Nem was launched on March 31, 2015. It is favored by some developers because it is written in Java, one of the most used programming languages in the world. This makes it super accessible since it doesn’t require programmers to have to learn platform-specific programming language such as Solidity etc. A second thing worth noting is that Java is far more developed and therefore has fewer security vulnerabilities than the newer platform-specific languages like Solidity. Nem recently released the Catapult or Mijin v.2 update, which according to numerous security experts, has made it the most secure smart contract platform out there. Not only does is this update an improvement to the NEM blockchain. It is an industry milestone that opens up new capabilities for blockchain database functionality. the Source Distributed Ledger Technology (Blockchain) Foundation President Lon Wong The biggest selling point of Nem is that it is highly scalable. Also, whereas Ethereum can manage around 15 transactions per second, Nem is able to manage 100’s. It is for this reason that developers are increasingly jumping ship from other platforms like Ethereum.