Roadmap

W Chain - Year-Long Roadmap

Q3 2026 – Q3 2027 · Account abstraction & gas sponsorship stack, layered on the 90-day foundation.

1AA stack (sequential, 1–5)

+Other launches / Infra

Q3 2026Jul - Sep . AA groundwork

Q4 2026Oct - Dec . AA ships

Q1 2027Jan - Mar . Paymasters

Q2 2027Apr - Jun . Session keys

Q3 2027Jul - Sep . Loyalty loop

StretchNo fixed quarter yet . Beyond Year 1

Q3 2026

AA groundwork

90-day roadmap execution

Node upgrade, testnet, explorer, NaaS — in parallel.

Account abstraction — scoping

Native vs ERC-4337 — gates everything below.

Auto-staking design phase

Hold WCO, instantly earn.

Q4 2026

AA ships

Account abstraction - ships

Smart-contract accounts, first-class option.

Auto-staking-public launch

Flagship consumer launch.

Node cohort scaling

Second, larger cohort onboarded.

Enterprise / B2B pilots

2–3 merchants live.

Q1 2027

Paymasters

Paymaster contracts

Verifying + token paymaster.

Gas paid in WCO / stables

Removes two-token confusion.

W Swap V3 - multichain

Prior roadmap commitment.

W Builders - grants track

Reward pool published.

Q2 2027

Session keys

Scoped, time-limited app keys.

W Arcade launchpad

Public launch on new infra.

Hackathon / builder sprint

External co-sponsor targeted.

Q3 2027

Loyalty loop

Sponsorship-as-loyalty

Tiered gas sponsorship for W+.

DAO governance exploration

Formal scoping begins.

Year 1 retro published

Public 6-month plan commitment.

Stretch

Beyond Year 1

Batched chain settlement

Rollup-style public/private handoff.

Sponsorship insurance

Stakers underwrite paymaster risk.

Portable gas passport

Sponsorship travels via W Bridge.

Q3 2026

AA groundwork

90-day roadmap execution

Node upgrade, testnet, explorer, NaaS — in parallel.

Account abstraction — scoping

Native vs ERC-4337 — gates everything below.

Auto-staking design phase

Hold WCO, instantly earn.

Teal-numbered items (1–5) form a sequential dependency chain — each depends on the one before.

The AA dependency chain

Five sequential milestones — from scoping through sponsorship-as-loyalty. Each unlocks the next.

1 → 5

Q3 2026

Account abstraction - scoping

Native vs ERC-4337 - gates everything below.

Q4 2026

Account abstraction - ships

Smart-contract accounts, first-class option.

Q1 2027

Paymaster contracts

Verifying + token paymaster.

Q1 2027

Gas paid in WCO / stables

Removes two-token confusion.

Q2 2027

Session keys

Scoped, time-limited app keys.

Q3 2027

Sponsorship-as-loyalty

Tiered gas sponsorship for W+.

Everything after Q3 2027 is a stretch - no fixed quarter. We ship the year, then publish the next plan.