Telcoin targets December mainnet launch after completing 31 of 37 items
Key Facts
Telcoin is targeting a December 2026 launch of its mainnet, according to its announcement, which referred to the first group of validators without saying that onboarding had begun. The target comes as the roadmap, in an update dated November 3, 2026, showed 31 of 37 items completed in Phase 3, with 6 still in progress. That places the network launch on a stated timeline, but ties it to work that remains underway. Telcoin says the mainnet will launch once the Adiri network is stable and security audits and final security arrangements are complete. The roadmap also lists 7 readiness steps, none of which had been completed according to their displayed status.
The 6 items in progress include coordinating the network launch with partners, conducting automated stress tests, and onboarding and integrating validation services into the mainnet bridge. The work links technical launch preparations with coordination among participating parties, and all of it remains within Phase 3, which was 31 of 37 items complete in the November 3 update. The roadmap lists the network launch itself among the subsequent 7 steps, alongside security assessments. December therefore remains a stated target within a roadmap that includes unfinished work, rather than an announcement that mainnet operations have begun. The company makes Adiri stability, completion of the security audit and final security arrangements prerequisites for launch.
Telcoin describes the Adiri network as a public testnet that allows the community and partners, including mobile network operators, to run validator nodes and interact with the network in a live but non-production environment. An update on May 7, 2026, described the launch of stable Adiri as the final stage before mainnet and said mobile operators could join as validators and developers could build decentralized applications on it. This trial use is distinct from mainnet operations, which are subject to the readiness requirements listed in the roadmap. The published information also does not identify the mainnet’s first validators. The description of mobile operators’ participation applies only to the Adiri testnet.
The roadmap says Telcoin completed a prototype combining EVM compatibility with a BFT mechanism, and records the network decentralization item as complete through the onboarding of mobile network operator validators. This shows progress in the network’s technical design and operator participation, while work related to the mainnet launch remains separate from completion of these items. On October 8, 2026, Adiri v0.16.0 was released, with improvements to new-node synchronization and handling of restart and recovery scenarios. The release updated the testnet; it was not an announcement of a transition to a production environment. The roadmap continues to make Adiri stability and completion of security work conditions for moving to mainnet.
In an update dated September 30, 2026, Telcoin said the independent security audit was in its final stages and remediation work was nearly complete and under review by researchers, while the consolidated final report was still pending. This provides context for the security work the roadmap sets out as a launch condition, alongside Adiri stability and final security arrangements. The developer update also said a full stress test involved 10 validators across five global regions. It set minimum hardware specifications at four physical cores and 16GB of memory, with 32GB recommended. These details are part of testnet preparations and validator operations testing, while the main readiness steps remain listed on the roadmap as future work.