# Roadmap

<sup>*Timelines and milestones remain subject to adjustment based on fundraising progress and ecosystem readiness*</sup>

Phase 1 - Pre-Seed / Testnet Build-Up (Q4 2025)

* Public Testnet live & expansion (validators, devs, partners)
* Security audits & penetration testing (protocol, DeAI, tokenomics)
* Community growth hack: “Infinite Drop”
* PR & pre-listing marketing kickoff
* Team expansion & onboarding creators
* Pilot integrations with early partners (DeFi, NFT, iGaming)\ <br>

Phase 2-  #COT TGE & Listing (Q1–Q2 2026)

* TGE1 -Launch Wrapped COT Token distribution to early partners
* COT distribution > Launchpads: Seedify, RedKite, Poolz, Finceptor, KGD
* COT listing on CEX/DEX (MEXC, GATE, WhiteBIT, BitMart)
* Market-making & liquidity provisioning
* Active incentivized testnet (stress tests, bug bounties)
* Hackathons & developer grants (pilot cohort)
* Continued PR & KOL campaigns<br>

Phase 3 - Pre-Mainnet Launch (H2 2026)

* 2nd wave of audits & certifications
* Advanced UX & dApp onboarding toolkit
* Strategic Seed Round announcement (≈4–6m before Mainnet)
* Partner pilots running on testnet (iGaming, DeFi, NFT)
* Community scale-up (ambassadors, global events)<br>

Phase 4 - Mainnet Launch ($CYCL TGE) (Late 2026 / Early 2027)

* Cyclone Mainnet Genesis & $CYCL TGE
* $CYCL listings on top-tier CEX/DEX (Binance, Coinbase, Uniswap)
* DAO & “Cyclone Fund” activation
* CycloneLLM Marketplace v1 launch
* Migration of early adopters from Testnet → Mainnet<br>

Phase 5 -Scaling & Ecosystem Growth (2027 - )

* Product “JUMP” R\&D (no-code tokenomics engine)
* Decentralized Chat + advanced modules
* Global validator set expansion & governance decentralization
* Institutional integrations & enterprise adoption