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-**UPDATE:** To no surprise with such a massive project and all sorts of hurdles, things have not gone as planned or been picture perfect. As a result the below information was more more of a target idea we had envisioned. More so referring to having basic trade functions and voting in place with Phase 1. Basic BTC/QORT trade functions were launched in Phase 2 but were too costly and slow. LTC has been implemented in replacement of BTC for trades. BTC has since been added back to the Trade Portal and is LIVE! Voting system has not been launched in Phases 1 or 2, and was expected to be the next big development after core version 3.0 with public data hosting. Unfortunately, the voting system has been delayed further, as the network has some bad actors who are self-sponsoring accounts and/or selling accounts to game our system. Because of this, the development team is working on solutions to combat the gaming before the voting system is completed. We do not want a system governed by man, but by the codebase itself. Therefore, the development team is working on a system that will penalize accounts for gaming, which will require multiple updates as more data is used to adapt a fair governing system.
+Below are the general launch phases (but not limited to). Please go to the [[Qortal Status Updates]] for the latest news on development. Also note: the [[Wiki Site Updates]] page keeps a log of updates to the wiki for easy reference.
-Below is the general roadmap of the phases originally envisioned, and are still generally the plan (but not limited to). The core team is working to implement Pirate’s ARRR coin and possibly a few others. When the voting system is live, the community will take part in deciding which coins we build support for, as well as projects to be built on Qortal (with their own asset). For now, we may use a third-party service solution to gather the community’s general consensus.
+===== Launch Phases Overview =====
-Please go to the [[Qortal Status Updates]] for the latest news.
+**Phase 1:** Network Launch
-**Phase 1:** Network Launch, Minter Accounts with Leveling, Q-Chat, and Basic Network Functionality.
+**Phase 2:** Trade Portal
-**Phase 2:** Trade Portal addition with at least BTC/QORT market. Implementing LTC then implementing the Voting System.
+**Phase 3:** Qortal Data Network (QDN)
-**Phase 3:** Data Storage, Data Nodes, Data SuperNodes, Rewards for each based on fees paid by users of the storage, and Web Hosting for client side languages.
+**Phase 4:** Q-Apps
-**Phase 4:** Websites, Blogs, Social Media, Communication with Rewards and Levels for content creators.
+**Phase 5:** Mesh Network
-**Phase 5:** Mesh Network, Satellite Technology, Decentralized Data Service.
+===== Phase 1: Network Launch =====
-===== Phase 1 Launch Base Features =====
-(items with * are not for sure yet)
+  * Launched June 29th 2020
   * QORT Coin (main platform asset)
-  * Minter Shared Rewards (reward-share transactions)
+  * Minting, Leveling, and Rewards
-  * Minting & Rewards for Securing Blockchain
+  * Sponsorship Functionality
-  * Minter Creation via ‘Sponsorship’
+  * Custom UI Platform
-  * Leveling for Minters
-  * Custom Web Based UI Platform
   * Simple Account Creation
   * Secure Access Through Local or Hosted Nodes
-  * [[Q-Chat]] P2P Messaging!
+  * [[Q-Chat]] P2P Messaging
   * Q-Chat Groups
-===== Phase 2 Trade Portal =====
+===== Phase 2: Trade Portal =====
+  * Launched August 6th 2020 with BTC.
+  * BTC trades were too slow and costly for practical use, and were deactivated once LTC was implemented. BTC was later reactivated.
+  * Current coins supported are: BTC, LTC, DOGE, RVN, DGB, and ARRR.
+  * Qortal's Voting System was originally intended to go live during Phase 2 but has been delayed as the network has some bad actors who are self-sponsoring accounts and/or selling accounts to game our system.
+  * The development team is working on solutions to combat the gaming before the voting system is completed. We do not want a system governed by man, but by the codebase itself. Therefore, the development team is working on a system that will penalize accounts for gaming. See the [[Self Sponsor Governance]] page for more info on this topic.
+  * Once the Voting System is live, we will conduct votes to decide as a community which coins to allocate developer resources to adding more coins to the system. Ideally, Qortal will only build support for coins that meet a certain set of principles: 1) truly decentralized, 2) launched fairly (no ICO/pre-mine/airdrops), and 3) no proof-of-stake (PoS).
