What is Namada?

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Namada is a Layer 1 blockchain that supports IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol) and has privacy protection as its core goal. It is not only an independent Proof-of-Stake public chain but also a “privacy layer” that serves the multi-chain ecosystem, capable of adding privacy features to any asset, DApp, NFT, and other blockchain ecosystems.

The emergence of Namada addresses the pain point of weak privacy protection capabilities in the current blockchain world. Many users’ on-chain activities are completely transparent, which poses high risks in scenarios such as finance and identity. Namada provides privacy transmission capabilities for assets by constructing a unified shielded set and cross-chain interaction mechanisms.

Namada’s core innovations: privacy protection and cross-chain capabilities

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The biggest technical highlight of Namada is its provision of asset-agnostic privacy protection. This means that whether you are transferring ETH, ATOM, NFTs, or Namada’s native token NAM, all privacy transfers are conducted through a shared shielding pool, achieving “indistinguishability.”

In addition, Namada utilizes the IBC protocol to achieve cross-chain interoperability with fast finality blockchains such as Cosmos, and is expanding its capabilities to connect with other ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana.

Asset-agnostic shielding mechanism: MASP technology

Namada has deployed a privacy circuit called MASP (Multi-Asset Shielded Pool), an upgrade from Zcash’s Sapling protocol. MASP allows multiple assets to share a unified shielded pool, achieving the following functions:

• Transferring ETH and NFTs on the blockchain is indistinguishable.
• All assets enjoy equal privacy protection;
• The more users there are, the higher the privacy strength (anti-competition);
• Supports browser plugins, mobile clients, and other lightweight clients to quickly generate zero-knowledge proofs.

The implementation of MASP technology makes Namada the first Layer 1 network to provide unified privacy protection for cross-chain assets.

Namada’s PoS consensus and governance mechanism

Namada uses an improved CometBFT consensus mechanism and its unique Cubic Proof-of-Stake (CPoS) model. In CPoS:

• If multiple validators make mistakes, the penalties will increase cubically.
• Encourage validators to adopt diverse and decoupled operating nodes;
• Transaction fees can be paid using a variety of tokens and can be dynamically adjusted through on-chain governance.

In addition, Namada supports decentralized on-chain governance, allowing all users holding NAM to participate in proposals and voting, and even to override the voting choices of delegated validators.

Funding for Public Goods and Decentralized Development

To incentivize the continuous improvement of ecological development and privacy technology, Namada has established a Public Goods Funding (PGF) mechanism. PGF is divided into:

• Continuous PGF: Regular disbursements to support operating costs;
• Retroactive PGF: A one-time reward based on the contribution results.

This part is managed by a multi-signature funding committee elected by the community and is supervised by governance voting to ensure the use of funds is open and transparent.

The application prospects and ecological role of Namada

As the first “fractal instance” of the Anoma project, Namada is not only a technical implementation platform, but also an important part of building privacy infrastructure in a multi-chain ecosystem.

In the future, with the increasing demand for cross-chain transactions, NFTs, and identity verification in Web3, Namada’s privacy layer functionality will become the preferred module for integration across various chains and applications, especially in the financial and social domains where high-intensity data protection is required.

Namada is launching on Gate, starting the Launchpool airdrop and mining activities.

To celebrate the official launch of the Namada (NAM) token, Gate.io will list the NAM/USDT spot trading pair on June 19, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8), and simultaneously launch Launchpool mining and airdrop activities. Users only need to stake GT, USDT, or NAM to receive hourly NAM airdrop rewards, with a total of 1,428,572 NAM tokens to be shared.

This event is divided into two phases:

• Phase 1 (Warm-up Stage): From June 17, 2025, 21:00 to June 19, 21:00, the total amount of mining is 230,000 NAM.
• Phase 2 (Official Stage): From June 19, 2025, 21:00 to July 9, 2025, 21:00, the total amount of mining is 1,198,572 NAM.

All participating users can receive rewards in real-time every hour, and the platform will automatically settle and distribute them.

Click to view the detailed announcement:https://www.gate.com/announcements/article/45636