November was a quieter month in terms of public-facing updates, yet an important one behind the scenes. The primary focus remained on Lithium, where development continued in a controlled and methodical manner.

New features introduced last month, such as the mechanism to revoke channel states and batch operations, have been further refined after testing, resulting in a new version for both the internal team and closed testers. The Lithium on-chain contract also received further optimizations that reduce on-chain footprint and settlement costs.

Based on reported strong stability and performance from team and closed testers, we continued with making the improved Lithium version publicly available at https://wallet.hydranet.ai. Make sure you give it a try!

While you are testing, we are conducting a thorough internal review of the entire Lithium codebase. This includes verifying all components, validating recent improvements, and ensuring system-wide consistency. Once this process is complete, we will define the next steps and share them openly with the community.

From a platform point of view, most “simple” issues have been found and resolved. The remaining bugs tend to be deeper edge cases that require more effort to identify and reproduce. Solving these now is crucial, as it ensures a smoother experience once we reach reach mainnet.

Alongside core protocol work, several system-wide improvements were delivered:

• Enhanced authentication service & Hub connectivity
• Updated LDK version
• Improvements to the channel backup service
• UX upgrades, including fee bumping and the option to cancel ongoing swaps

Closing Notes

Our priority remains unchanged: stabilizing the platform, completing the internal review, and preparing the system for the next major milestone toward mainnet readiness. Much of the work underway is focused on internal improvements that are essential but not yet suitable for public release. Several developments are intentionally kept under wraps to preserve the impact of upcoming features, while deeper architectural refinements continue in parallel.

What can be shared is that more is happening behind the scenes than the current surface-level updates may suggest. These foundations will enable the next phase of Hydranet’s evolution, and we are confident the community will be excited about what lies ahead. Thank you for your patience and support — we continue to progress responsibly and with long-term reliability in mind.

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