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Season 1 Beta is officially complete. Thank you to everyone who participated.
Whether you ran a mobile node, tested apps, joined townhalls, submitted feedback, built an app, voted on changes, or helped others in Discord — you helped shape the first real version of this network.
We started Season 1 with a simple but ambitious question: can everyday people run a network from their phones?
But over the course of the season, it became more than that. With the launch of app layer, we have our first early full-stack version of the platform: people building apps, using them, improving them, voting on changes, running the network, and earning recognition for their contributions.
Now the job is to make it feel simple, reliable, and seamless.
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Season 1 gave us a lot to be proud of:
Just as important, the community showed up: 95% of participants completed at least one point-worthy activity. The network also held up longer than originally planned, and many mobile operators were able to run nodes successfully while letting the app sleep as intended. That was one of the most important proof points of Season 1.
We also expanded what user ownership can mean. In this new wave of AI, creating apps is becoming easier than ever — but most apps are still shaped by one person, one team, or one company. Our app layer changes that by letting users suggest changes, improve what gets shipped, vote on updates, and earn points for the value they contribute.
That user-contribution loop is what we’re most excited to keep testing in Season 2.
Season 1 was not quiet behind the scenes. The core Usernode Labs team shipped 50+ builds over 4 months, shared daily updates, and kept improving the system while the testnet was live.
A few areas we focused on: