The project is very much 'alive and kicking'!
▪ Development resources have been temporarily reorganized in order to support the swift development of the payment integrations.
▪ As a result, Bluecode (regional focus D, AT, EU, Global) and NAKA (regional focus Switzerland, El Salvador, Latin America) integrations are currently happening in parallel with two dedicated teams.
▪ Both cryptocity.shop and cryptocity.exchange are at 98% of development status.
▪ Marketing strategies and activities for Nimiq Pay and Cryptocity are being developed in collaboration with "champions-league-level" creative agency https://www.jvm.com/
▪ New content formats are being tested and produced: we want to go back to the "good ol' days" of real-life YouTube content that shows the reality behind the curtain in order to better involve the community.
▪ Ongoing strategic reorganization of the Nimiq organization to streamline all core team processes and make the entire organization more agile and efficient.
▪ Strategic realignment in progress: After 8 years, the project is in a process of redefining itself and developing a strategy for future success.
▪ As a result of this process, different stealth projects are being evaluated in the background.
To close this little Informal Update (the usual ⚠️ DISCLAIMER applies: nothing set in stone, anything can happen at any time, all timelines are subject to change) with your "dead in the water" analogy:
Right now, Nimiq is a bit like the ocean: Nothing visible going on on the surface, but a lot of activity underneath…