- Dom Schiener has announced that the MVP is no longer a priority for the IOTA team, with a focus on the IOTA core implementation instead.
- The team plans to add the functionality of the IOTA mainnet on top of the new GoShimmer consensus, avoiding two public testing phases.
IOTA MVP No Longer a Priority: Focus on IOTA Core
Dom Schiener, in a recent announcement, revealed that the MVP is no longer a priority for the IOTA team, and they are going to fully focus on the IOTA core implementation. Following the announcement, some drama emerged as people were upset that they might not receive the MVP. However, the team plans to add the functionality of the IOTA mainnet on top of the new GoShimmer consensus, avoiding two public testing phases.
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i know i know, the community is burning and we are right in the middle of MVP-Gate. You haven't heared it yet? Well, you better have a look into our second daily update on the development of the #GoShimmer MVP and the #IOTAcore Node. pic.twitter.com/X39fskFNIm— ID.iota (@id_iota) April 23, 2023
Adding IOTA Mainnet Functionality to GoShimmer Consensus
The IOTA core is the GoShimmer tech stack, with the functionality of the IOTA mainnet, including staking, voting, tokenization, fire
fly, visualizer, layer two anchoring, etc., added on top of the new GoShimmer consensus. The team is confident in the state of the GoShimmer protocol and believes they can merge it quickly into a real mainnet prototype IOTA core.
Community Outcry and Uncertainty
The announcement of the MVP no longer being a priority has caused an outcry from the community. Although the team plans to avoid two public testing phases, uncertainty about their planned next steps remains. Despite the drama, the team has not commented on the situation, and no one knows their planned next steps. However, some team members have hinted at explaining their thought process in the coming week.
In conclusion, the IOTA team has shifted their focus from the MVP to the IOTA core implementation, causing some drama and uncertainty in the community. The team plans to avoid two public testing phases by adding the functionality of the IOTA mainnet to the new GoShimmer consensus, but uncertainty remains about their planned next steps.
