Nimiq's novel approach makes fiat behave as if it were a token on a blockchain, meaning a crypto holder can sell their coins directly to a fiat bank account holder and vice versa. The transfer is done without a single, centralized intermediary (like an exchange or payment processor) controlling the two assets being exchanged, and without the private keys of the crypto asset ever being entrusted to a third party. You can find the article by Market Insider here
Nimiq is the first browser blockchain. That means apps based on Nimiq can run directly in the browser of the user, locally, without the need of a server-side application.
Since its launch, this have been an informative/discussion thread. In January these group of users were created with the sole purpose of spreading FUD in this thread:
Nimiq welcome all newcomers, invite them to ask questions, and would like to apologize for these users behavior and any inconvenience they might cause.