🌸 Phase 1: Foundation & Storybuilding
Timeline: Q3–Q4 2025
Theme: “The Realm Awakens”
- ✅ Launch of $COINTESS token on Solana
- ✅ Release of whitepaper and tokenomics
- ✅ Launch of Cointess.com with lore, illustrations, and initial merchandise
- ✅ Community onboarding: website, Discord, X, Telegram newsletter
- ✅ Launch initial staking protocol
- ✅ Artwork campaign (Governance, Creator Patronage, Fund visuals)
- 🛠️ Build and deploy the Creator Portal (v1) for artist tipping and grants
- 🗳️ Launch of Regal Council (Snapshot/Realms-based governance)
- 🎨 First seasonal NFT drop: “Fall of the Pumpkin Crown”
🌿 Phase 2: Culture & Utility Activation
Timeline: Q1–Q2 2026
Theme: “The Bloom of Use”
- 🔁 Creator Patronage expands with open applications for lore builders, meme artists, and animators
- 🎁 Launch of Community Reward Badges: earn NFTs for on-chain kindness & helpfulness
- 👑 Revised Staking protocol goes live — users can earn Prestige Titles like Lady of the Ledger and Knight of the Blockchain
- 🎭 Interactive Lore DAO Game (v0.5) with NFT-based character roles
- 🛍️ Merch marketplace opens: art, apparel, accessories (redeemable with $COINTESS)
- 🧵 Cointess Blog & Lorebook begins weekly serialized chapters
🎆 Phase 3: Expansion & Ecosystem Growth
Timeline: Q3–Q4 2026
Theme: “The Kingdom Expands”
- 🔮 Cointess Launchpad opens: vote & fund artist collabs or indie game studios
- 🎲 Lore DAO Game enters Phase 1: staking, map unlocking, resource generation
- 🤝 Partnerships with real-world nonprofits for Cointess Fund initiatives
- 📦 Surprise Gift Box airdrops begin for token holders and badge collectors
- 🎓 Cointess Academy launches: animated educational series on DeFi, safety, and DAOs
- 🎟️ IRL event: “The Cointess Council Gathering” (physical or virtual community celebration)
🏰 Phase 4: Sovereignty & Sustainability
Timeline: Q1–Q2 2027
Theme: “The Crown Holds”
🔁 Launch of $COINTESS v2 token utility enhancements (bridging, subscriptions, in-game use)
🗺️ Release of Full Map of the Kingdom — metagame of roles, houses, guilds
📖 DAO-governed publishing fund for community-generated books & comics
🧠 Mental Health initiatives via Cointess Fund reach 10+ global programs
🏦 Treasury oversight tools launched for transparent on-chain budgeting