# Roadmap

StakeStone has achieved significant milestones since its inception and continues to build towards an ambitious future. Our journey maps our evolution from a testnet launch to becoming a comprehensive omnichain liquidity infrastructure with expanding use cases.

## 2023: Foundation Building 

#### Q3 2023

* **July**: Testnet launched, marking StakeStone's official entry into the DeFi space
* **September**: Mainnet launched with initial 1.1k ETH TVL reached

#### Q4 2023

* **December**: Established liquidity partnership with Manta New Paradigm
* **Key Metrics**:
  * **TVL**: 290k ETH (\~$645 Million), becoming the 5th largest stETH holder on-chain
  * **Users**: 93,560 users onboarded
  * **Ecosystem**: Successfully integrated with 10+ protocols

## 2024: Expansion & Strategic Growth

#### Q1 2024

* **February**: Partnered with BTC ecosystem to bootstrap liquidity
  * **TVL**: 310k+ ETH (\~$870 Million)
  * **Users**: 96,000 users
* **March**: Secured Strategic Round investment from Binance Labs and OKX Venture

#### Q2 2024

* **May**: Successfully bootstrapped Scroll's liquidity, contributing to its DeFi ecosystem growth
* **June**:
  * Integrated restaking solutions with Eigenlayer and Symbiotic
  * Established strategic partnerships with emerging ecosystems:
    * Berachain
    * Linea
    * Monad
    * Plume
  * Engaged with blue-chip DeFi protocols including Aave and Morpho

#### Q3 2024 

* **August**: Integrated with Native intent-based liquidity infrastructure, leveraging PMM lending pools to establish deep and efficient omnichain liquidity
* **September**:
  * Hosted Liquid Asset Summit in collaboration with Berachain and Hashkey Cloud during Token2049 Singapore

#### Q4 2024

* **November**:
  * Launched SBTC and STONEBTC products, revolutionizing BTC liquidity
  * Closed Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital
* **December**:
  * Launched one of the leading pre-deposit DeFi vaults on Berachain, strategically targeting retail users
  * Established partnership with Lido and P2P.org

## 2025: Product Diversification & Ecosystem Expansion

#### Q1 2025

* Launched LiquidityPad to redefine the future of omnichain liquidity, allowing users to unlock alpha and earn token rewards by contributing liquidity to a wide range of cross-chain applications and ecosystems

#### Q2 2025

* Partnering with Monad & WLFI to provide StakeStone's omnichain liquidity solution, establishing a strategic collaboration with a trailblazer in the blockchain ecosystem
* Launch of StakeStone Governance DAO powered by Vote-Escrowed Token (veToken) model, with functions such as conversion, locking, voting and Swap\&Burn
* Develop innovative crypto payments product for individual economies powered by AI

#### Q3 2025 

* Restructuring of STONEBTC product with CeDeFi and RWA integrations to better support sustainable and optimized yields 
* Full-scale launch of payment app ("Pebbles") with comprehensive features:
  * Fully support EIP-7702
  * Smart Savings that produce consistent yields 
  * AI-driven financial analytics tailored to individual economies

#### Q4 2025

* Expand omnichain liquidity services to a wider range of RWA and high-performance chains
* Develop advanced AI-driven financial solutions tailored for users of individual economies for our payment app to deliver an unprecedented smart account experience