Hi everyone. The transaction simulator has been running for some time and we’re glad we did it because it has uncovered bug after bug 
. Once it is stable and running smoothly we want to launch the CLI testnet. We’re hoping that is around the start of May/June.
Looking forward to shaing it with you!
A bit of a belated update, but work on the transaction generator and the issues it has uncovered is continuing. It’s taken longer then we had hoped, but we hope the CLI testnet is only a few weeks away. A lot of issues have been fixed and the system is a lot more stable then when we started. It’s coming soon everyone!
It has been a summer of working here and a lot has gotten done. The transaction generator uncovered even more issues but after a lot of fixin, the system appears stable. Fast sync has been upgraded to handle bigger loads and should be capable of quickly syncing to a mainnet size chain. Nominee history has been streamlined to take up a lot less space and only show data that is most relevant to users. A state cache has been implemented that makes full syncing and just normal operation easier on the I/O of your disk,
Public testnet is on its way soon. We’re excited to be able to share our hard work with you!
Hello Everyone,
The road to testnet has been rougher then we anticipated but it is nearing completion. The transaction generator has continued to uncover a lot of rough edge cases that have required smoothing. However, we are mostly focused on optimization now and hope to have a testnet sometime in the next month.
Hello again everyone!
A lot of work has been going on behind the scenes here. We’ve been coming close and close to testnet, but the team want to make sure the system is a stable as possible before we bring more people into the network. We want to make sure the testnet gets valuable data and doesn’t just flounder, so we’ve been working on stability improvements over the last few months. We hope to have the testnet early next year.
Another Update:
A lot of work has been done on improving node stability with a focus on syncing stability. The transaction generator has been running and we’ve make a lot of backend improvements. There are still a couple of issue that need to be taken care of but we’re we’ll on our way to the first CLI testnet - It’s looks like it should be ready by mid February. We’re really excited to get the community involved and have something people can touch and play with.
Hello Everyone,
It’s been a couple of months of hard work but we’re getting closer and closer to the testnet launch - we’re almost there!
These past couple of months have been focused on backend stability - in particular fixing a longstanding issue that could cause all of the nodes in the network to get stuck if a single node broadcast a false header height that was very high.
To go into more detail, to do a successful fast sync the node must first download all of the blockheaders for the chain, then use the litesync algorithm to verify that those headers have been finalized by 2/3rds of the finality generator set.
However, it was doing these two tasks sequentially. This meant that if a peer advertised that they had a very large number of headers, it would try to download them all first which could tie up the node for an arbitrary long time.
These headers would never be able to pass a verification, but that’s not a big help if it never reaches that step. Obviously the node should alternate between downloading new headers and verifying them. However this change required a major rewrite of the lite sync verification logic to allow the restarting necessary to verify the chain in pieces instead of all at once.
We’re just finishing up with this change and should be ready for testnet soon!
Hey Everyone,
Work has been continuing at a strong pace. The issue with headers first fastsync has been fixed and tested. The node now alternates between downloading headers and verifying proofs that those headers are correct, this should prevent a attacker node from causing issues in the network by advertising a very large blockheight.
Now we are finishing up having fast sync warp to the highest finalized checkpoint instead of the chain tip. The backend logic of this change is complicated, but we should have it done in a few days. This will close the final known attack against the fast sync algo, as there was no way to verify the chainstate above the highest finalized checkpoint so an attack node could have sent a bad chain to the fast syncing peer.
After that update, we will be undergoing a review of the economic variables in preparation for testnet. Hope to see you there!
Everyone,
A lot of work has been done but a lot of it is invisible. The node now fast syncs to the highest finalized checkpoint. We’re focusing on polishing things up for testnet and making sure fast sync works every time without issues.
Changelog:
The last couple of months have been difficult because many team members have been dealing with personal issues, but work continues regardless
In preparation for testnet, we have decided to upgrade how Causes and Nominees are handled. These changes will allow Causes and Nominees to be controlled by multiple addresses, to be transferred from address to address and for addresses to be removed, all without disrupting the Cause or Nominee votes or other information. This will allow someone (an operator for instance) to create a Cause and then send that Cause to another address later while still getting rewards for being the Cause creator.
The current timeline is as follows:
Finish Cause Key handling: Friday the 12th
Finish Nominee Key handling: Tuesday the 16th
Finish keychain and README updates for keys handling 17th
Finish testing Cause and Nominee updates 19th
Finish stability testing and ready for testnet 27th
We hope to see testnet soon!
Continuing with work on the Causevest Protocol. The team has been productive and we are nearing our first public testnet. A lot of work has been done on stability and UX for the CLI. We’ve also redone how Causes and Nominees handle keys so it will now be possible to create a Cause for someone else and then transfer it to them later. You can also update your Cause and Nominee addresses without having to recreate them and lose all your votes.
We’re continuing to work on UX and fixing any bugs that come up. We hope to have something you can play with soon and are looking forward to sharing our work with everyone.
Hello everyone,
It’s a new year and 2026 is going to be our year.
We’ve been working on stability fixes, making sure data is not corrupted during shutdown, a rebuild of how proofs are earned from voting and finally catching and fixing the ghost UTXO bug that has been around for awhile.
We’ve also been wrapping up the work for the CLI testnet - this is where you’ll be able to download the CLI, get some testnet XCV and operate the real protocol, accomplish tasks and win real XCV.
After the CLI testnet, we plan to do a GUI testnet and are working hard to get the GUI ready for you to take a look and see how it works for yourself.
We also are aiming to get mainnet released this year. Assuming everything goes well with the testsnets and there are no unforeseen difficulties, we should have mainnet read for Q3 2026. Then you’ll be able to trade, earn and give XCV for real
Wow, love the progress!
Keep shipping, Causevest
Everyone,
A lot of progress has been made, the CLI testnet is out. Check out the forum thread to download the software you’ll need to test to earn some rewards. We have weekly CLI testnet meetups every Friday at 8:00 pm UTC. Stop by and we’ll show you how it works and how to use it.
Protocol work has been moving even faster, we’ve fixed countless bugs and made significant backend improvements, including migrating the p2p library to libp2p. Work on the GUI is also ongoing and we hope to be able to have the GUI testnet ready to go in a couple of months.
We are rapidly gaining momentum now, and are still looking at a possible mainnet launch in Q3 of this year, stay tuned.
Hey Everyone, its been a couple of months and work has increased substantially. The GUI is nearly ready to release, the node now has a lite client functionality we are preparing to integrate it into a phone app. Work has also begun on a block explorer. We’re making strong progress and hope to have something for you soon. This year is going to be the launch of our mainnet and you’ll finallty be able to get your hands on some real XCV!
Work has been progressing!
We’ve just pushed a major address update - this has been a long time coming but with this mainnet is approaching. We’re quantum-ready and focused on finishing off what needs to be done for mainnet. Talk to you again soon.