDIT: removed the bit about VC funding. It seemed to be a different company.

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I have yet to give this a try but am wary.

I hope others who have tried can provide context on their experience with this tool.

I too want to know if this is another legitimate option like the current recommendations by PG (even though it is not officially recommended by PG - yet).

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They are currently currently offering free 30 day accounts, you can create an account from here and try it out.

Also there is Snowden in the video on Nym if want to watch it.

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Yes, I know I can try it myself - was hoping to get more insight on other people’s experiences first before I forgo my current VPN set up just to experiment with something new.

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It is not very stable currently.

From my experience unfortunately I occasionally lose VPN connection, and sometimes some regions become unavailable.

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Would like to know how they plan on dealing with unbearably slow speeds. If my connection is being routed through 4 rented vps’s with bare minimum specs then exiting through Switzerland that’s gonna be very slow. Slower than TOR.

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Fast mode (Wireguard) routes through 2 servers. It is fast.

Anonymous mode may be slower because it routes through 5 servers but it is faster than Tor.

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Stability is a priority for me equally as much as the privacy and security aspects of the VPN.

So, not for me for now then. Thanks for the context.

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Thanks everyone.

before I forgo my current VPN set up just to experiment with something new.

Feel free to give it a try. NymVPN is free to test while in beta. Head to our site to get a 30-day credential.

Would like to know how they plan on dealing with unbearably slow speeds.

We’re working with our community of operators on minimum servers specs, so to ensure a good UX for end users.

Happy to hear your thoughts on our Project Showcase thread.

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I recently took them up on their offer for the free 30 days and am using it now. I’m not an expert or anything on vpn’s, but I was using Nordvpn before this one, and it seems to work great on Wireguard. On the anonymous mode, however, it’s definitley slow. They seem to be legit imo though. I’m glad to see a company trying to change things for the better in the privacy realm. That’s always a good thing.

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Just FYI that we have published our audits here: Independently audited. Happy reading!

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I’m interested but can’t even test it fully without support for LAN and a CLI interface for Linux, to use on my headless P2P server.

Definitely one to follow as they develop through. They have a public roadmap if you’re wondering if they plan to support a specific feature.

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We’re adding this :+1:

You can use the builds in Release nym-vpn-core-v1.5.3 · nymtech/nym-vpn-client · GitHub. But we can definitely better market this.

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They are starting to make some more appearance

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They literally invited Edward Snowden in their first live launch event remember:

and they did 3 already, with the third one premiering in 15 hours as of the time writing

honestly I daresay they might be putting alot of budget into marketing which might be concerning…

btw rip no js nadeko invidious, gonna report it on the post that was made on the PG forum

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they might be putting alot of budget into marketing which might be concerning…

Yeah. Screw em right? Nobody should know about their product. Imagine having a website even.

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I didn’t say screw em, it’s just the rate of it, it might
not is