A phased plan from devnet MVP to fully decentralized mainnet protocol. Dates are targets, not guarantees. Each phase gates on safety milestones, not the calendar.
Phase 0 — June 2026 (current)
Devnet MVP
- Whitepaper v0.1 published
- Tokenomics finalized
- Program specs for all 6 modules
- dApp prototype with wallet-adapter (this repo)
- Anchor program implementations (in progress)
- Devnet deployment + internal QA
- Discord + investor outreach
Exit criteria: All 6 programs deployed to Devnet; dApp can execute a full user flow (mint test tokens → swap → LP → farm → vote) end-to-end without intervention.
Phase 1 — Q3 2026
Audits + testnet incentivized program
- Engage two independent audit firms (target: OtterSec primary, Neodyme secondary).
- Public testnet incentivized program: testnet users earn future mainnet airdrop allocation by exercising every module.
- Bug bounty program goes live (Immunefi or Cantina).
- Legal review of token classification (US, EU, Singapore).
- Strategic investor round closes.
- Initial centralized exchange listing conversations.
Exit criteria: Zero critical or high findings unresolved across both audits; testnet program has ≥10,000 unique participating wallets with no critical issues raised.
Phase 2 — Q4 2026
Mainnet launch (Stage 1)
Limited mainnet launch with caps to manage risk:
- IDEA token TGE on a launchpad partner (target: Solanium, Bullpen, or Streamflow).
- Swap module live with whitelisted pools (USDC/SOL, USDC/IDEA, SOL/IDEA, USDT/USDC).
- Staking module live: simple stake + veIDEA locks.
- TVL cap: $20M for first 30 days, then governance-extendable.
- Insurance fund seeded from treasury at 5% of TVL.
Exit criteria: 30 days of stable operation, no critical incidents, fee accrual matches model.
Phase 3 — Q1 2027
Lending mainnet launch + first gauge votes
- Lending module mainnet live: USDC, USDT, SOL, mSOL, JitoSOL initial markets.
- Gauge voting goes live; first epoch directs emissions to whitelisted swap pools.
- Cross-protocol partnerships: at least 2 Solana DEX aggregator integrations (Jupiter, Titan).
- Listing on at least one major centralized exchange.
- TVL cap removed (or extended substantially).
Exit criteria: ≥$50M TVL across modules, ≥30% of supply locked in veIDEA, no critical incidents.
Phase 4 — Q2 2027
Farms + bribe market
- Farms module mainnet live with veIDEA boost.
- Bribe market live (Convex/Votium-style).
- Permissionless gauge creation (with governance whitelist for emission eligibility).
- Cross-chain wrapped IDEA via Wormhole (governance-gated).
Exit criteria: ≥$100M TVL, ≥40% locked supply, organic bribe volume ≥$100K/week.
Phase 5 — H2 2027 (stretch)
Advanced primitives
- Multi-collateral CDP module (synthetic asset issuance against IDEA-protocol collateral).
- Permissionless market creation for lending (new asset listings via governance vote only).
- Sunset of emergency pause council (24-month timer from Phase 2 launch).
- Treasury diversification into uncorrelated yield strategies.
Exit criteria: Protocol is credibly neutral. Core team has no special privileges. Governance is solely responsible for all parameter changes and upgrades.
Cross-phase initiatives (continuous)
- Security: Quarterly audits of any new modules. Bug bounty perpetually funded.
- Treasury management: Quarterly reports published on-chain. Diversification follows risk-parity rules set by governance.
- Community: Monthly governance call. Public quarterly review of fee revenue, TVL, lock metrics.
- Documentation: Whitepaper version-controlled; major updates ratified by governance.
What we will not do
Explicit non-goals, included so investors and contributors can hold us to them:
- No leverage tokens or perp products in v1. Scope creep is the enemy of safety. Perps come later, behind their own audit.
- No emissions to mercenary inducements. Every emission goes to a gauge with measurable fee output. No "deposit and forget" yield without an underlying productive use.
- No admin keys post-Phase 3. Upgrade authority transfers to governance. No "for safety" emergency mint.
- No oracle shortcuts. Pyth + Switchboard agreement required; no single-source price feeds in lending.
- No fee-on-transfer or rebase-style token mechanics. IDEA is a plain SPL token.