Xahau Roadmap

Enterprise network with minimal feature additions, maximal reliability

Q4 2026→ Q1 2028 updated· 2026-10-14

Xahau is an Enterprise Grade Layer-1 Blockchain. Protocol changes are deliberate and few. Most of the work is in rollouts: audits, integrations and partnerships that put the network in the hands of real users. Items listed here are indicative and subject to change. This roadmap currently only covers core development and activities shared by INFTF.

12rollout milestones
6quarters ahead
6new protocol features
Q4 2026
Q1 2027
Q2 2027
Q3 2027
Q4 2027
Q1 2028
Launch
USD stablecoin on Xahau
Addition of compliant USD stablecoin
Launch
Currencies from multiple countries on Xahau
Addition of regulated currencies from multiple countries
Launch
GBP stablecoin on Xahau
Addition of compliant GBP stablecoin
Pilot
USD corridor pilot
Second fiat corridor (USD → ETB) opens to selected diaspora markets.
Partnerships
Additional bank & remittance partners
New regulated remittance partners across East & West Africa.
GA · remittance
Corridor expansion · GA
Additional diaspora corridors graduate from pilot to production.
Pilot · payments
Merchant settlement pilot
Stablecoin settlement with Hooks-based compliance for merchants.
Enterprise
Enterprise settlement GA
Production offering for regulated partners, built on audited Hooks components.
Launch · public good
NGO donation platform
Multi-currency, on-ledger donations for NGOs and public-good initiatives.
On-off ramps and XAH listings
On and off ramps and token listing
Work with multiple partners to enhance the ability to on and off ramp on Xahau
Event · quarterly
Xahau Connect
Recurring community + ecosystem event, held once each quarter.
Event · enterprise + devs
InFTF event
InFTF event bringing enterprise partners and developers together.
Feature · ready for amendment
NamedHook
Allows names to be set to identify Hooks, so different Hooks can be invoked even within the same transaction type.
Feature · ready for amendment
PWALoader
Lets an account publish a small HTML bootloader for a Progressive Web App on ledger, which opted-in nodes can serve over HTTP.
Feature · ready for amendment
OnChainManifests
Validator manifests published on ledger, so every node can learn validators’ current keys, rotations and revocations directly from ledger state.
Feature · ready for amendment
HookOn (HookOnV2_1)
Separate HookOnIncoming / HookOnOutgoing triggers on SetHook, so a Hook can fire on different transaction types for incoming and outgoing transactions.
Feature · in alpha development
JSHooks
JavaScript runtime for Hooks — write Xahau smart-contract logic in JavaScript alongside the existing WebAssembly runtime, broadening the developer surface.
Ongoing · audits + optimisations
Audit & optimisations
Continuous security audits and performance work across the protocol, Hooks and tooling.
Posture
Enterprise-grade - change is deliberate, tested, and reversible before live.
New features
Only what users/enterprises genuinely need.
Focus
Rollouts, corridors and partnerships - putting Xahau to work.
Open
Transparent amendment process, public audits, open standards.
Protocol feature Live Pilot Partnership Launch / public good

Progress

Everything on the roadmap, grouped by where it stands today.

Done 8

  • Q2–Q3 2026 Rollout
    COOP Bank EUR corridor scale-up to entire country.
    Live · remittance
    InFTF × Cooperative Bank of Oromia growing EUR → ETB volume.
  • Q2–Q3 2026 Protocol feature
    PriceOracle
    Feature · Activated
    Native on-ledger price feed primitive — tamper-resistant asset prices for DeFi, AMM and Hooks.
  • Q2–Q3 2026 Protocol feature
    IOURewardClaim
    Feature · Activated
    Extends the current RewardClaim for XAH to make it available for IOU tokens as well — letting projects use Hooks to distribute rewards based on a user's token holdings.
  • Q2–Q3 2026 Protocol feature
    Random Number Generator
    Feature · ready for amendment
    Native on-ledger RNG primitive — verifiable, tamper-resistant randomness for Hooks and applications.
  • Q3–Q4 2026 Protocol feature
    NamedHook
    Feature · ready for amendment
    Allows names to be set to identify Hooks, so different Hooks can be invoked even within the same transaction type.
  • Q4 2026 Protocol feature
    PWALoader
    Feature · ready for amendment
    Lets an account publish a small HTML bootloader for a Progressive Web App on ledger, which opted-in nodes can serve over HTTP.
  • Q4 2026 Protocol feature
    OnChainManifests
    Feature · ready for amendment
    Validator manifests published on ledger, so every node can learn validators’ current keys, rotations and revocations directly from ledger state.
  • Q4 2026 Protocol feature
    HookOn (HookOnV2_1)
    Feature · ready for amendment
    Separate HookOnIncoming / HookOnOutgoing triggers on SetHook, so a Hook can fire on different transaction types for incoming and outgoing transactions.

In progress 11

  • Q2 2026 → Q1 2027 Rollout
    USD stablecoin on Xahau
    Launch
    Addition of compliant USD stablecoin
  • Q2 2026 → Rollout
    On and off ramps and token listing
    On-off ramps and XAH listings
    Work with multiple partners to enhance the ability to on and off ramp on Xahau
  • Q2 2026 → Rollout
    Xahau Connect
    Event · quarterly
    Recurring community + ecosystem event, held once each quarter.
  • Q3 2026 → Q2 2027 Rollout
    GBP stablecoin on Xahau
    Launch
    Addition of compliant GBP stablecoin
  • Q3 2026 → Q1 2027 Rollout
    USD corridor pilot
    Pilot
    Second fiat corridor (USD → ETB) opens to selected diaspora markets.
  • Q4 2026 → Rollout
    Currencies from multiple countries on Xahau
    Launch
    Addition of regulated currencies from multiple countries
  • Q4 2026 → Rollout
    Additional bank & remittance partners
    Partnerships
    New regulated remittance partners across East & West Africa.
  • Q4 2026 → Rollout
    NGO donation platform
    Launch · public good
    Multi-currency, on-ledger donations for NGOs and public-good initiatives.
  • Q2–Q3 2026 Protocol feature
    FeatureExport
    Feature · in development
    Export lets a Xahau user or hook request that the Xahau UNL sign a transaction destined for the XRPL — an ordinary transaction with a MultiSign block in which each UNL member contributes one of the signatures. This allows Xahau hooks to effectively control XRPL accounts and issue and manage assets on XRPL.
  • Q2–Q4 2026 Protocol feature
    JSHooks
    Feature · in alpha development
    JavaScript runtime for Hooks — write Xahau smart-contract logic in JavaScript alongside the existing WebAssembly runtime, broadening the developer surface.
  • Q2 2026 → Protocol feature
    Audit & optimisations
    Ongoing · audits + optimisations
    Continuous security audits and performance work across the protocol, Hooks and tooling.

Planned 4

  • Q4 2026 Rollout
    InFTF event
    Event · enterprise + devs
    InFTF event bringing enterprise partners and developers together.
  • Q1 2027 Rollout
    Corridor expansion · GA
    GA · remittance
    Additional diaspora corridors graduate from pilot to production.
  • Q2–Q3 2027 Rollout
    Merchant settlement pilot
    Pilot · payments
    Stablecoin settlement with Hooks-based compliance for merchants.
  • Q3 2027 → Rollout
    Enterprise settlement GA
    Enterprise
    Production offering for regulated partners, built on audited Hooks components.