diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fd894cd8..42aece63 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ members = [
     "nomos-services/data-availability/verifier",
     "nomos-services/data-availability/dispersal",
     "nomos-services/data-availability/tests",
+    "nomos-services/mix",
     "nomos-da/full-replication",
     "nomos-mix/message",
     "nomos-mix/network",
diff --git a/nomos-mix/network/src/lib.rs b/nomos-mix/network/src/lib.rs
index 01fd88c6..4a5e3c94 100644
--- a/nomos-mix/network/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nomos-mix/network/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mod behaviour;
 mod error;
 mod handler;
 
-pub use behaviour::{Behaviour, Event};
+pub use behaviour::{Behaviour, Config, Event};
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
diff --git a/nomos-services/mix/Cargo.toml b/nomos-services/mix/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4a335d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomos-services/mix/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "nomos-mix-service"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+async-trait = "0.1"
+futures = "0.3"
+libp2p = { version = "0.53", features = ["ed25519"] }
+nomos-libp2p = { path = "../../nomos-libp2p", optional = true }
+nomos-mix-network = { path = "../../nomos-mix/network" }
+nomos-mix-message = { path = "../../nomos-mix/message" }
+overwatch-rs = { git = "https://github.com/logos-co/Overwatch", rev = "2f70806" }
+rand = "0.8.5"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "sync"] }
+tracing = "0.1"
+
+[features]
+default = []
+libp2p = ["nomos-libp2p"]
diff --git a/nomos-services/mix/src/backends/libp2p.rs b/nomos-services/mix/src/backends/libp2p.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34781572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomos-services/mix/src/backends/libp2p.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+use std::{io, time::Duration};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use libp2p::{
+    core::transport::ListenerId,
+    identity::{ed25519, Keypair},
+    swarm::SwarmEvent,
+    Multiaddr, PeerId, Swarm, SwarmBuilder, TransportError,
+};
+use nomos_libp2p::{secret_key_serde, DialError, DialOpts, Protocol};
+use overwatch_rs::{overwatch::handle::OverwatchHandle, services::state::NoState};
+use rand::seq::IteratorRandom;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tokio::{
+    sync::{broadcast, mpsc},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use super::NetworkBackend;
+
+pub struct Libp2pNetworkBackend {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    task: JoinHandle<()>,
+    msgs_tx: mpsc::Sender<Libp2pNetworkBackendMessage>,
+    events_tx: broadcast::Sender<Libp2pNetworkBackendEvent>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Libp2pNetworkBackendSettings {
+    pub listening_address: Multiaddr,
+    // A key for deriving PeerId and establishing secure connections (TLS 1.3 by QUIC)
+    #[serde(with = "secret_key_serde", default = "ed25519::SecretKey::generate")]
+    pub node_key: ed25519::SecretKey,
+    pub membership: Vec<Multiaddr>,
+    pub peering_degree: usize,
+    pub num_mix_layers: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Libp2pNetworkBackendMessage {
+    Mix(Vec<u8>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Libp2pNetworkBackendEventKind {
+    FullyMixedMessage,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum Libp2pNetworkBackendEvent {
+    FullyMixedMessage(Vec<u8>),
+}
+
+const CHANNEL_SIZE: usize = 64;
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl NetworkBackend for Libp2pNetworkBackend {
+    type Settings = Libp2pNetworkBackendSettings;
+    type State = NoState<Self::Settings>;
+    type Message = Libp2pNetworkBackendMessage;
+    type EventKind = Libp2pNetworkBackendEventKind;
+    type NetworkEvent = Libp2pNetworkBackendEvent;
+
+    fn new(config: Self::Settings, overwatch_handle: OverwatchHandle) -> Self {
+        let (msgs_tx, msgs_rx) = mpsc::channel(CHANNEL_SIZE);
+        let (events_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(CHANNEL_SIZE);
+
+        let keypair = Keypair::from(ed25519::Keypair::from(config.node_key.clone()));
+        let local_peer_id = keypair.public().to_peer_id();
+        let mut swarm = MixSwarm::new(keypair, config.num_mix_layers, msgs_rx, events_tx.clone());
+
+        swarm
+            .listen_on(config.listening_address)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                panic!("Failed to listen on Mix network: {e:?}");
+            });
+
+        // Randomly select peering_degree number of peers, and dial to them
+        // TODO: Consider moving the peer seelction to the nomos_mix_network::Behaviour
+        config
+            .membership
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|addr| match extract_peer_id(addr) {
+                Some(peer_id) => peer_id != local_peer_id,
+                None => false,
+            })
+            .choose_multiple(&mut rand::thread_rng(), config.peering_degree)
+            .iter()
+            .cloned()
+            .for_each(|addr| {
+                if let Err(e) = swarm.dial(addr.clone()) {
+                    tracing::error!("failed to dial to {:?}: {:?}", addr, e);
+                }
+            });
+
+        let task = overwatch_handle.runtime().spawn(async move {
+            swarm.run().await;
+        });
+
+        Self {
+            task,
