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📢 Nym Governance Updates: Quorum & Exit Policy

Hey Nym community,

We have two key governance proposals that are now live, and your participation is essential to help shape the future of Nym!

1️⃣ NIP-4: Nym Exit Policy – Open Port 587

What’s changing? NIP-4 updates the Nym exit policy by opening port 587, enabling secure SMTP email submission for NymVPN users.

Why? Previously, Nym exit nodes used an allow list. Moving to a deny list improved privacy and decentralization. Port 587, recommended for secure email, is currently blocked. Opening it allows users to send emails safely while keeping the network stable and secure.

Voting options:

• YES – I agree to open SMTP port 587
• NO – I do not want to open SMTP port 587

Process: If the vote meets quorum and receives majority support, a pull request will update the exit policy immediately. The Network Tunnel Manager (NTM) will also be updated so operators can configure WireGuard exit nodes to match the Mixnet policy.

2️⃣ NIP-5: Governance Quorum Update

What’s changing? NIP-5 proposes lowering the governance quorum from 30% to 20% or 15% to allow faster and more flexible decision-making.

Why? The original quorum was set at 30% under NIP-1. After NIP-2 reduced stake saturation, the network has grown, making it harder to reach the previous quorum. Reducing it will allow quicker governance while maintaining security standards.

Voting options:

• YES, 15% – I agree to lower the quorum to 15%
• YES, 20% – I agree to lower the quorum to 20%
• NO – I do not want to change the quorum

Process: If the vote meets quorum and one option receives the majority, that option becomes the new quorum for upcoming NIPs.

🎙 OPERATOR AMA: NIP-4 & NIP-5 Join us for an AMA to discuss these proposals with Serinko: Tuesday, December 9th | 15:30 UTC 🌏 https://meet.nymte.ch/OperatorsAMA

Come and share your thoughts, ask questions, and engage directly with the community!

And cast your vote now on Nym Governator and help decide what’s next for Nym.

• NIP-4: Nym Exit Policy Update – Opening Port 587
• NIP-5: Nym Governance Quorum Update – 33.3% → 20% or 15%1

New Governance Proposal: NIP-6 – The Last NIP of 2025

Hey Nym operator community,

We have a key governance proposal live now, and your participation matters!

NIP-6 proposes opening new ports so that Session messaging, WhatsApp voice/video calls, and email clients (adding TCP 465 from NIP-4) can run smoothly and securely through NymVPN.

Ports proposed:

- Session: TCP 22021
- WhatsApp: UDP 3478, 3480, 3484
- Email clients: TCP 465

Voting is now OPEN on Nym Governator and will last for 5 days.

If approved, these changes will make NymVPN more user-friendly while keeping privacy and security at the core of the network.

Have your say, cast your vote today!

Update: Network issue 🟠

There is an issue currently affecting the entire network. Please have patience as the team investigates.

NymVPN should be back up and running shortly!

NymVPN and network services have resumed as normal 👍
An incident report will be released in the near future.

Hot fixes for Android & Linux
Following last week's release of NymVPN v2025.19, the team released new Android apps with fixes to address connection issues on Android and improve DNS on Linux. Make sure you're updated to Android v.2.5.3 and Linux v1.20.0

New NymVPN apps coming in the next days!