FOAF Foundation Technical Roadmap¶

This roadmap outlines the phased development of the FOAF ecosystem. It begins with GrowOperative and expands into a broader marketplace for trust-based, fiat-independent trade. Each milestone supports our mission of building community-owned infrastructure for everyday exchange.

2025¶

GrowOperative Platform¶

Add support for mutual credit and fiat-denominated IOUs in the backend
Improve per-unit pricing and trade logic in the user interface
Refine visibility and trust-routing UX for contact-based trading

Blockchain and DAO Infrastructure¶

Deploy initial FOAF and RHEO smart contracts
Implement RHEO transaction fees (3 percent of value) and trust-routing premiums (1 percent per hop)
Begin DAO tooling for staking, voting, and treasury disbursement

Outreach and Preparation¶

Produce onboarding videos explaining listing, trust-based trades, and settlement paths
Begin grassroots outreach to early resilience hubs
Raise $300K to fund development, apps, content, and infrastructure (see pitch deck)

Q2 2026¶

Native and Web Apps¶

Launch native apps for iOS and Android to complement the PWA
Maintain browser access for flexibility and ease of use
All interfaces support contact-based trade routing and local pricing

Alpha Rollout¶

Begin multi-region alpha with real trades, credit flows, and trust-path resolution
Collect early feedback through local organizers and community channels

Education and Support¶

Release explainer videos focused on mutual credit, contact trust, and RHEO routing
Support local testers through Signal, Telegram, and in-app channels

Q4 2026¶

FOAF Marketplace Prototype¶

Expand backend to support service listings, time-tracking, and multi-party trades
Extend database schema to include services, tools, and labor
Prepare governance tooling for initial proposals and education

Airdrop Distribution¶

Execute token airdrops for early contributors and trust chain participants (see airdrops)

Release new community-facing videos to grow the contributor base
Use alpha data to guide DAO proposal cycles

2027¶

Marketplace Launch¶

Deploy full FOAF Marketplace with expanded trade types and global availability
Launch trust-based reputation system with routing indicators
Optimize backend and blockchain components for community-scale volume

Governance Transition¶

Empower DAO with full authority over fees, upgrades, and contributor rewards (see dao-transition)
Begin treasury-funded bounties and community-driven protocol improvements

Why It Matters¶

Resilience: Enables trading and collaboration when money is scarce or supply chains are unreliable
Ease of Use: People can join with no tokens, no technical setup, and no exposure to crypto complexity
Self Funding: Every trade sustains the network through small RHEO flows
Growth by Trust: Trade expands through social networks, not ads or extractive platforms

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