IOTA Roadmap

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

10 July 2020

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Chrysalis

Updated

23 June 2020

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

Start: January 2020

End: October 2020

Bee Node

Updated

07 July 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: August 2020

IOTA Streams

Updated

10 July 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: August 2020

Chronicle

Updated

10 July 2020

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

Start: October 2019

End: August 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

07 July 2020

Earlier

Q1 2020

Q2 2020

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Q4 2020

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Client Libraries

Updated

07 July 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

07 July 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

07 July 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

07 July 2020

Earlier

Q1 2020

Q2 2020

Q3 2020

Q4 2020

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Pollen

Updated

07 July 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: July 2020

Nectar

Updated

07 July 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: July 2020

End: December 2020