This project is under active development. Over the next two months, our primary objective is to finalize and audit the first version of the stack.
This means every component — from L1 syncing to L2 bridging and prover integration — must meet stability, performance, and security standards.
The roadmap below outlines the remaining work required to achieve this milestone, organized into three major areas: L2, DevOps & Performance, and L1.
| Feature |
Description |
Status |
| Native Bridge |
Secure and trust-minimized ERC-20 bridge between Ethereum L1 and L2 using canonical messaging and smart contracts. |
In Progress |
| Based Rollup |
Launch the rollup as a based permissionless rollup. Leverages Ethereum for sequencing and DA. For more information check ethrex roadmap for becoming based |
In Progress |
| Aligned Integration |
Optimize integration with Aligned’s aggregation mode. |
In Progress |
| Risc0 Support |
Integrate RISC Zero as an alternative zkVM to SP1, enabling configurable proving backends. |
In Progress |
| Battle-Test the Prover |
Ensure the prover (e.g., SP1, Risc0) is robust, correct, and performant under production-level conditions. |
In Progress |
| One-Click L2 Deployment |
Deploy a fully operational rollup with a single command. Includes TDX, Prover, integrated Grafana metrics, alerting system, block explorer, bridge hub, backups and default configuration for rapid developer spin-up. |
In Progress |
| Shared Bridge |
Direct bridging between multiple L2s to improve UX and avoid L1 costs. |
Planned |
| Custom Native Token |
Define a native token (non-ETH) for gas, staking, incentives, and governance. Fully integrated into fee mechanics and bridging. |
Planned |
| Validiums & DACs |
Enhance Validium mode with Data Availability Committees. |
Planned |
| Gas & Fees |
Set up a custom fee model to price deposits or any forced-included transaction, including data availability costs. |
Planned |
| Initiative |
Description |
Status |
| Performance Benchmarking |
Continuous ggas/s measurement, client comparison, and reproducible load tests. |
In Progress |
| DB Optimizations |
Snapshots, background trie commits, parallel Merkle root calculation, and exploratory DB design. |
In Progress |
| EVM Profiling |
Identify and optimize execution bottlenecks in the VM. |
In Progress |
| Deployment & Dev Experience |
One-command L2 launch, localnet spam testing, and L1 syncing on any network. |
In Progress |
| Feature |
Description |
Status |
| P2P Improvements |
Use spawned to improve peer discovery, sync reliability, and connection handling. |
In Progress |
| Chain Syncing |
Verify the execution of all blocks across all chains. For Proof-of-Stake (PoS) chains (Holesky, Hoodi), verify all blocks since genesis. For chains with a pre-Merge genesis (Sepolia, Mainnet), verify all blocks after the Merge. |
In Progress |
| Snap Sync |
Improve Snap Sync implementation to make it more reliable and efficient. |
Planned |
| Client Stability |
Increase client resilience to adverse scenarios and network disruptions. Improve observability and logging. |
Planned |