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Release/v1.1.29 snickers

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,7 +4,27 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [1.1.28] (2023-08-22)
+## [v1.1.29-snickers] (2023-08-29)
+
+- Add EXPLORER_API configurable url ([#3810])
+- Bugfix/use correct tendermint dialect ([#3802])
+- Explorer - look up gateways based on geo-location ([#3776])
+- Speedy mode - select the mixnodes based on the location of the NR ([#3775])
+- NR - reduce response time by removing poisson delay ([#3774])
+- [demo] libp2p example with nym-sdk ([#3763])
+- introduced /network/details endpoint to nym-api to return used network information ([#3758])
+- Feature/issue credentials ([#3691])
+
+[#3810]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3810
+[#3802]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3802
+[#3776]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3776
+[#3775]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3775
+[#3774]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3774
+[#3763]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3763
+[#3758]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3758
+[#3691]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3691
+
+## [v1.1.28] (2023-08-22)
 
 - [final step3]: add [rust] support to nyxd client in wasm ([#3743])
 - Feature/ephemera upgrade ([#3791])
@@ -19,7 +39,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 [#3767]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3767
 
 
-## [1.1.27] (2023-08-16)
+## [v1.1.27] (2023-08-16)
 
 - fix serialisation of contract types ([#3752])
 - Investigate spending credentials from the main API (coconut enabled to a gateway) from feature/ephemera branch ([#3741])

Cargo.lock

@@ -2768,7 +2768,7 @@ checksum = "0206175f82b8d6bf6652ff7d71a1e27fd2e4efde587fd368662814d6ec1d9ce0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "explorer-api"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap 4.3.21",
@@ -5638,7 +5638,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-api"
-version = "1.1.27"
+version = "1.1.28"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "anyhow",
@@ -5785,7 +5785,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-cli"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.13.1",
@@ -5858,7 +5858,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 dependencies = [
  "clap 4.3.21",
  "dirs 4.0.0",
@@ -6153,7 +6153,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-gateway"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6308,7 +6308,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-mixnode"
-version = "1.1.27"
+version = "1.1.28"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bs58 0.4.0",
@@ -6426,7 +6426,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-network-requester"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-file-watcher",
@@ -6473,7 +6473,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-network-statistics"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs 4.0.0",
  "log",
@@ -6638,7 +6638,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 dependencies = [
  "clap 4.3.21",
  "lazy_static",

clients/native/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 description = "Implementation of the Nym Client"
 edition = "2021"

clients/socks5/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 description = "A SOCKS5 localhost proxy that converts incoming messages to Sphinx and sends them to a Nym address"
 edition = "2021"

documentation/dev-portal/src/SUMMARY.md

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 # Integrations
 
 - [Integration Options](integrations/integration-options.md)
-- [Integration FAQ](integrations/faq.md)
 - [Mixnet Integration](integrations/mixnet-integration.md)
 - [Payment Integration](integrations/payment-integration.md)
 
@@ -39,12 +38,17 @@
     - [Sending a Message Through the Mixnet](tutorials/simple-service-provider/sending-message.md)
 - [IPFS Service Provider (coming soon)](tutorials/ipfs-service-provider.md)
 
+# FAQ
+
+- [General](faq/general-faq.md)
+- [Integrations](faq/integrations-faq.md)
+- [Rewards & Token](faq/rewards-faq.md)
+
 # Community Resources
 
 - [Nym DevRel AMAs](community-resources/ama.md)
 - [Community Applications and Guides](community-resources/community-applications-and-guides.md)
 - [Change Service Grantee Information](info-request.md)
-- [Rewards FAQ](community-resources/rewards-faq.md)
 
 --- 
 # Misc.

