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

21 February 2021

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Chrysalis

Updated

21 February 2021

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

Bee Node

Updated

21 February 2021

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.

IOTA Streams

Updated

21 February 2021

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.

Chronicle

Updated

15 December 2020

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

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

21 February 2021

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Firefly

Updated

21 February 2021

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

Identity

Updated

21 February 2021

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

Core Library

Updated

21 February 2021

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

Wallet Library

Updated

15 December 2020

A new user-friendly wallet library to simplify implementations that use the IOTA token.

Trinity

Completed Q4 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.

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.

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.

IOTA 2.0

Updated

12 October 2020

The research and development of individual IOTA 2.0 components.
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

22 February 2021

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Smart contracts alpha

Updated

22 February 2021

Alpha version of the IOTA Smart contract protocol. Protocol specifications, Wasp node, first version of developer tools.

Smart contract PoC

Completed Q3 2020

Software for hardware stack PoC

Completed Q1 2020

Hardware stack PoC

Completed Q1 2020