DEVNET — Liqua runs on an experimental devnet (chain 8888). Tokens carry no monetary value.
Roadmap

Built first. Then shipped.

The hard parts already run on devnet. A public testnet opens in July — try every service for free — then mainnet genesis ships August 1. Here's every date, and what goes live at each.

PUBLIC TESTNET · JULY 2026
MAINNET GENESIS · AUGUST 1, 2026
done in progress ship upcoming
2025 – Q2 2026Done

Foundations — the chain, running

  • Protocol — SOMA-256 (BLAKE3) consensus, the EVM layer, the solc contract suite, continuous emission, on-chain AI snapshot/fork.
  • Network — discv4 peer discovery, encrypted transport, block gossip + re-execution sync, peer dashboard + CLI.
  • Mining & rewards — SOMA-PoW miner, a real Ethash GPU pool (PPLNS, ledger), the L1 bridge, and the §5 escrow → gated claim (CLI + browser).
  • Validation & interop — persistent validator with real on-chain ve-lock, an EVM JSON-RPC, a cross-chain bridge (wLIQUA), the website, brand & codex docs.
June 2026Now

Pre-launch — audit & the sale

  • Security audit engaged on the contract suite (token · ve-lock · governor · escrow · swap).
  • Presale token + swap shipped — pLIQUA and LiquaSwap (1:1, gated to the ship date), verified by npm run swap:test.
  • Presale terms finalized — caps, rate, vesting, and the receiving address published before the sale opens.
July 2026 · ~1 month outTestnet

Public testnet — every service, live to try

  • Open the network — public testnet bootnodes, the EVM JSON-RPC, and the block explorer go live; anyone can point a node or wallet at it.
  • Faucet — free testnet LIQUA, so every service below is usable end-to-end at zero cost.
  • The whole stack, on testnet — the orderbook DEX, veLIQUA staking, the L8 wallet, the SOMA-PoW miner + pool, and the BNB oracle telemetry all run against the live testnet.
  • Dress rehearsal — genesis distribution, the pLIQUA → LIQUA swap, and the 2% time-lock are all exercised here before the mainnet date.
August 1, 2026★ Ship

Mainnet genesis

  • Mainnet genesis commits the single 2% studio allocation (time-locked release); mining live from block 0 — the other 98% is mined.
  • Token swap opens — pLIQUA → LIQUA 1:1 via LiquaSwap; the pLIQUA is burned, LIQUA released from the reserve.
  • Public network — bootnodes live, the genesis block distributed, peers sync from height 0.

Service launch map

Every service in the ecosystem, and exactly when it goes live.

Public testnetJuly 2026 · ~1 month out
Liqua node + RPC
Connect to the public testnet; an EVM JSON-RPC for apps and wallets.
Block explorer
Browse blocks, transactions, and addresses as they're mined.
Faucet
Free testnet LIQUA to exercise every service end-to-end.
SOMA-PoW miner + pool
Mine testnet blocks; the real PPLNS pool with on-chain ledger.
Orderbook DEX
Non-custodial trading — off-chain signed book, on-chain settle.
veLIQUA staking
Vote-lock up to 4 years; preview the boost and governance weight.
L8 wallet
Dual-seed HOT / COLD wallet pointed at the testnet.
BNB oracle telemetry
The somatic hormones strip wired to live market signals.
Mainnet genesisAugust 1, 2026 · block 0
Liqua L1 — mainnet
SOMA-256 consensus, the EVM layer, continuous emission; mining live from block 0.
2% studio allocation
Committed at genesis under a time-locked release; the other 98% is mined.
pLIQUA → LIQUA swap
1:1 via LiquaSwap; pLIQUA burned, LIQUA released from the reserve.
Public bootnodes
Genesis block distributed; peers sync from height 0.
Wallet & governanceQ3 2026
L8 dual-seed wallet — GA
CLI · GUI · the L8 LEDGER browser extension.
Governor98 UI
Create proposals and cast votes; 98% quorum over attesting ve-weight.
§5 default emission
Make seal() the default reward path.
Self-mine → locked liquidity
Mined LIQUA auto-zapped into the AMM pool; the LP time-locked (rolling).
Locked-liquidity dashboard
A public view of the rolling LP locks goes live.
Liquidity & ecosystemQ4 2026
wLIQUA cross-chain bridge
DEX / exchange liquidity; locked launch liquidity from the studio allocation.
Ecosystem app organs
Molecular, After Hours, Academy, the OS and more migrate to mainnet as cells.
Network hardening
NAT traversal, decentralized bootnodes, persistent L1 history.
Decentralize & evolve2027 & beyond
discv5 / ENR discovery
Topic discovery, eclipse-attack hardening, RLP framing.
Governance-driven evolution
Every committed parameter retunable by 98% vote.
Third-party app cells
External apps join the organism.
Forward-looking. Dates, the presale, and the listing path are plans, not guarantees — subject to change, to audit outcomes, and to local regulation. Liqua is experimental devnet software; nothing here is financial advice or an offer of securities. What's marked done is verifiable in the codebase today.