documentation/dev-portal/src/faq/general-faq.md

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Nym General FAQ
+
+> If you have questions which are not answered below, please share them at our [DevRel AMAs](../community-resources/ama.md) or seek support in [Nym's community](https://nymtech.net/community)
+
+### What is Nym? 
+
+Nym is a privacy platform that secures user data and protects against surveillance at the network level. 
+
+The platform does so by  leveraging different technological components:  
+
+- **Nym Mixnet**, a type of overlay network that makes both content and metadata of transactions private through mixing, network-level obfuscation and incentivisation (using Sphinx);
+- A blockchain called **Nyx**, our Cosmos SDK blockchain, to allow for us to use payment tokens in the form of NYM, as well as smart contracts, in order to create a robust, decentralized, and secure environment incentives for the Mixnet;
+- **Coconut**, a zero-knowledge signature scheme, that creates an application-level private access control layer to power Zk-Nyms;
+- A utility token **NYM**, to pay for usage, measure reputation and serve as rewards for the privacy infrastructure.
+
+Simply put, the [Nym network ("Nym")](https://www.feat-nym-update-nym-web.websites.dev.nymte.ch/nym-whitepaper.pdf) is a decentralized and incentivized infrastructure to provision privacy to a broad range of message-based applications and services. Think of it as a [*"Layer 0" privacy infrastructure*](https://blog.nymtech.net/nym-layer-0-privacy-infrastructure-for-the-whole-internet-e53238f9b8e7) for the entire internet.
+
+**Related articles:**  
+- [*Nym is not a blockchain, but is powered by one*](https://blog.nymtech.net/nym-is-not-a-blockchain-but-it-is-powered-by-one-4bb16ef16587)
+- [*Nym tokens*](https://blog.nymtech.net/nym-tokens-where-do-they-live-and-how-are-they-distributed-cross-chain-8d134bf9c41f)
+- [*A breakdown of the smart contracts that run the Nym token economics*](https://blog.nymtech.net/a-breakdown-of-the-smart-contracts-that-run-the-nym-token-economics-3a61b4139f95)
+- [*Zk-Nyms are here*](https://blog.nymtech.net/a-breakdown-of-the-smart-contracts-that-run-the-nym-token-economics-3a61b4139f95)
+- [*Sphinx: the anonymous data format that powers Nym*](https://blog.nymtech.net/sphinx-tl-dr-the-data-packet-that-can-anonymize-bitcoin-and-the-internet-18d152c6e4dc)
+
+
+### What's the difference between Nym and VPNs?
+
+Nym is not an onion routing system, it is not a decentralized VPN - it’s much more than that. Nym is a mixnet meant to stop precisely the traffic analysis attacks that Tor and dVPNs are vulnerable to. 
+
+It is an orthogonal design that maintains better privacy and can support anonymity, although usually with a cost in terms of latency.
+It basically is an infrastructure on which privacy preserving apps can be built, leveraging the Mixnet and Coconut credentials, amongst others. 
+The **Nym mixnet and VPNs differ** because VPNs do not mix nor do they protect metadata from an adversary who may be able to watch the entire network. 
+
+**Related articles:**   
+- [*VPNs, Tor, I2P, how does Nym compare? *](https://blog.nymtech.net/vpns-tor-i2p-how-does-nym-compare-8576824617b8)
+
+
+### What is Nym’s VPN?
+
+Since Q2 2023 the Nym core team has been working on launching the **first major consumer facing product** that runs on top of the Nym mixnet: a high speed, trustless and decentralized VPN, paid for via the NYM token - facilitating anonymous payments if wished. 
+The product positions itself as a full-network protection service available across all of a user’s devices, **leveraging the Nym Mixnet** and other primitives to offer split tunneling and traffic obfuscation techniques to protect against censorship. 
+
+**Related articles:**  
+- [*What does it take to build the most powerful VPN?*](https://blog.nymtech.net/what-does-it-take-to-build-the-worlds-most-powerful-vpn-d351a76ec4e6)
+

documentation/dev-portal/src/faq/rewards-faq.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Rewards FAQ
+# Rewards FAQ
 
 On this page you will find important information about participation in community activities which involve NYM token rewards, such as contests, giveaways, and promotions. Before participating in any such activity, make sure to read this page carefully. 
 

explorer-api/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "explorer-api"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

gateway/Cargo.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "nym-gateway"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 authors = [
     "Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>",
     "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>",

mixnode/Cargo.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "nym-mixnode"
-version = "1.1.27"
+version = "1.1.28"
 authors = [
     "Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>",
     "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>",

nym-api/Cargo.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "nym-api"
-version = "1.1.27"
+version = "1.1.28"
 authors = [
     "Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>",
     "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>",

nym-connect/desktop/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v1.1.19-snickers] (2023-08-29)
+
+- NymConnect sometimes fails to connect because the gateway it fetches from the validator-api to use is running an old version (of the gateway binary) ([#3788])
+
+[#3788]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3788
+
 ## [1.1.18] (2023-08-22)
 
 - refactor(nc-desktop): use userdata storage to save user gateway&sp ([#3723])

nym-connect/desktop/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nym/nym-connect",
-  "version": "1.1.18",
+  "version": "1.1.19",
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {

nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-connect"
-version = "1.1.18"
+version = "1.1.19"
 description = "nym-connect"
 authors = ["Nym Technologies SA"]
 license = ""

nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "package": {
     "productName": "nym-connect",
-    "version": "1.1.18"
+    "version": "1.1.19"
   },
   "build": {
     "distDir": "../dist",

nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v1.2.8] (2023-08-23)
+
+- [hotfix]: don't assign invalid fields when crossing the JS boundary ([#3805])
+
+[#3805]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3805
+
 ## [1.2.7] (2023-08-17)
 - release due to schema changes in the contract
 

nym-wallet/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nymproject/nym-wallet-app",
-  "version": "1.2.7",
+  "version": "1.2.8",
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {

nym-wallet/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym_wallet"
-version = "1.2.7"
+version = "1.2.8"
 description = "Nym Native Wallet"
 authors = ["Nym Technologies SA"]
 license = ""

nym-wallet/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "package": {
     "productName": "nym-wallet",
-    "version": "1.2.7"
+    "version": "1.2.8"
   },
   "build": {
     "distDir": "../dist",

service-providers/network-requester/Cargo.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "nym-network-requester"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version = "1.65"

service-providers/network-statistics/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-network-statistics"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

tools/nym-cli/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-cli"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition = "2021"