How advertising works

Paid billboards in Nimiq Space run on prepaid visibility: you fund NIM up front, your advert appears on billboards around the game, and your balance drains only while active players can actually see it nearby.

From campaign to in-game advert

  1. Sign in and create a campaign

    Open Advertise, connect your Nimiq wallet, and use the New tab. Add your project name, project URL (where players go when they tap Visit), a billboard image, and how long each on-screen slide lasts (10, 30, or 45 seconds).

  2. Fund with NIM

    Click Fund, enter any amount, and pay with your wallet (Nimiq Pay or Hub). There is no fixed minimum - more NIM buys more on-screen time. At the default rate, 400 NIM ≈ 24 hours of full-audience display while players are watching.

  3. Wait for admin approval

    After payment confirms on chain, status becomes Pending approval. Operators review your image and target URL before the campaign can go live.

  4. Your advert goes on billboards

    Once approved, your campaign is placed on billboards around Nimiq Space. Status shows Live when players can see it in-game, or Approved · Not Live while placement is still being set up. Your balance is not used until the advert is live.

  5. Players see your advert in game

    When live, nearby players see your image on billboards in the world. Players within 14 blocks who have the game tab open and are not AFK count as viewers. Tapping Visit opens your project URL.

  6. Balance drains from real views

    Your prepaid balance goes down only for verified on-screen time - not idle calendar days. The Existing tab shows time left, NIM remaining, audience stats, and transaction history. When balance reaches zero, the campaign ends and is taken off billboards.

  7. Top up while live

    On approved campaigns (including Live), use Add funds to increase prepaid balance without re-approval and without taking the advert offline.

Live vs Not Live: Live means your advert is on billboards in the game right now. Not Live means approved but not yet visible to players - your balance is safe until it goes live.

Common questions

Open Advertise dashboard Play Nimiq Space