+  * You can read more about the Trade Portal here: [[Trade Portal Overview]].
+  * You can read more about the Voting System here: [[Voting System Overview]].
+===== Phase 3: Qortal Data Network (QDN) =====
+  * Launched January 14th 2022.
+  * The Qortal Data Network (QDN) empowers individuals to host their data as a ‘data node’.
+  * In short, how this works is the user compiles their data on their node, then broadcasts their namespace/registered name on the Qortal Network.
+  * The data is NOT hosted on the blockchain, it is hosted on the user's node. From there, a tiny hash is registered on the blockchain to record which account is the owner of the data, and the user's namespace is listed under the 'Websites' tab within the Qortal UI.
+  * Peers can then click the link to download and view the data.
+  * This is a peer-to-peer distribution of data, so peers are actually downloading the owner's data to their node in order to view. The recipient can then click the Red X within the UI to remove the data after viewing, or choose to keep the data and run a redundant copy for the owner.
+  * Redundant copies help keep the owner's data available for access on the Qortal Network, as the data is now accessible in an additional location for other peers.
+  * The current limitation as of November 2022 is 500mb, although it is believed to be smaller than that (around 400mb). Please remember this is a massive work in progress and the goal is to make this feature unlimited and further streamlined as development continues. You can read more about this topic on the [[Qortal Data Network (QDN)]] page.
+  * Data storage services (cloud hosting) are not live yet. The overall idea of this is to provide encrypted storage space to the public, where the service provider cannot access the data - only the "customer". Read more here: [[QORT Data Hosting Model]]
+===== Phase 4: Q-Apps =====
-LTC trades are LIVE. Updates in Qortal take place automatically (auto-update feature is another feature that is unique to Qortal). Update: BTC, LTC, DOGE, RVN, and DGB are LIVE in both Trade Portal and wallets as this time. Read more here: [[Trade Portal Overview]]
+  * Launched on April 22nd, 2023!
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+  * Q-Apps allows 1) further functionality/enhancements to existing features such as Q-Chat and QDN, and 2) any project to build on Qortal freely (excluding projects needing their own asset - this will require DevTeam review and submitting a summary of why they approve so the community can cast their votes to approve).
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+  * Qortal will demonstrate the capabilities of this technology in several ways such as 1) a YouTube type replacement, 2) GitHub code repo type replacement (Qortal’s code will soon be stored on QDN and no longer on GitHub), 3) evolving Q-Chat into a Telegram type replacement along with a mobile app, 4) a blog application  where readers can vote on the content and increase the content creator’s level to receive larger rewards and higher influence, and 4) a merchant payment system for the e-commerce aspect of QDN.
-===== Phase 3 Data Hosting =====
+  * You can read more about this topic on the [[Q-Apps]] page.
-Phase 3 became the launch of the Qortal Data Network (QDN) where individuals can host their own data as a ‘data node’ (including hosting a website with limitations). Data storage services (cloud hosting) are not live yet, where nodes can offer encrypted storage space to the public. Read more here: [[QORT Data Hosting Model]]
+===== Phase 5: Mesh Network =====
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-===== Phase 4 Q-Apps =====
-Q-Apps will allow any project to build on Qortal freely (excluding projects needing their own asset - this will require DevTeam review and submitting a summary of why they approve so the community can cast their votes to approve). Read more here: [[Voting System Overview]]. Qortal will demonstrate the capabilities of this technology with 1) a YouTube type replacement, 2) GitHub code repo type replacement (Qortal’s code will soon be stored on QDN and no longer on GitHub), 3) evolving Q-Chat into a Telegram type replacement along with a mobile app, and 4) a blog application  where readers can vote on the content and increase the content creator’s level to receive larger rewards and higher influence. This also needs more thought for the details of the system as far as where rewards will come from/counterparts. Modification of block rewards may be necessary during this phase. Read more here: [[Q-Apps]]
+  * NOT YET LIVE
-\\
+  * Qortal's Mesh Network concept aims to provide an internet data service solution that is truly decentralized (P2P).
-\\
+  * You can read more about this topic on the [[Mesh Networking]] page.
-**Phase 5 Mesh Network/Satellite Technology:** Internet data service that is truly decentralized and utilizes mesh network and satellite technology to connect the world! To be discussed! Read more here: [[Mesh Networking]]

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