Uploads work on a real distributed testnet
74 nodes across 19 machines, 3 providers, 7 geographic locations. File uploads working. Network I/O - DHT lookups and chunk transfer - near-instant. The payment layer was the bottleneck, which brings me to…
Batch payments
A 100-chunk upload that previously needed 100 separate payment transactions now needs one. Merkle batch payments implemented end-to-end with ML-DSA-65 post-quantum crypto throughout. Tested on a 35-node testnet, CI all green.
Self-encryption upgrade
Shipped v0.35.0 - ChaCha20-Poly1305 + BLAKE3 with domain-separated key derivation. Legacy format gone. Cleaner, more secure, quantum-safe.
Indelible is taking shape
We have a working UI for uploads, collections, user management, API tokens, wallets, quotas, and analytics - alongside the Autonomi desktop app with node management and managed storage. This is the human-facing gateway to the network - and it’s real, running, and being tested.
Trust and node selection
2.0 fundamentally changes which nodes store your data. Not just the closest nodes to an address - it’s nodes with a high enough trust score, close to the address, and in different geographies and providers. That’s the structural defence against the attacks that plagued 1.0. Trust model being refined actively across the team.
Auto-upgrades working across Linux, Windows, and MacOS on a 102-node testnet
A note on this: we know auto-upgrades are inherently centralized - someone is pushing code that nodes trust. It’s a pragmatic tool for early launch when we need to iterate fast. The intention is to remove it once the network is stable. A decentralized network that depends permanently on centralized code pushes isn’t really decentralized. We’ll get there.
Architecture cleanup
Core networking cleaned up - legacy dependencies removed, identity verification hardened, integration tests added. Security principle set: default logging off in production. No metadata.
Getting to market
Heads down on execution - not planning, doing. Socials reactivated - new content will be built across X, LinkedIn, and YouTube (this will help us with podcasters and press when we get there). Audience-segmented campaigns in development (for products on The Network, not just The Network itself). Engaging in the agentic AI and post-quantum conversations (Jim can talk on this but agents giving you feedback on how to engage and succeed in them selecting skills autonomously is fascinating … also a bit of a mind melt if honest!). We’re also scaling content production like we’ve never been able to before. More as launch approaches. Any help and support you guys would be willing to give here, through your online (or indeed offline) interactions, would be incredibly appreciated 
What’s next:
Replication system for reliable downloads, trust model refinement, continued testnets, and launch prep acceleration.
TLDR:
Autonomi 2.0 to go live early April (committed to the 7th in the public sphere but may move a little ahead of time with you guys).
Onwards we go!
@Bux
