6 Roadmap

Stage 1: Prototype of a sidechain on Paseo with simple front end support ( done ) At this stage, we will already have a functional sidechain running on Paseo which is supporting a narrow use case to run a public user testing campaign with a specific action flow. A simple web campaign page as UI is supporting the actions performed by end users. On Paseo we can already demonstrate the ability of doing transfers on L2 fully private. Stage 2: Fully functional Sidechain deployed on Paseo with a nice UI ( done ) At this stage, we will already have a fully functional sidechain running on Paseo with a nice UI to perform all the actions necessary to perform transfers and check account balances with authentication. ( check it out here: Link)

Stage 3: Test Emergency Interventions on Paseo ( in progress ) We will run different emergency scenarios on Paseo to show that recovery is possible and working as designed. Among the scenarios will be putting the shard into maintenance mode (temporarily pausing state transitions) and shard retirement (force-unshielding all balances back to L1).

Stage 4: Battle-Test the Basics on Kusama ( planned in Q4 2024 ) The first productive incarnation will be a functional privacy-preserving sidechain for transactions of KSM tokens only. Moreover, we will only allow shielding of limited amounts. This is a precaution in the beta phase against both potential loss and legal issues. Limits are set high enough to endow accounts and be active, but low enough to hinder money laundering.

Stage 5: Security Audit ( planned in Q1 2025) Our implementation will be audited by a specialized and independent team before exposing our solution to a wider audience.

Stage 6: Rollout on Polkadot ( planned in Q1 2025) Finally we would also roll it out to Polkadot and its Assethub to make all assets available on our Privacy Sidechain.

Stage 7: API Integration ( planned in Q1 2025) Our sidechain API will be compatible with js/api json-rpc at this point and integrate well with established wallets. This may involve upstreaming our authentication procedure for queries, so we will be looking for collaborations with wallet teams to make private transactions as smooth as can be.

Stage 8: Enabling Law Enforcement Access ( tbd 2025) We shall allow law enforcement to request selective disclosure of certain data concerning certain accounts. A governance process needs to be specified that ensures due audit of such