Let’s take a look at the progress our team has made this quarter and discuss the upcoming initiatives we have planned for the next quarter.
Conclusion of Q1 (Jan - Mar)
In this quarter, the following things have been completed:
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Beacon Decentralization phase 1 - Enable Beacon Staking. You can find the instruction for Beacon staking here.
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Hardware wallet (great news, we’ve completed this development! However, we’re currently waiting for the Ledger team to review and approve our Nano App. Once that’s done, users will be able to enjoy the Incognito wallet extension with their hardware wallet. We appreciate your patience and we’ll keep you updated on any progress)
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Masterless key import on Wallet Extension.
Although we didn’t quite wrap up everything on our Q1 to-do list, there are a couple of exciting initiatives that we’re still working on, including supporting de-Google phones for the mobile app and enhancing the decision-making process for pDAO. Rest assured, we’re committed to finding the necessary resources and tackling these initiatives head-on in Q2.
Initiatives the team will be working on in Q2 (Apr - Jun)
Looking ahead to Q2, we’ve identified several areas where we plan to focus our efforts. These include:
Initiative | Description | Ship time |
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Beacon Decentralization phase 2 - Delegation | Enabling shard validators to vote for the most trusted beacon validators, based on their performance in building and validating beacon chain blocks. This will improve the overall security and performance of the network. | April |
Web Wallet | Supporting a web wallet that will be directly accessible on our website. This will make it easier for new users to get onboarded without having to install a separate extension. Even better, our web wallet will also support hardware wallets for added convenience and security. | May |
Universal bridge | Allowing for separation between the bridge validators and Incognito validators. With this generalized protocol in place, any team, community, or organization will be able to run their own bridge in a permissionless manner, which is a big step forward for decentralization. Moreover, it won’t depend on whether the external blockchain (such as Bitcoin or Ethereum) supports smart contracts, making it more accessible and flexible | June |
Note: we will publish a detailed design for the Universal bridge soon. Documents for Beacon Decentralization protocol and Web Wallet could be found here and here respectively.
That’s what we have planned for now, but we always welcome input from the community. We’re committed to building solutions that truly meet your needs, so please don’t hesitate to share your thoughts and suggestions with us in the comments. Your feedback is invaluable, and we look forward to working together to make Incognito even better.
Thank you!