https://github.com/yunomiwell/nullwire
Encrypting messages is solved. Hiding that you sent one isn't — yet. NullWire: Loopix mixnet + X3DH/Double Ratchet E2E + Solana control plane. Pre-alpha. Whitepaper v0.3.
https://github.com/yunomiwell/nullwire
anonymous-communication blockchain cryptography double-ratchet loopix mixnet p2p post-quantum privacy rust solana sphinx x3dh zero-knowledge
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Encrypting messages is solved. Hiding that you sent one isn't — yet. NullWire: Loopix mixnet + X3DH/Double Ratchet E2E + Solana control plane. Pre-alpha. Whitepaper v0.3.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/yunomiwell/nullwire
- Owner: yunomiwell
- License: mit
- Created: 2026-03-28T21:56:52.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-13T14:03:55.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-13T16:06:49.759Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: anonymous-communication, blockchain, cryptography, double-ratchet, loopix, mixnet, p2p, post-quantum, privacy, rust, solana, sphinx, x3dh, zero-knowledge
- Homepage: https://nullwire.xyz
- Size: 1.38 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# NullWire Protocol
**A Solana-native anonymous communication protocol. Built for 2026.**
NullWire combines a Loopix-based mixnet, hybrid post-quantum encryption, and zero-knowledge identity into a single protocol — designed to make traffic analysis infeasible for the first time in a consumer product.
> *"Encrypting the content of a message is solved. Hiding the fact that you sent one is not. NullWire solves both."*
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## Why NullWire Exists
Every existing privacy tool has a fatal flaw:
| Tool | The Problem |
|------|------------|
| **TOR** | Timing correlation attacks. Nation-states can deanonymize users in minutes. |
| **Signal** | Requires a phone number. Centralized servers. Metadata is visible. |
| **Session** | Onion routing — same fundamental weakness as TOR. |
| **Nym** | Sound mixnet architecture. NymVPN shipped 2025 — first real consumer mixnet. Token-dependent infrastructure, no PQ encryption, no formalized control-plane integrity. |
NullWire combines mixnet architecture with post-quantum encryption, multi-RPC quorum validation, and a consumer messaging strategy — properties currently split across different systems.
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## How It Works
- **Mixnet routing** — Messages are batched, delayed, shuffled, and padded to identical size. Timing correlation becomes infeasible under the protocol's threat model.
- **Solana control plane** — Node registry, staking, and governance live on-chain. No central server. No single point of failure. Significantly higher censorship resistance than DNS-dependent infrastructure.
- **Zero-knowledge identity** — Stake SOL, generate a ZK proof of legitimacy, connect. The network never learns who you are.
- **X3DH + Double Ratchet E2E** — Forward-secret end-to-end encryption from the first message with ML-KEM-1024 hybrid key exchange (FIPS 203), HKDF-SHA3-256 (FIPS 202), key zeroization, session management. Pre-alpha with significant hardening, not yet externally audited.
- **Post-quantum encryption** — ML-KEM-1024 + X25519 hybrid key agreement (FIPS 203) + ChaCha20-Poly1305. Shipped and tested. Designed to resist harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks.
- **Tunable anonymity** — PRIVATE (nation-state resistant, requires sufficient network scale) / BALANCED (strong privacy) / FAST (everyday use).
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## Documents
**[`NULLWIRE_WHITEPAPER_V4.pdf`](./NULLWIRE_WHITEPAPER_V4.pdf)** — v0.4, April 2026
24-page technical specification. Architecture, cryptographic stack, threat model, control-plane hardening, attack resistance, node economics.
IPFS: `bafkreiczb763vfas734ujr7wvyuqxtjrygxgvnkbvrhxcgpciu5iizpgpi`
**[`NULLWIRE_ARXIV_V4.pdf`](./NULLWIRE_ARXIV_V4.pdf)** — Academic paper, Revision 4, 32 pages
Submitted to arXiv cs.CR (pending endorsement). Formal anonymity guarantees, PQ security, E2E encryption analysis, control-plane integrity, multi-RPC quorum validation, limitations analysis.
IPFS: `bafybeids6l2dgx6xgqwvimh5cxsnqmaaofstdd7ux4v6zdgz6p5ur7buhu`
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## Roadmap
| Phase | Timeline | Focus | Status |
|-------|----------|-------|--------|
| **Phase 0: Proof of Concept** | Q2–Q4 2026 | Rust prototype, Solana devnet, CLI client, X3DH + Double Ratchet E2E, mandatory security audit | In development |
| **Phase 1: Dark Alpha** | Q1–Q2 2027 | Desktop app, 3-hop mixnet, relay nodes, staking, waitlist launch | Planned |
| **Phase 2: Public Launch** | Q3–Q4 2027 | iOS/Android, web client, SDK, seed funding | Planned |
| **Phase 3: NullWire Mesh** | 2028 | Full traffic proxy, NullWire Browser, enterprise API | Planned |
Timelines are aspirational and subject to funding and Phase 0 validation results.
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## Looking For
- **Solana / Rust engineers** interested in building privacy infrastructure
- **Cryptographers** familiar with Loopix / mixnet design
- Anyone who believes private communication is a right, not a privilege
**Contact:** Open an issue · X [@nllwrprtcl](https://x.com/nllwrprtcl) · relay@nullwire.xyz
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## Status
Whitepaper v0.4 and academic paper Revision 4 published. X3DH + Double Ratchet E2E encryption with ML-KEM-1024 hybrid (FIPS 203) and HKDF-SHA3-256 (FIPS 202) in pre-alpha with significant hardening. Protocol implementation in active development.
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## License
MIT License — Copyright (c) 2026 yunomiwell
NullWire Protocol is a legitimate privacy tool. Building it is legal and protected as free speech ([Bernstein v. DOJ, 1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States)).