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Locus Chain TestNet V2 Release Notes

2026.03.27​

Locus Testnet V2 will be rebooted for stability.​

All data will be reset during this process. Please note that all NFTs and tokens generated during the previous test phase will be cleared as the chain restarts.

Due to the network reset, all participants are required to update their node and wallet, and create a new account to continue testing.

Thank you for supporting the ongoing refinement of the Locus Chain network. 🚀

2026.02.26​

Locus Chain Testnet V2 Update​

  • Following the Testnet V2 launch on the 13th, a bug identified last weekend has been successfully resolved.

  • As part of this update, the network state will be reset.

    Please note that all NFTs and tokens generated during the previous test phase will be cleared as the chain restarts.

    Due to the network reset, all participants are required to update their node and wallet, and create a new account to continue testing.

  • Thank you for supporting the ongoing refinement of the Locus Chain network. 🚀

2026.02.13​

Testnet 2: Protocol Hardening & High-Performance Architecture​

The focus of Testnet 2 is to move beyond theoretical design by achieving hardened security guarantees and operational scalability in real-world network environments.

1. Advanced Security & Privacy Hardening​

We have significantly reduced structural predictability and identity linkability across network layers, from node entry to committee participation.

  • Agile Sub-epoch Reshuffling (1-step)
    Moving beyond traditional epoch-based reshuffling (2-step), we have implemented a 1-step sub-epoch rotation mechanism enabling immediate node reassignment. This reduces adversarial coordination windows under adaptive attack models and minimizes collusion risks within individual shards.

  • Zero-Entry Privacy Layer (New)
    Encryption procedures are applied at channel entry, preventing external observers from trivially inferring node identity or activity status.

  • Post-Quantum Secure Channel
    PQC-based key exchange has been integrated at the P2P layer, mitigating long-term confidentiality risks posed by quantum-capable adversaries.

  • Committee Anonymity (Ring Signatures)
    Ring signatures are applied to intra-committee communication to reduce activity linkability, lowering exposure to targeted DoS attacks.

2. High-Performance Network Architecture​

Structural innovations and algorithmic refinements validate scalability under high-load production conditions.

  • Patent-Pending ‘Patricia Hypercube’
    A structured overlay topology enabling shard-agnostic, deterministic routing geometry with bounded hop complexity. This provides predictable latency characteristics for cross-shard propagation and global synchronization. (Patent Pending)

  • Improved Push-Pull Gossip (New)
    The Gossip layer has been enhanced with a Push-Pull synchronization model, significantly reducing redundant message propagation while maintaining rapid convergence in large-scale node environments.

  • Partition Resilience (Integrity Channel)
    A dedicated Integrity Channel detects and responds to global network partitions in real time, strengthening availability under adverse network conditions.

3. Governance & Future-Proofing​

We have lowered participation barriers while establishing a scalable technical foundation for long-term multi-layer expansion.

  • VRF-based Meritocratic Selection
    A VRF-driven committee rotation mechanism removes rigid minimum staking thresholds and promotes probabilistic fairness in validator selection.

  • State Management Efficiency (Retire/Revive)
    Account Retire/Revive functionality mitigates state growth and optimizes long-term resource management.

  • Next-Gen Consensus Foundation (Cascading BFT)
    Cascading BFT provides deterministic finality and serves as the consensus backbone for future composable multi-layer sharding expansion. (Whitepaper forthcoming)