Dash Roadmap

Dash has a long history of innovation and development, with multiple significant products and features released over the years. Launched on 18 January 2014, Dash quickly developed new features focused on speed, privacy and usability, making it ideal for use as a digital currency. Built to deliver financial freedom and shape the future of payments for people around the world, Dash has an ambitious roadmap and proven history of delivery.

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Launch and Masternodes

2014
complete
  • X11
  • Dark Gravity Wave
  • Masternodes
  • Sporks
  • PrivateSend
  • Android wallet

Budget System

2015
complete
  • Code rebase
  • iOS wallet
  • InstantSend
  • Governance system

Scaling and Security

2016
complete
  • 2MB block vote
  • FPGA and ASIC miners
  • Dashcore and Insight API
  • X11 libraries

Decentralization and Fees

2017
complete
  • Hardware wallets
  • Lower fees
  • Sentinel
  • DAO Trust

Dash Core v0.12.3

2018
complete
  • Named devnets
  • Governance system improvements
  • PrivateSend improvements

Dash Wallet

2018
complete
  • New Dash branding
  • Uphold integration (Android)
  • NFC support (iOS)
  • iPad support (iOS)
  • New localizations

Dash Core v0.13

Q1 2019
complete
  • Automatic InstantSend
  • Deterministic Masternode List
  • Special Transactions
  • New masternode keys
  • .001 PrivateSend denomination

Dash Wallet

Q1 2019
complete
  • Unlock wallet with fingerprint (Android)
  • iOS library integration (iOS)
  • InstantSend receiving (iOS)
  • Price sourcing alignment

Dash Core v0.14

Q2 2019
complete
  • Long Living Masternode Quorums
  • ChainLocks against 51% attacks
  • Bitcoin backports

Dash Wallet

Q3 2019
complete
  • Uphold integration (iOS)
  • Price sourcing improvements
  • DashCore v0.14 support

Dash Platform MVP (Evonet)

Q4 2019
complete

EVONET

  • Public testnet (“Evonet”)
  • DAPI, Identities, Documents
  • Naming service and DashPay contract
  • Libraries
  • Developer documentation

Dash Wallet Redesign

Q1 2020
complete
  • Uniform UX across Android and iOS
  • Dark mode support for iOS
  • Advanced security options
  • Easy access to commonly used features

Dash Core v0.15

Q1 2020
complete
  • Backports for Bitcoin v0.15.2
  • Basic QT Wallet UI update
  • Post stress test enhancements

Dash Wallet

Q2 2020
complete
  • Bug fixes
  • Small UI improvements
  • BIP70 Improvements

Dash Core v0.16

Q3 2020
complete
  • Block reward reallocation
  • UI upgrade
  • Concentrated signature recovery
  • Minimum protocol check
  • Network thread optimization
  • Bitcoin v0.16 backports

Dash Platform 0.14 & 0.15

Q3 2020
complete

EVONET

  • Protocol versioning
  • Platform test suite
  • Binary document fields
  • Document timestamps
  • Improved distribution package
  • Default Dash identity name
  • DPNS & identity DIPS

Dash Wallet

Q3 2020
complete
  • Small screen improvements
  • Home screen improvements
  • Recovery phrase improvements
  • Chain sync improvements
  • Improved ChainLock support
  • Core v0.16 support

DashPay Evonet

Q4 2020
complete

EVONET

  • Platform v0.16
  • Usernames
  • Contacts
  • Username Payments
  • Profile Settings
  • Profile Pictures
  • UI Improvements & Polishing

Dash Platform 0.16 & 0.17

Q4 2020
complete

TESTNET

  • Binary data storage improvements
  • Consensus rules for identities
  • Non-Determinism in Block Processing
  • Core height consensus
  • Instant Send identity funding
  • State trees
  • Platform Distribution Package

Dash Wallet

Q4 2020
complete
  • Chain sync improvements
  • Forgotten recovery phrases
  • Bug fixes & UI improvements

Dash Platform 0.18

Q1 2021
complete

TESTNET

  • Tendermint seed nodes
  • Secure ST Acknowledgement
  • Drive verbose logging
  • Improved error messages

DashPay Testnet (Android)

Q1 2021
complete

TESTNET

  • Platform v0.17 & v0.18
  • UI Improvements & Polishing

Dash Core v0.17

Q2 2021
complete
  • 100 member quorum
  • RPC restrictions for platform
  • Bitcoin v0.17+ backports

Dash Platform v0.19

Q2 2021
complete

TESTNET

  • Identity funding with ChainLocks
  • Feature flags
  • Local network setup / environment
  • Verify signatures with core
  • Remove Insight API
  • DashMate release
  • Improve CI

