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One unique blockchain business area, which rarely gets written about, is specialized security and privacy services. Among its most outstanding startups is Nym Technologies, whose developers claim that their network is superior to VPN and even Tor. Are they right? The race between “shields” and “swords” in cyberspace is everlasting. Back in 2017, when cryptocurrencies…

Privacy-focused project Nym has raised $300 million from a set of VC firms for a fund aimed at funding ecosystem developers. The NYM Innovation Fund will support research on mixnets and privacy-enhancing technologies. Cryptography experts will judge applications for grants under the program. Nym Technologies, a Swiss privacy startup that shields online activity from surveillance…