Roadmap

xDEVS Chain is built in phases, each with exit criteria. The full plan, with tasks and risks, is in the implementation plan. Dates aren't promised: the project is built by a small team.

Phase 0 — Foundations Done

Repository, Apache-2.0 license, contribution and security policies, and the architecture decision records (ADRs 0001–0008).

Phase 1 — Single-node chain, MetaMask-compatible Done

• Block, transaction and receipt types (legacy, EIP-2930, EIP-1559, EIP-7702), Ethereum-exact hashes and roots.
• redb storage with atomic per-block writes; Ethereum MPT state root; state history for past-block queries.
• revm executor (Osaka), EIP-1559 fees with 80% burn / 20% treasury.
• Mempool, dev block producer, Ethereum JSON-RPC, xdevs-cli (keys, transfers, balances).
• Exit criteria met: MetaMask sends tXDS; forge create and cast work; restarts keep the same state root.

Phase 2 — Multi-node BFT network Essentially done

• Malachite (Tendermint-style) consensus with execute-before-vote and stored commit certificates (xdevs_getCommitCertificate).
• libp2p networking: consensus network plus transaction gossip with mempool deduplication.
• Block sync for nodes that fall behind or join late; validator and full-node modes; persistent double-sign guard.
• WebSocket subscriptions: newHeads, logs, newPendingTransactions.
• Incremental state root over persisted trie nodes.
• xdevs-cli testnet init, xdevs-loadgen, an in-process multi-node test harness, and a Docker localnet with chaos scripts run in CI.
• Exit criteria: 4 nodes produce blocks; killing one keeps the chain going, killing two halts it and restarting resumes it, with no forks; a new node syncs from genesis. A 24-hour soak under load is part of the exit and runs on dedicated VMs.

Phase 3 — Proof of Stake and public devnet Next

• System contracts in genesis (Staking, Governance, Treasury, FeeConfig, WXDS, the safety contracts, Multicall3, EntryPoint). Contracts written
• Epoch system calls, dynamic validator set, rewards, downtime and double-sign slashing.
• Public devnet on free cloud VMs, faucet, explorer v1 and indexer, chainlist registration, dashboards and alerts.
• Release pipeline (x86_64 and ARM64) Built, faucet Built, this docs site Built.
• Exit criteria: anyone can add the devnet to MetaMask, use the faucet, deploy contracts and see them in the explorer; a new validator joins through register(); slashing proven with a deliberately double-signing node.

Phase 4 — User-safety layer Planned

Most of the on-chain part is already written and tested ahead of schedule: smart accounts with passkeys, social recovery, session keys, Guardian Vault, guardian freeze, XNS, Permit2Expiring, XDRC-20, paymasters, EIP-7702 and the XIP-0001 EOA lock (enforced by the node). Still to do:

• xdevs_simulateTransaction, xdevs_checkRecipient, xdevs_getApprovals, xdevs_getVaultQueue, XNS RPCs and vaultEvents subscriptions.
• A reference wallet: passkey sign-up, vault setup, simulation preview, approvals manager, sending to names.
• An alert bot for vault events (email / Telegram).
• Exit criteria: a new user creates an account with only a passkey; the stolen-key demo works end to end in a wallet; simulation flags an unlimited approval in plain language.

Phase 5 — Performance and MEV protection Planned

Profiling and optimization, 1 s blocks if metrics allow, Block-STM parallel execution behind a flag, local fee markets, BLS aggregate signatures, and an encrypted mempool (research, prototype, then external review). Exit criteria include published benchmarks (throughput and finality latency) measured on reference hardware.

Phase 6 — Public testnet and community Planned

Long-lived xdevs-testnet-1 with no resets, 20+ independent validators, snapshot sync, remote signers, an incentivized testnet (points, not tokens), a bug bounty, hackathons, and real governance on testnet.

Phase 7 — Interop and mainnet preparation Later

Light-client bridges only (no multisig bridges), canonical bridged tokens, independent security audits, legal and entity setup, mainnet tokenomics and a genesis ceremony.

No mainnet date

There is no mainnet and no token sale. Testnet tokens (tXDS) have no value and will not convert to mainnet XDS.