Dash Platform v0.20

Q3 2021
complete

TESTNET

  • Validator Set Rotation
  • Cryptographic Proofs
  • Platform State Threshold Signing
  • Peer-to-Peer Layer Optimization
  • Platform Metadata
  • Strict and Secure Data Contract Validation
  • Robust JS Wallet Synchronization
  • Dashmate Improvements

Dash Wallet

Q3 2021
complete
  • Liquid Exchange Integration
  • BIP70 Improvements
  • Implemented BIP69
  • Passphrase Improvements
  • Chain Sync Improvements
  • Maintenance

DashPay Invitations (Android)

Q3 2021
complete

TESTNET

  • Platform v0.20
  • UI Improvements & Polishing

Dash Platform v0.21

Q4 2021
complete

TESTNET

  • Error reporting improvements
  • Design robust state tree structure
  • Design document secondary indices
  • Distribute testnet nodes
  • Upgrade Process

Dash Platform v0.22

Q1 2022
complete

TESTNET

  • GroveDB initial release
  • Ability to update data contracts
  • Masternode identities
  • Identity key purposes and security levels
  • Multi-package repository

Dash Core v0.18

August 2022
complete
  • Quorum rotation, stronger IS security
  • Proposal fee reduction
  • Added new QT governance UI
  • Initial Enhanced Hard Forking implementation
  • Deterministic InstantSend locks
  • BTC v0.18/v0.19/v0.20 backports
  • External security audit

Dash Platform v0.23

December 2022
complete

TESTNET

  • Ability to update an Identity
  • Initial Storage Fee Calculations
  • State Transition Fees Distribution
  • Platform credit withdrawal into Dash
  • Headers First Synchronization
  • Dash Platform Bench Suite

Dash Platform v0.24

May 2023
complete

TESTNET

  • Dash Platform Protocol in Rust
  • Same Block Execution
  • Credit Withdrawals
  • Efficient Data Serialization
  • Fee Refunds
  • Identity v2
  • Total Credits Verification
  • Masternode voting identities
  • Decentralized API with HTTPS

Dash Core v19

April 2023
complete
  • High Performance Masternodes
  • BLS v1.0 implementation
  • Bitcoin backporting for v0.19/v0.20/v0.21/v0.22

Dash Core v19.1 & v19.2

June 2023
complete
  • Resolve v19 Hard Fork Issues
  • Improve migration & historical data support on light clients
  • Improve mixing support on light clients
  • Keep ChainLocks enabled without signing new ones

Dash Core v19 - ACTIVATION

July 2023
complete

Dash Core Activation

Dash Platform RC1

July 2024
complete

TESTNET

  • Masternode block rewards
  • Processing fees and adjustments
  • Protocol upgrade
  • NFTs support
  • Instrumentation
  • Internal Security Test
  • Stress Tests

Dash Core v20

November 2023
complete
  • Treasury expansion
  • Sentinel deprecation

Dash Core v21

July 2024
complete
  • Asset lock special transaction
  • Masternode reward reallocation
  • Reward reallocation and evonode payments
  • Mainnet spork hardening

Dash Platform v1.0 - ROLL OUT

July 2024
complete

MAINNET

  • Dash Platform Pre-Mainnet Validation
  • Start of Mainnet roll out

Dash Core v21.1.1

August 2024
complete
  • EHF Resigning

Dash Platform v1.1 & 1.2 - ROLL OUT

August 2024
complete

MAINNET

  • Activation Readiness

Dash Platform v1.2 - ACTIVATION

September 2024
complete
  • Dash Platform Activation

Contract Creation

September 2024
complete
  • DPNS
  • DashPay

Dash Platform v1.3

September 2024
  • Get multiple identity balances in one query

Dash Platform v1.4

September 2024
  • Withdrawals

Dash Core v22.0

Q4 2024
  • Compressed block header requests
  • DSQ message
  • Platform withdrawals
  • Onion Nodes

Mobile DashPay Wallets

Q4 2024
  • Mobile DashPay Wallets

Dash Core v22.1

Q4 2024
  • MasterNode PoSe banning for Platform
  • BIP324/P2Pv2 support

Platform v1.5

Q4 2024
  • Fungible Tokens

Platform v1.6

Q4 2024
  • Initial State Sync
  • Simple Proof of Service system

Dash Platform v2.0

2025
  • Smart Contracts Virtual Machine

Dash Platform v3.0

  • Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC)

Last updated on 18-September-24