Q3
Expanded privacy features
- ZenChat Messenger
- TLS/SSL Certificate
- Tor nodes
- Wallets: mobile, web, paper, third-party
Q4
Secure Nodes Live
- First secure & private node system
- Block rewards for node operators
- Arizen lite wallet release
- Interim proposal & voting system
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
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
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
(zk-SNARKS circuit)
- ZEN 2.0.16 - zk-SNARKS improvements
- Node tracker improvements
- Full client wallets compatibility
- Sphere by Horizen improvements
- Zen Academy
Q2
Blockchain Improvements
(Sapling & Sidechain SDK)
- ZEN 2.1.0 - Sapling
- Sidechain SDK Alpha
- Reference sidechain testnet
- Sphere by Horizen improvements
Q3
Platform
(Publish Reference Blockchain)
- ZEN 3.X.X
- Reference sidechain beta
- Sphere by Horizen improvements
- Blockchain improvements
- Mobile (iOS & Android)
- Distributed VPN service
- Sidechain SDK Beta
Q4
Scaling & Performance
(BlockDAG)
- ZEN 3.X.X
- Reference sidechain
- Treasury sidechain
- Begin on-chain payment dev (stretch)
- Begin DAG design (stretch)
- Sidechain SDK
2020
2017
Q3
Expanded privacy features
- ZenChat Messenger
- TLS/SSL Certificate
- Tor nodes
- Wallets: mobile, web, paper, third-party
Q4
Secure Nodes Live
- First secure & private node system
- Block rewards for node operators
- Arizen lite wallet release
- Interim proposal & voting system
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
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
Q4
Super Nodes Live
- Release flagship app (Radical Usability)
- Begin SDK design for sidechains
- Begin Sidechains prototype
- Public Accounting System (Radical Transparency)
Q1
Blockchain Improvements
(zk-SNARKS circuit)
- ZEN 2.0.16 - zk-SNARKS improvements
- Node tracker improvements
- Full client wallets compatibility
- Sphere by Horizen improvements
- Zen Academy
2019
Q2
Blockchain Improvements
(Sapling & Sidechain SDK)
- ZEN 2.1.0 - Sapling
- Sidechain SDK Alpha
- Reference sidechain testnet
- Sphere by Horizen improvements
Q3
Platform
(Publish Reference Blockchain)
- ZEN 3.X.X
- Reference sidechain beta
- Sphere by Horizen improvements
- Blockchain improvements
- Mobile (iOS & Android)
- Distributed VPN service
- Sidechain SDK Beta
Q4
Scaling & Performance
(BlockDAG)
- ZEN 3.X.X
- Reference sidechain
- Treasury sidechain
- Begin on-chain payment dev (stretch)
- Begin DAG design (stretch)
- Sidechain SDK
2020
