NKN roadmap beyond Mainnet

Posted on August 29, 2019

an August 2019 update

Introduction

When we launched our mainnet Narwhal in July 2019, we outlined our high level plans beyond Mainnet. Now it is time for an update and put a little bit more details to the roadmap beyond Mainnet.

There are two main tracks that happen in parallel and enhance each other:

Mainnet tech and token economics
Products and commercialization

The key milestones are planned in quarters. As a young and small project, we need to stay focused and agile. We endeavor to not only meet, but exceed our own targets. Therefore, we will give you regular updates as we move forward.

Mainnet Tech and Token Economics

Mainnet phase 1:

Scalability & security
Wallets & explorers
No swap with ERC-20
Exchange integration

Mainnet phase 2:

Mainnet token swap
Economic model enhancements
Mobile app w/ d-chat

Mainnet phase 3:

Scalability & security
VM (internal use)

Mainnet phase 4:

Scalability & security
Routing & consensus updates
New assets

Products and commercialization

Product pre-launch

Product creation (incl. apps, dashboard, portal)
BD and trials
Partners & suppliers

nCDN GA

Support two modes:
Hosted Docker
nCDN as a service
Commercial agreements

Pub/Sub GA

Hosted & Freemium
Enterprise edition: permissions, persistency
Commercial agreements

TUNA/NanoPay GA

Multiple apps (e.g. proxy, game streaming)
Marketplace pricing
Commercial agreements

About NKN

NKN is the new kind of P2P network connectivity protocol & ecosystem powered by a novel public blockchain. We use economic incentives to motivate Internet users to share network connection and utilize unused bandwidth. NKN’s open, efficient, and robust networking infrastructure enables application developers to build the decentralized Internet so everyone can enjoy secure, low cost, and universally accessible connectivity.