Nimiq is a blockchain designed with the concept of simplicity. Nimiq's goal is to become the best performing and easiest to use decentralized payment protocol and ecosystem. This project combines advanced blockchain research and web technology. Nimiq is based on web pages and does not require software installation. The Nano client can quickly synchronize within seconds.Nimiq was built from scratch, aiming to solve and break the entry barriers that hinder the mainstream adoption of blockchain technology. Nimiq will always maintain open source and community driven, and build on the foundation of supporting good careers in the future. As for the name, "Nimiq is an Inuit word for objects or forces that bind things together."