2017
Q3
Expanded privacy features
- ZenChat Messenger
- TLS/SSL Certificate
- Tor nodes
- Wallets: mobile, web, paper, third-party
2017
Q4
Secure Nodes Live
- First secure & private node system
- Block rewards for node operators
- Arizen lite wallet release
- Interim proposal & voting system
2018
Q1
IOHK R&D partnership
- Team expansion
- New website launched + soft rebrand
- 20+ partnerships & integrations along the way!
2018
Q2
Transition from currency to platform
2018
Q3
Super Nodes and Brand Expansion
- Expanded our brand to Horizen
- Prevention of 51% attack research and development
- Innovation: Enhanced the Nakamoto Consensus
- Blockchain improvements
- DAG scaling prototype
- Design sidechain model
- 30+ partnerships & integration
2018
Q4
Super Nodes Live
- Release flagship app (Radical Usability)
- Begin SDK design for sidechains
- Begin Sidechains prototype
- Public Accounting System (Radical Transparency)
2019
Q1
Blockchain Improvements
- Core software upgrade ZEN 2.0.16 - Successful hardfork && Sprout zk-SNARKS circuit && Increased robustness and speed && Zk- SNARKS upstream vulnerability fix
- Node tracker upgrades 0.4.0
- Sphere by Horizen upgrades 1.1.0b
- Sidechain development begins && Research and proof of concept && Framework selection
- Horizen Academy launch
2019
Q2
Blockchain Improvements
- Core software upgrade ZEN 2.0.17
- Moves to public repository
- Two Sphere by Horizen upgrades
- Sidechain development progresses && SDK Alpha development began && Consensus selection: Ouroboros Praos
- Merchant directory release
2019
Q3
Platform
(Sidechain nodes live on testnet)
- Core software upgrade ZEN 2.0.18
- Sphere by Horizen upgrades 1.2.0b
- ZEN Faucet upgrades
- Horizen Developer Environment (HDE) development begins
- Multiple sidechain nodes live on testnet
2019
Q4
Sidechain Alpha
- Core software upgrade ZEN 2.0.19
- Sphere by Horizen upgrades 1.2.2b
- Sidechain development && Sidechain Alpha && Begins development for Beta && Mainchain implementation of sidechain support
- ZEN Faucet improvements
2020
Q1
Sidechain Beta 1Q
- Sidechain Beta 1Q - parallel testnet
- Kick off Voting using ID study Q1-4Q (UNC)
- Sphere Desktop issues
- Sphere Desktop modifications for sidechains
- Node tracker improvements
- ZEND Deprecation (bug fixes only)
- ZEND code audit (third party)
- HDE beta public testing
- Academy Lite on Medium
- Publish Academy Expert content
2020
Q2
Sidechain Beta 2.0
- Sidechain Beta 2.0:Extended Model Mainchain support - parallel testnet
- Block explorer upgrade
- ZEND Deprecation (bug fixes only)
- ZEND code audit (Sapling / Sprout Groth16)
- Academy ebook
- Node Tracker improvements
2020
Q3
Sidechain Beta 2.0
- Sidechain Beta 2.0 move to official testnet
- Sidechain Beta 2.0 code fixes
- Academy rewards
- HDE Team Requests
- Node Tracker improvements
2020
Q4
Sidechain SDK
- SDK add extended model 4Q in Testnet
- SDK + extended model audit
- Publish Voting using ID study (UNC)
- Academy social badges
- HDE Leaderboard
- HDE Proposal system
- Node Tracker improvements