+            msgs_tx,
+            events_tx,
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn process(&self, msg: Self::Message) {
+        if let Err(e) = self.msgs_tx.send(msg).await {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to send message to MixSwarm: {e}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn subscribe(
+        &mut self,
+        kind: Self::EventKind,
+    ) -> broadcast::Receiver<Self::NetworkEvent> {
+        match kind {
+            Libp2pNetworkBackendEventKind::FullyMixedMessage => self.events_tx.subscribe(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct MixSwarm {
+    swarm: Swarm<nomos_mix_network::Behaviour>,
+    num_mix_layers: usize,
+    msgs_rx: mpsc::Receiver<Libp2pNetworkBackendMessage>,
+    events_tx: broadcast::Sender<Libp2pNetworkBackendEvent>,
+}
+
+impl MixSwarm {
+    fn new(
+        keypair: Keypair,
+        num_mix_layers: usize,
+        msgs_rx: mpsc::Receiver<Libp2pNetworkBackendMessage>,
+        events_tx: broadcast::Sender<Libp2pNetworkBackendEvent>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let swarm = SwarmBuilder::with_existing_identity(keypair)
+            .with_tokio()
+            .with_quic()
+            .with_behaviour(|_| {
+                nomos_mix_network::Behaviour::new(nomos_mix_network::Config {
+                    transmission_rate: 1.0,
+                    duplicate_cache_lifespan: 60,
+                })
+            })
+            .expect("Mix Behaviour should be built")
+            .with_swarm_config(|cfg| {
+                cfg.with_idle_connection_timeout(Duration::from_secs(u64::MAX))
+            })
+            .build();
+
+        Self {
+            swarm,
+            num_mix_layers,
+            msgs_rx,
+            events_tx,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn listen_on(&mut self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<ListenerId, TransportError<io::Error>> {
+        self.swarm.listen_on(addr)
+    }
+
+    fn dial(&mut self, addr: Multiaddr) -> Result<(), DialError> {
+        self.swarm.dial(DialOpts::from(addr))
+    }
+
+    async fn run(&mut self) {
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                Some(msg) = self.msgs_rx.recv() => {
+                    self.handle_msg(msg).await;
+                }
+                Some(event) = self.swarm.next() => {
+                    self.handle_event(event);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn handle_msg(&mut self, msg: Libp2pNetworkBackendMessage) {
+        match msg {
+            Libp2pNetworkBackendMessage::Mix(msg) => {
+                tracing::debug!("Wrap msg and send it to mix network: {msg:?}");
+                match nomos_mix_message::new_message(&msg, self.num_mix_layers.try_into().unwrap())
+                {
+                    Ok(wrapped_msg) => {
+                        if let Err(e) = self.swarm.behaviour_mut().publish(wrapped_msg) {
+                            tracing::error!("Failed to publish message to mix network: {e:?}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::error!("Failed to wrap message: {e:?}");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_event(&mut self, event: SwarmEvent<nomos_mix_network::Event>) {
+        match event {
+            SwarmEvent::Behaviour(nomos_mix_network::Event::FullyUnwrappedMessage(msg)) => {
+                tracing::debug!("Received fully unwrapped message: {msg:?}");
+                self.events_tx
+                    .send(Libp2pNetworkBackendEvent::FullyMixedMessage(msg))
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+            SwarmEvent::Behaviour(nomos_mix_network::Event::Error(e)) => {
+                tracing::error!("Received error from mix network: {e:?}");
+            }
+            _ => {
+                tracing::debug!("Received event from mix network: {event:?}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn extract_peer_id(multiaddr: &Multiaddr) -> Option<PeerId> {
+    multiaddr.iter().find_map(|protocol| {
+        if let Protocol::P2p(peer_id) = protocol {
+            Some(peer_id)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    })
+}
diff --git a/nomos-services/mix/src/backends/mod.rs b/nomos-services/mix/src/backends/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20087477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomos-services/mix/src/backends/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "libp2p")]
+pub mod libp2p;
+
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+use overwatch_rs::{overwatch::handle::OverwatchHandle, services::state::ServiceState};
+use tokio::sync::broadcast::Receiver;
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+pub trait NetworkBackend {
+    type Settings: Clone + Debug + Send + Sync + 'static;
+    type State: ServiceState<Settings = Self::Settings> + Clone + Send + Sync;
+    type Message: Debug + Send + Sync + 'static;
+    type EventKind: Debug + Send + Sync + 'static;
+    type NetworkEvent: Debug + Send + Sync + 'static;
+
+    fn new(config: Self::Settings, overwatch_handle: OverwatchHandle) -> Self;
+    async fn process(&self, msg: Self::Message);
+    async fn subscribe(&mut self, event: Self::EventKind) -> Receiver<Self::NetworkEvent>;
+}
diff --git a/nomos-services/mix/src/lib.rs b/nomos-services/mix/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2416503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomos-services/mix/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+pub mod backends;
