Protocol roadmap
Milestones and governance timeline
The Foundation tracks protocol milestones and governance readiness. Timelines are estimates — correctness is never sacrificed for schedule.
Timeline
Protocol milestones
Q4 2025
Protocol genesis specification
Initial protocol specification locked. Consensus rules, credit formula, slashing parameters, and validator set management formalized. Genesis configuration defined.
Q1 2026
Core protocol stabilization
Phase-30 validation of deterministic execution under multi-node replay. 212 determinism tests passing. Staking, fee market, and EVM layers validated.
Q2 2026
Public testnet launch
5-node global testnet operational across 3 regions. Explorer integration at explorer.aeltrix.com. Public RPC endpoints live. Testnet faucet operational.
Q3 2026
Security audit + formal verification
Third-party security audit of consensus, bandwidth credit system, slashing logic, and state commitment. Formal verification of credit formula and determinism guarantees. Bug bounty program launch.
Q4 2026
Mainnet genesis
Production launch with initial validator set of 50. Foundation governance enforcement activated. Treasury management live. On-chain proposal system enabled. All constitutional principles enforceable.
Q1 2027
Smart contract runtime
EVM-compatible execution via revm v36 (Shanghai). ~30 JSON-RPC methods. MetaMask, Hardhat, Foundry compatible. Contract deploy/call, CREATE2, event logs.
Q2 2027
Governance portal
On-chain proposal submission interface. Validator voting dashboard. Governance analytics with participation tracking. Public proposal archive with full amendment history.
Governance readiness