As progress in the Aragon Court is steadily advancing towards a protocol implementation freeze, itās now a good time to start discussing the logistics of the Aragon Network v1 launch.
Given the number of components involved and how critical the launch is, we are proposing a multi phase launch Aragon Network.
Please bear in mind that there are still many moving pieces and some uncertainty ahead such as security audits. Any dates in this post are merely targets that we are trying to hit.
Phase 1: ANJ launch and Aragon Court deployment
Target: December 2019
The Aragon Network Jurisdiction token (ANJ) will be created and an Aragon Court instance will be deployed using ANJ as its token.
In phase 1, ANT holders will start being able to get ANJ to become jurors. There will be a period of time during which all ANT holders that stake will get the same amount of ANJ per ANT. After this period of time, an Aragon Fundraising bonding curve will be initialized and allow for staking and unstaking at a variable rate.
During phase 1, future jurors will be able to activate their ANJ into the Aragon Court and be ready to start adjudicating disputes as soon as the Court opens in phase 2.
What needs to come together
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Aragon Court protocol implementation completion and security audits
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Basic Aragon Court UI that allows jurors to get ANJ and activate it
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Initial parametrization for the Aragon Court (including schedule for phase 2 start date)
Phase 2: Aragon Court launch
Target: ~1 month after phase 1
Phase 2 will automatically start at a time set when deploying the Aragon Court. The first term of the Court will begin, allowing for disputes to be created and adjudicated. By the time phase 2 starts, there should be a healthy amount of jurors already activated, guaranteeing the security of the court from the start.
During phase 2, it will be a good time to seed the Court with test disputes similar to the ones that will arise with Proposal Agreements, which will serve to create precedent even before the first āreal disputesā are created. This will be useful as well for testing the full mechanism with real value at stake, but before organizations are relying on the Court for their operation. A āhoney potā bug bounty could also be done at this point, transferring a big amount of funds to a contract that depends on the Court and encouraging hackers to steal those.
What needs to come together
- Full Aragon Court UI that allows jurors to participate in the adjudication process and claim rewards
Phase 3: Aragon Network DAO
Target: Q3 2020
Phase 3 will complete the release of the Aragon Network, with the deployment of a sovereign DAO controlled by ANT holders that uses Proposal Agreements and the Aragon Court for 51% attack protection.
The Aragon Network DAO will receive revenue from the Aragon Courtās subscription fees and it will be in charge of governing some critical parameters of the Aragon Court (before phase 3, these should be controlled by a multisig that allows fast execution in case of emergencies).
What needs to come together
- Proposal Agreements support in the Aragon client (requiring contract audits)