Telestai January 2025 Report

Key Updates and Progress

1. Building From the Ground Up

2024 was a time of experimentation, but 2025 is about solidifying our foundation. We’re taking a comprehensive, ground-up approach to development, ensuring that everything we build aligns with our long-term vision for Telestai. This includes:

• Developing critical NPM packages to empower developers.
• Prioritizing ease of use for web development within UTXO-based chains, an area traditionally underserved compared to Ethereum or Solana ecosystems.

Our goal is to replicate the seamless user experience seen in those ecosystems, where complex backend processes are abstracted for developers and users alike. This vision will allow broader utilities to flourish within the Telestai ecosystem.

2. Zeroa: A Key Pillar for Connectivity

Zeroa remains at the heart of our ecosystem, and v2 marks a significant leap forward:

• Simplified User Experience: Zeroa v2 will make it effortless to authenticate with platforms like Lasko and, eventually, Mercatus.
• Browser Support Expansion: We’re actively working to support not only Brave and Chrome but also Microsoft Edge and Firefox, ensuring broader accessibility.
• Enhanced Interconnectivity: Zeroa is being rebuilt from the ground up to integrate deeply with Telestai’s ecosystem, serving as a seamless bridge between users, their data, and Telestai’s platforms.

While we’re finalizing features, Zeroa v2 is poised to be the foundation for the “new wave” versions of our platforms.

3. Lasko: Challenges in Decentralized Governance

Lasko has been an incredible learning experience, giving us valuable insight into the challenges of balancing decentralization with moderation. As a decentralized social media platform, it must:

• Promote meaningful and beneficial content without falling into the traps of unchecked toxicity.
• Define a framework for moderation that aligns with the principles of decentralization while protecting against harmful content.

At this stage, development was intentionally paused (Resumed in February 2025) while we rethought how Lasko and our other platforms, such as Zeroa, can evolve. The prototypes from 2024 have been instrumental in understanding data schemas, governance mechanisms, and potential content policies. This helped us form the scope and direction for the next iterations of the platform, ensuring it’s both scalable and impactful.

4. Telestai Creator Bubble OS

Development on the Telestai Creator Bubble OS is advancing rapidly. Recent progress includes:

• Integration of the Telestai Electrum Wallet for secure, lightweight transactions.
• Comprehensive access to Telestai tools, such as Lasko and the web wallet.
• Completion of the Telestai-CB documentation, with minor updates planned in the coming weeks.
• Security enhancements and repository setup for streamlined updates.

We anticipate a January 2025 release for the first stable version, bringing a privacy-focused, creator-centric OS to the ecosystem.

5. Telestai Dashboard: A Hub for Connectivity

One of our most exciting developments is the Telestai Dashboard, a central hub designed to connect and integrate all Telestai applications. The dashboard will:

• Provide access to global mining stats and price statistics for Telestai.
• Serve as a launchpad for Telestai applications such as Lasko, Mercatus, and others.
• Offer a unified interface for interacting with the ecosystem, ensuring everything feels interconnected.
• Simplify navigation and improve the user experience, making Telestai more accessible than ever.

This dashboard represents our commitment to creating a seamless, connected experience for all users.

6. Mercatus: Ethical Data Transparency

Mercatus continues to represent our vision for user-driven data sharing. While in its early stages, we’re laying the groundwork for features like:

• Zeroa Integration: Enabling users to securely manage data sharing via the Zeroa extension.
• Future Monetization Models: Exploring ways to reward users for optional data sharing, providing ethical alternatives to traditional advertising platforms.

Next Steps for 2025

Immediate Priorities

1. Zeroa v2 Release:

   • Finalize browser support for Brave, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox.
   • Focus on delivering a seamless user experience with enhanced authentication features.
   • Set a release date and coordinate a launch announcement.

2. Telestai Creator Bubble OS:

   • Complete documentation.
   • Release the first stable version by the end of January.
   • Provide a live web demo showcasing Telestai-CB capabilities.
   • Integrate Zeroa into Telestai-CB.
   • Add Ledger device compatibility to the Electrum TLS wallet.
   • Perform ongoing source code maintenance.
   • Optimize the CI/CD infrastructure.
   • Manage infrastructure, including download mirrors and torrent files for ISO and IMG distributions.
   • Maintain preinstalled software by updating critical tools, testing compatibility, and fixing issues with core apps.
   • Establish a release schedule, ensuring regular updates with security patches and new features.

3. Telestai Dashboard:

   • Finalize design and feature set.
   • Finalize mining and price statistics.
   • Ensure compatibility with Lasko, Mercatus, and other ecosystem tools.
   • Ensure compatibility with various browsers and resolutions.

4. Lasko Development:

   • Conduct internal discussions to define governance and moderation principles.
   • Identify key features for Lasko v4 and begin development in Q1/Q2 2025.

5. Mercatus Integration:

   • Either bring back Mercatus integration into Zeroa or build a new integration (Likely the latter).
   • Engage with potential early adopters to test functionality and gather feedback.

Mid-Term Goals

• Building upon the experience gained from developing Telestai-CB, the next logical step is to integrate a custom-built browser tailored to the specific needs of the Telestai ecosystem.
• Expand developer resources with detailed tutorials for Telestai NPM packages.
• Prepare for mobile accessibility with Zeroa and Lasko, broadening the ecosystem’s reach.
• Develop a revenue-sharing model for creators on Lasko, incentivizing meaningful contributions.

Long-Term Vision

2025 is about scalability and interconnectedness. By the end of the year, we aim to:

• Establish Telestai as a leading UTXO-based chain for content creators.
• Foster a thriving ecosystem of decentralized applications.
• Empower users with tools that prioritize privacy, usability, and ethical data practices.

Thank you to everyone—developers, miners, and community members—for your unwavering support. As we build upon the foundation laid in 2024, I’m confident 2025 will be a year of transformative growth for Telestai. Stay tuned for updates as we roll out these exciting developments!