Veles

Reduction of official supply limit of 12.5 milion VLS to 2.5 milion VLS to match the current theoretical maximum supply based on mining consensus estabilished by VCIP01
future-proofing the current supply curve to stay intact and ensure decreasing inflation of VLS
Prepared a plan to implement decrease of Veles masternode collateral from 2000 to 500 VLS to match the new supply limit, alongside with the maximum supply formal enforcement, in the next major release (v0.18)

Fixes by Veles Core team covering issues emerged from testing up-to date
Ported all updates from Bitcoin Core v0.17.1
Support for Travis Continuous Integration and automated testing
Installation wizard for Windows 32/64 bit
Installation .deb packages and apt-get repository for Ubuntu/Debian Linux
Binaries for Raspberry Pi vanilla Linux and Raspbian .deb packages
Installation file .dmg for macOS
Revised and updated project documentation, added documentation about masterndes

New project website with updated information and new design
Redesigned block explorer and integrated with website
Providing real-time data and statistics of blockchain using websockets and server-push
High-load backend service providing load-balanced public APIs
International translations of whitepaper and website

Implementation and launch of Proof-Of-Stake consensus mechanism to complement PoW for a stronger and safer network
PrivateSend / InstantSend activation
Rebase code to the latest Bitcoin v0.18, implementing several new features as wallet backup utility, and base for future support of hw wallets
Transformation period for a new masternode collateral decreased from 2000 to 500 VLS to match decreased maximum supply
Further improve internalization support on GUI client
Optional pre-alpha dVPN dapp for masternode operators to enable future live testing
Full Veles browser based , client side web-wallet release

Port DIP0002 Special Transactions to enable storing of VPN subscriptions on-blockchain in a correct manner
To ensure maximum anonymity and security of Veles dVPN we have based payments for the service on substantialy more anonymous and secure solutions than DIP0002 block entries.
Integrate DIP0003 Deterministic Masternodes implementation, reliable on-blockchain masternode sync
DIP003 integration have been discontinued and replaced by custom Veles Masternode system that suits the needs of the project more closely and enables much better extendability,
Development of decentralized Certification Authority for RSA certificates used for dVPN connection
Start of DEX development for use within the ecosystem to enable trade of tokens representing hours of VPN connection time to provide better store-of-value, price discovery and free transfer of pre-paid VPN time.
DEX development has been postponed as our main priority is dVPN implentation and to implement native and efficient VPN price discovery using VLS token in a first place.
Development of VPN provisioning, orchestration and port multiplexing that enable successfuly serving Veles daemon and VPN service.
Pre-alpha dVPN dapp on voluntary masternodes for testing and client development
Integration ElectrumX server for further usage
Preparation of PrivateSent for activation anonymized payements (detailed testing, debugging)
Continuously working on improvements and bugfixes in the latest Veles Core version
Start of native Mobile-Wallet IOS/Android development

Optional pre-alpha dVPN dapp for masternode operators to enable live testing
Tier II masternode implementation to function as exit nodes to provide multi-hop routing
During the development phase we have discovered several possible alternative multi-tiered multi-hop dVPN configurations that could significantly improve the original concept and need to be tested and assesed during the public alpha testing.
IPv6 to IPv4 routing layer to support IPv6 exit nodes
A the current IPv6 infrastructure still haven't reached worldwide coverage and as we need to prioritize on smooth provisioning of services on IPv4, we have posponed the IPv6 to IPv4 transport implementation.
Management of subscriptions on blockchain. Service subscription and discovery has been implemented, dVPN payment implementation will be finalized at the end of public alpha testing.
Public alpha testing version of dVPN using voluntary nodes
PrivateSend activation
Development of new Veles Masternode framework with Service Manager etc.
Development of new Veles Masternode installation script with dapp support such as dVPN
New masternode synchronisation system with extended data support and decentralized API
Integration of Decentralized cashing DNS system

Release of installation script for dVPN & MN
dVPN live for public use
Development of decentralized domain name system. Already in progress

Complete redesign of UI focusing on UX aspects - 02/08/2021
Refactor several functionality aspects - 02/21/2021
Complete test of the wallet - 03/01/2021
App deploy to the Stores - 03/07/2021

Rent new servers to replace current ones - ETA 02/10/2021
Migrate ElectrumX server - ETA 03/27/2021
Migrate websocket Server - ETA 03/27/2021
Update SSL certificates and general configurations - ETA 04/09/2021
Activate new servers by updating DNS configurations - ETA 04/10/2021

Desing UI/UX aspects of the dashboard - 02/10/2021
Frontend markup and functionality development - ETA 04/24/2021
Dashboard backend functionality development - ETA 04/24/2021
General testing - ETA 05/15/2021

Migrate current functionality to JS (Angular)- ETA 06/15/2021
Integrate VPN with wallet for native, configuration-free dVPN usage - ETA 07/15/2021

Integrate payment system into dVPN service - ETA 07/07/2021
Internal testing and bug fixing - ETA 07/15/2021

Run the community bug hunting event - ETA 08/15/2021
Bug fixing - ETA 09/01/2021

Final integration test - ETA 09/19/2021
Service Deploy - ETA 09/30/2021

Upgrade current image - ETA 10/15/2021
Integrate desktop wallet - ETA 10/22/2021
Integrate dVPN service - ETA 10/31/2021

Tier II masternode implementation to function as exit nodes to provide multi-hop routing
The exact implementation will be based on the best multi-tiered multi-hop routing system chosen according to the real-life data from alpha testing stage.
Transition period for dVPN dapp to be mandatory for masternode operators
IPv6 to IPv4 routing layer to support IPv6 exit nodes. Already assigned with lower priority,
Management of dVPN subscriptions on blockchain

dVPN live for public use
Improve and refactor dVPN implementation for betters scaling
Research on new viable scaling solutions using the data from the Q1.
Start development and testing of the concept of Proof-Of-Geolocation to enable more decentralized and better distribution of VLS exitnodes around the world.

Develop means and infrastructure for a fair decentralized way of governance over all of the decision processes involved in the Veles ecosystem maintenance and development
Start of DEX development for use within the ecosystem to enable trade of tokens representing hours of VPN connection time to provide better store-of-value, price discovery and free transfer of pre-paid VPN time.
Explore the idea of hashrate rental tokenisation and exchange on DEX, which could also provide decentralized data on market price of hashrate to be used by more advanced dynamic PoW rewards adjustments.
Public release of Veles DEX and web-interface

Time window to implement and battle-test all the governance processes before functioning as fully decentralized organisation with the support of Veles Core team.
Maintenance of the dVPN network and implementation of the new features, ideas, integrations or use-cases suggested by the community as users, node operators and developers.