+
+use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use backends::NetworkBackend;
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use overwatch_rs::services::{
+    handle::ServiceStateHandle,
+    life_cycle::LifecycleMessage,
+    relay::RelayMessage,
+    state::{NoOperator, ServiceState},
+    ServiceCore, ServiceData, ServiceId,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tokio::sync::{broadcast, oneshot};
+
+pub struct NetworkService<B: NetworkBackend + 'static> {
+    backend: B,
+    service_state: ServiceStateHandle<Self>,
+}
+
+impl<B: NetworkBackend + 'static> ServiceData for NetworkService<B> {
+    const SERVICE_ID: ServiceId = "MixNetwork";
+    type Settings = NetworkConfig<B>;
+    type State = NetworkState<B>;
+    type StateOperator = NoOperator<Self::State>;
+    type Message = NetworkMsg<B>;
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<B> ServiceCore for NetworkService<B>
+where
+    B: NetworkBackend + Send + 'static,
+    B::State: Send + Sync,
+{
+    fn init(service_state: ServiceStateHandle<Self>) -> Result<Self, overwatch_rs::DynError> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            backend: <B as NetworkBackend>::new(
+                service_state.settings_reader.get_updated_settings().backend,
+                service_state.overwatch_handle.clone(),
+            ),
+            service_state,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn run(mut self) -> Result<(), overwatch_rs::DynError> {
+        let Self {
+            service_state:
+                ServiceStateHandle {
+                    mut inbound_relay,
+                    lifecycle_handle,
+                    ..
+                },
+            mut backend,
+        } = self;
+        let mut lifecycle_stream = lifecycle_handle.message_stream();
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                Some(msg) = inbound_relay.recv() => {
+                    Self::handle_network_service_message(msg, &mut backend).await;
+                }
+                Some(msg) = lifecycle_stream.next() => {
+                    if Self::should_stop_service(msg).await {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B> NetworkService<B>
+where
+    B: NetworkBackend + Send + 'static,
+    B::State: Send + Sync,
+{
+    async fn handle_network_service_message(msg: NetworkMsg<B>, backend: &mut B) {
+        match msg {
+            NetworkMsg::Process(msg) => {
+                // split sending in two steps to help the compiler understand we do not
+                // need to hold an instance of &I (which is not send) across an await point
+                let _send = backend.process(msg);
+                _send.await
+            }
+            NetworkMsg::Subscribe { kind, sender } => sender
+                .send(backend.subscribe(kind).await)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        "client hung up before a subscription handle could be established"
+                    )
+                }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn should_stop_service(msg: LifecycleMessage) -> bool {
+        match msg {
+            LifecycleMessage::Kill => true,
+            LifecycleMessage::Shutdown(signal_sender) => {
+                // TODO: Maybe add a call to backend to handle this. Maybe trying to save unprocessed messages?
+                if signal_sender.send(()).is_err() {
+                    tracing::error!(
+                        "Error sending successful shutdown signal from service {}",
+                        Self::SERVICE_ID
+                    );
+                }
+                true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct NetworkConfig<B: NetworkBackend> {
+    pub backend: B::Settings,
+}
+
+impl<B: NetworkBackend> Debug for NetworkConfig<B> {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(fmt, "NetworkConfig {{ backend: {:?}}}", self.backend)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B: NetworkBackend> Clone for NetworkConfig<B> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        NetworkConfig {
+            backend: self.backend.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct NetworkState<B: NetworkBackend> {
+    _backend: B::State,
+}
+
+impl<B: NetworkBackend> Clone for NetworkState<B> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        NetworkState {
+            _backend: self._backend.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B: NetworkBackend> ServiceState for NetworkState<B> {
+    type Settings = NetworkConfig<B>;
+    type Error = <B::State as ServiceState>::Error;
+
+    fn from_settings(settings: &Self::Settings) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        B::State::from_settings(&settings.backend).map(|_backend| Self { _backend })
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum NetworkMsg<B: NetworkBackend> {
+    Process(B::Message),
+    Subscribe {
+        kind: B::EventKind,
+        sender: oneshot::Sender<broadcast::Receiver<B::NetworkEvent>>,
+    },
+}
+
+impl<B: NetworkBackend> Debug for NetworkMsg<B> {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Process(msg) => write!(fmt, "NetworkMsg::Process({msg:?})"),
+            Self::Subscribe { kind, sender } => write!(
+                fmt,
+                "NetworkMsg::Subscribe{{ kind: {kind:?}, sender: {sender:?}}}"
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: NetworkBackend + 'static> RelayMessage for NetworkMsg<T> {}