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Nillion formally introduced Encrypted Markets, its privacy product for onchain trading, announcing "Onchain, off-record" as it welcomes users to the platform. Encrypted Markets keeps orders, strategies and execution data hidden until a set condition fires, using Covenants on Ethereum mainnet.

• Phase 1 (Dusk) already went live on Ethereum mainnet in late September, enabling condition-gated trades whose payloads are revealed only when a price or time trigger hits
• The public roadmap spans seven phases, extending privacy to the execution and strategy layers rather than just transaction data
• The launch follows Nillion's move from its own L2 chain onto Ethereum L1, where the Encrypted Markets roadmap was first shared

Almost two weeks after Dusk went live on Ethereum mainnet, Nillion spotlighted the first apps developers are building with Covenants. The showcase features four tools from @realchriswilder — a sealed-bid auction that reveals bids together when the auction closes, an inheritance vault that keeps sealed content private until a chosen date, Private OTC for two-party deals, and Quiet Cover, which explores hidden automated repayments on Aave loans.

Other featured apps:

• Zilch (by @ChooseKCorp) pairs Covenants with Zama confidential transfers and is already live on mainnet
• Nilayer-based private USDC payments from a Safe multisig, aimed at grants, payroll and vendor payments
• Sealed (by @nikshepsvn) brings encrypted price calls and stop-loss orders to Uniswap, currently in simulation mode with test ETH
• Latch (by @DefiPreacher) combines persistent trading instructions with automatic depeg cover if USDT hits a threshold; live on Sepolia with test assets
• Pluto (by @0xelegant) is an encrypted disclosure workspace for researchers and protocol teams

The roundup is part of Nillion's push to surface real Covenant use cases as its mainnet ecosystem ramps up.

Nillion is winding down its L2 chain in the coming weeks now that Nillion runs on Ethereum mainnet, where the Blacklight L1 mainnet goes live on October 5. After an earlier message sparked concern, the team clarified this is a simple maintenance step: anyone holding NIL or ETH on the L2 should move them to Ethereum L1 before the shutdown. It also confirmed it will keep building the Encrypted Markets, with phase 1 now live on mainnet and a full roadmap shared.

What changes on L1:

• Minimum stake stays at 70,000 NIL; rewards come from 0.5% annual compounding inflation plus trigger fees
• Operators need ETH for gas; mainnet nodes require a fresh registration
• Covenant mechanics: each node holds one encrypted share, and when a condition triggers, nodes publish their shares onchain to reveal the payload
• Managed node participants can migrate too — unstake from L2, withdraw NIL, bridge to Ethereum, and stake via the managed-nodes app
• New operators can already test Blacklight L1 on Sepolia before mainnet

Nillion flagged impersonator accounts on social media that are sharing fake voting and rewards links. The team urged users not to connect wallets or sign anything from unofficial sources and to rely only on verified Nillion channels for information and updates.

• Impersonators push fake voting/rewards links to lure users
• Advice: never connect a wallet or sign from unofficial sources
• Follows earlier Nillion warnings about fake NIL tokens using a lookalike contract address

Nillion is executing its Encrypted Markets roadmap across seven phases that build toward privately settled onchain trading. The first phase, Dusk (Aug–Nov 2026), brings Covenants to Ethereum L1 with the first app already live, condition-gated events, permissionless nodes, tokenomics, a node kit, and an SDK.

Phase two, Darkfall (Nov 2026–Feb 2027), expands Covenants further. The roadmap follows Dusk's launch on Sepolia and the first Covenants-powered app going live on testnet, with NIL also recently debuting on Hyperliquid and Upbit alongside a new website. Founder John Alan Woods laid out the full seven-phase plan as part of the August recap.

• Seven phases: Dusk (Aug–Nov 2026), Darkfall (Nov 2026–Feb 2027), then onward
• First Covenants app live, letting users encrypt conditional trades until a price or time condition is met

Nillion issued a warning after spotting multiple fake tokens impersonating its Ethereum contract address 0x7Cf9a80db3B29eE8efE3710AadB7b95270572d47. The team confirmed that this is the only legitimate contract and urged users to verify addresses before trading.

• Scam tokens are using a visually similar address to deceive buyers
• Official contract: 0x7Cf9a80db3B29eE8efE3710AadB7b95270572d47
• Advises doing research and staying safe around false listings

Nillion launched its new website, now the home of Encrypted Markets. The refresh bundles Nillion's encrypted-trading roadmap and product material in one place, alongside its earlier detailed article on Covenants, the primitive behind Encrypted Markets.

The $NIL token is now listed on Upbit, one of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Nillion shared a reminder that NIL trading is live on the platform following the listing.

• Adds a major Asia-based fiat and trading venue for NIL
• Follows NIL's recent listing on HyperliquidX as the project expands token availability across exchanges

Nillion has launched $NIL on Hyperliquid, connecting it to one of crypto's most active trading ecosystems, and integrated with Chainlink CCIP to securely bring the token there. Nillion describes the move as another step toward making NIL accessible across the onchain economy and enabling transfers across networks.

• CCIP used to support NIL's presence on HyperliquidX
• Integration announced alongside other new Chainlink integrations covering reUSD, oTFY, and tokenized strategy transparency

Nillion's $NIL token is now live for spot trading on HyperliquidX, the derivatives and trading-focused blockchain. The listing marks another venue where NIL is accessible alongside its existing ecosystem.

• Spot trading of $NIL started on HyperliquidX
• Part of Nillion's push to broaden $NIL's availability across the onchain economy