May 2025 Monthly Summary

Roko Network Monthly Update

Month: May 2025

Executive Summary

May 2025 delivered a major milestone with the successful Power Roko integration into the staking system. The team also explored carbon credit applications, refined slashing mechanics, and gained valuable insights into traditional banking systems that reinforced the timing network's value proposition.

Major Achievements

Power Roko Integration Milestone

Significant step forward in L1 development:

  • Successfully integrated into staking system using Substrate framework
  • Represents completion of core staking functionality
  • Foundation for validator reward distribution
  • Token appreciation of $2.3M driven by improved project clarity

Slashing Mechanics Implementation

Dynamic slashing system designed:

  • Parameters scale with network size
  • Timing precision requirements enforced
  • Penalizes incorrect timing data submission
  • Penalizes synchronization failures
  • Balances security with legitimate timing variations

a carbon credits partner Credit Initiative

Collaboration Calls (May 22)

Three meetings dedicated to carbon credit exploration:

carbon credits Collaboration Call:

  • Precision timing for carbon credit verification
  • Timestamp verification for audit trails
  • Data provenance requirements identified

a carbon credits partner Development Discussion:

  • Partnership discussions with a carbon verification partner (7+ years in carbon credit systems)
  • a carbon verification partner has Hedera Guardian integration
  • Decision: Leverage partners rather than rebuild verification systems
  • a voluntary carbon standard for voluntary markets
  • a carbon standard body for compliance markets

Strategic Approach

  • Avoid rebuilding complex verification infrastructure
  • Partner with established players (a carbon verification partner)
  • Focus on timing service value-add to existing systems

Technical Progress

Tokenomics Refinement

  • ROCO tokenomics model finalized
  • Inflation schedule established
  • Staking rewards calculated
  • Fee distribution mechanisms defined
  • Balance between validator incentives and sustainability

Time Synchronization

  • Precise synchronization mechanisms across network
  • Validators maintain precise time for temporal transaction ordering
  • Hardware integration layer communicating with blockchain node software

Consensus Updates

  • Timing data integration with block production refined
  • Transaction ordering with nanosecond/millisecond precision
  • Time quality metrics defined:
  • Drift measurement
  • Jitter tracking
  • Synchronization accuracy

Strategic Insights

Banking System Analysis

Key insights gained:

  • Roko infrastructure operates beneath traditional banking rails
  • Timing network could replace legacy settlement systems
  • Front-running dynamics in traditional finance
  • Precision timing provides fair ordering for all participants

Market Positioning

  • Positioned against traditional timing providers
  • Differentiation from other blockchain solutions
  • Enterprise and institutional adoption path identified
  • Regulatory complexity acknowledged and planning initiated

Governance Testing

  • Proposal submission workflow tested
  • Voting mechanisms validated
  • Execution processes confirmed
  • Democratic participation in network decisions ensured

Key Metrics

MetricStatus
Power Roko IntegrationComplete
Slashing MechanicsDesigned and implementing
a carbon credits partner Partnershipsa carbon verification partner discussions active
Token Appreciation$2.3M increase
GovernanceTesting complete

Development Urgency

Team emphasized accelerated development:

  • Competitive landscape awareness
  • Focus on shipping working product
  • Quality maintained despite speed
  • Resource concentration on core deliverables

Hardware Deployment

  • Update on hardware deployment to initial validators
  • Device distribution coordination
  • Configuration standardization
  • Testing scenario execution for reward system

Looking Ahead to June

  • Deploy initial testnet validators
  • Continue carbon credit partnership discussions
  • Complete slashing implementation
  • Advance governance to production readiness
  • Expand hardware deployment

Team Focus Areas

Team MemberPrimary Focus
Stalker (Unforkable)Staking system, slashing implementation
ManitcorHardware deployment, a timing hardware provider integration
Teama carbon credits partner credit partnership exploration
MaptetRegulatory roadmap, market positioning
BigBanking integration research