Pod

Pod Network, a purpose-built Layer-1 for MEV-free global markets, has made significant strides from March to September 2026. The devnet remained live, showcasing its unique no-block, no-chain architecture with sub-150ms transaction finality via streamed attestations. A major milestone was the launch of a three-week testnet trading competition starting June 3, 2026, offering a Rolex Submariner as the prize, which drove user engagement and validated its orderbook and perpetuals primitives. The protocol also reinforced its core enshrined features—batch auction matching, optimistic auctions, and cross-margin—while expanding its EVMx compatibility to attract Ethereum developers. Official roadmap highlights include a mainnet launch preparation phase, focusing on validator onboarding and stress-testing the coordination-free consensus under higher throughput. Future priorities center on scaling the native bridge to Ethereum, enhancing the liquidation engine, and broadening market categories beyond crypto to equity and commodity index perps. The team emphasized a shift from testnet incentives to sustainable liquidity mining programs, aiming to bootstrap deep orderbooks ahead of mainnet. No official token claim or airdrop has been confirmed, but the foundation is actively building toward a permissionless market infrastructure debut.