Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use Namada when a project needs a self-hosted Proof-of-Stake Layer 1 implementation with shielded multi-asset transfers, MASP functionality or IBC protocol support.
Who it is for
- Blockchain infrastructure developers
- Teams building privacy-preserving asset-management or wallet interfaces
- Developers exploring IBC-connected interchain applications
- Contributors working with Rust blockchain code and transaction tooling
Documented uses
- Build and install Namada node, client and wallet executables from source
- Support shielded transfers for native and non-native assets
- Develop applications around Namada's MASP
- Create tooling or interfaces for Namada transactions and wallets
- Explore interchain asset-transfer applications using IBC support
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and provides source-build instructions. The documented build requires at least 16 GB of RAM and CometBFT v0.37.17 available on the system path.
- The implementation is written in Rust and licensed under GPL-3.0 for the Namada applications, while the repository also identifies MIT-licensed libraries.
- The source installation builds the node, client and wallet in one documented command:
make install. - CometBFT v0.37.17 is a stated ledger dependency.
- Namada provides full IBC protocol support, but a specific application integration is not demonstrated in the available material.
- The repository describes the codebase as experimental.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 2 October 2026
- Original website title
- namada-net/namada · Official homepage title · retained in its source language