Main Objective

Technological maturity

We are updating the current IOTA technology stack to support the demand of real-world applications. These updates will improve the speed and usability of IOTA networks.

Last Update

13 November 2020

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Chrysalis

Updated

13 November 2020

IOTA 1.5, the Mainnet’s intermediate stage before Coordicide is complete.

Start: January 2020
End: February 2021

Bee Node

Updated

13 November 2020

A minimum implementation of the Rust node software called Bee, allowing you to connect it to other neighbors on the Mainnet. Bee enables users with very limited resources to participate in the IOTA network.

Start: August 2019
End: December 2020

IOTA Streams

Updated

15 October 2020

IOTA Streams (previously Masked Authenticated Messaging) allows devices of any size to emit and access encrypted data streams. IOTA Streams will be simple to use, and provide important additional functionalities.

Start: August 2019
End: September 2020

Chronicle

Updated

13 November 2020

A permanode stores the full history of the Tangle. We are building a production-ready permanode in Rust.

Start: October 2019
End: September 2020

Improve IRI performance

Completed Q2 2020

Bee Prototype

Completed Q2 2020
Main Objective

User adoption

We are building new products and features to encourage widespread adoption of IOTA. These tools will help you make the most of the Tangle.

Last Update

13 November 2020

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Client Libraries

Updated

12 October 2020

The IOTA client library abstracts the complexity of the IOTA protocol into simple, unified methods.

Start: May 2019
End: October 2020

New Wallet

Updated

19 August 2020

The new wallet will be a step up in IOTA's usability, bringing it on par with consumer-facing apps.

Start: September 2019
End: December 2020

IOTA Identity

Updated

13 November 2020

IOTA Identity implements the proposed standards for DID and Verifiable Credentials to enable an identity for people, organisations and things.

Start: October 2019
End: March 2021

Trinity

Updated

12 May 2020

Trinity is IOTA's official wallet and allows users to manage and purchase IOTA tokens with ease. Trinity is available on all major mobile and desktop platforms.

Start: January 2019
End: December 2019

Spark

Completed Q4 2019
Main Objective

IOTA 2.0

An improved IOTA network to remove the Coordinator once and for all. This is the future of permissionless and scalable distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Last Update

12 October 2020

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Pollen

Updated

12 October 2020

The first official testnet of the IOTA 2.0 network. The Pollen network is primarily a research testbed for validating concepts for IOTA 2.0.

Start: November 2019
End: December 2020

Nectar

Updated

12 October 2020

An IOTA 2.0 testnet with gradual incentivized participation and a bounty system. The goal of this network is to test for any bugs or issues that need to be fixed before the final release of the mainnet.

Start: October 2020
End: March 2021

Honey

Updated

12 October 2020

The final release candidate for IOTA 2.0, Honey, will include all of the modules according to the full and final specification of IOTA 2.0.

Start: January 2021
End: June 2021

IOTA 2.0

Updated

12 October 2020

The research and development of individual IOTA 2.0 components.

Start: April 2019
End: June 2021
Main Objective

IOTA Smart Contracts

A level 2 protocol stack on top of the IOTA protocol for decentralized, deterministic automated programs able to move assets and update the ledger state.

Last Update

03 November 2020

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Smart contracts alpha

Updated

03 November 2020

Alpha implementation of the IOTA Smart contract protocol core. With an implemented, VM sandbox, API, SC governance and voting support, as well as the first version of developer tools.

Start: October 2020
End: March 2021

Smart contract PoC

Completed Q3 2020

Software for hardware stack PoC

Completed Q1 2020

Hardware stack PoC

Completed Q1 2020