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Roadmap
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Roadmap is a public document that outlines a cryptocurrency or blockchain project's planned development milestones, features, and timeline. It communicates the team's vision and helps investors, miners, and users track progress.
What a roadmap typically includes
- Upcoming protocol upgrades and new features
- Target dates or quarters for each milestone
- Long-term strategic goals
- Past milestones (delivered or missed)
Why it matters for miners
For miners, a project's roadmap affects long-term viability. A clear and consistently delivered roadmap signals a functioning team and growing ecosystem, which supports price stability and network hashrate growth. A stagnant or broken roadmap may indicate a dying project.
Red flags
- Vague language — "coming soon," "in development" with no dates
- Missed milestones without public explanation or revised timelines
- Overambitious promises that outpace the team's capacity
- No updates — a roadmap that hasn't changed in months or years
- Retroactive rewriting — silently removing past promises that weren't delivered
Roadmap vs. whitepaper
A whitepaper explains the technical design and economic model of a project. A roadmap focuses on what will be built and when. Both documents together give a complete picture of a project's ambition and execution capacity.
