Thanks a lot for all the thoughtful points!
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Separate Entrance & Exit Paths – Perhaps I misunderstood, but currently, with the gateway selection in the app, users can already choose both entry and exit nodes (in both VPN and mixnet modes). This means they can stick with the same entry node and rotate only the exit node. Or did you mean at the code level—avoiding the need to regenerate the entire connection when only the exit node changes? If so, that’s definitely something we’re currently working on.
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Persistent Entrance Node for Validators – That’s an interesting idea! We’ll definitely keep it in mind.
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Configurable Path Length – This isn’t a trivial configuration change. The Nym network is intentionally designed with three layers of mix nodes in a stratified topology. Supporting longer paths would require a redesign of the topology. While longer paths can reduce the risk of an adversary controlling all nodes in a route, they don’t significantly increase entropy (i.e., anonymity) after 3 hops.
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Hidden Services – We’re not currently planning to support hidden services, but that could change in the future.
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Post-Quantum Transport – Yes, post-quantum security is on our roadmap and something we’re actively working toward integrating into the Nym network. You can read more about it in this blog post: nym.com/blog/nym-post-quantum-roadmap. This year, we’re focusing in particular on PQ-KEM.
Thanks again for all the suggestions—we really appreciate them and will definitely take them into account!