The Copperfield Plan

Tondi as Bitcoin's Proving Ground for Unadopted BIPs

The Copperfield Plan is our initiative to transform Tondi, a Taproot-native high-performance blockchain, into a living laboratory for Bitcoin's unadopted or experimental proposals. Our goal is twofold:

Validation for Bitcoin – provide a proving ground for technical ideas discussed in the Bitcoin community but not yet adopted into consensus.

Preparation for the Next Era – explore how Bitcoin's "impossible trinity" of decentralization, security, and scalability may shift dynamically, rather than remain frozen under extreme conservatism.

We believe that inaction is not entropy reduction. Conservatism preserves Bitcoin's security today, but experimentation is necessary to prepare for tomorrow.

Focus Areas of Experimentation

Within Copperfield, we are actively implementing the following classes of proposals as core differentiators of Tondi:

🔹 Channel & Scalability Layer

✅ ANYPREVOUT (TSP-0007) – enabling eltoo and simplified channel updates. Status: Review
✅ Channel Factories (TSP-0012) – multi-party channel construction to reduce on-chain footprint. Status: Draft
🔄 CTV (CheckTemplateVerify) (TSP-0009) – covenant-based transaction commitments. Status: Draft

🔹 Privacy & Signature Layer

✅ PTLC (TSP-0010) – privacy-enhanced conditional payments. Status: Draft
✅ CISA (TSP-0008) – transaction size reduction via aggregate Schnorr signatures. Status: Draft
✅ Native MuSig2 (TSP-0011) – efficient multisig aggregation built into consensus rules. Status: Draft

🔹 Performance & State Management

🔄 UTreeXO – stateless client with Merkleized UTXO set. Planned for future TSP
🔄 AssumeUTXO – faster node bootstrapping with snapshot validation. Planned for future TSP

🔹 Extension Models

🔄 Ark – off-chain payment pools with improved UX. Planned for future TSP
🔄 Statechains – transferable off-chain custody with cryptographic handovers. Planned for future TSP

🔹 Covenant & Smart Contract Layer

🔄 OP_VAULT – secure vault mechanisms with delegated spending policies. Planned for future TSP
🔄 OP_CAT – reintroducing concatenation for expressive covenant design. Planned for future TSP
🔄 OP_CSFS – checksum-based script validation for advanced contracts. Planned for future TSP

🔹 Applications & Standards

✅ FUN20 (TSP-0006) – inscription-style fungible token standard. Status: Review

Process and Community Feedback

Current Implementation Status (January 2025)

Stage 1 – Tondi Frontier (Testnet)

✅ TSP-0001: Kaspa-Compatible Payment Types with Extended Taproot - Implemented
✅ TSP-0002: BLAKE3 Hash Algorithm Adoption - Implemented
✅ TSP-0004: TSP Numbering and Lifecycle Definition - Implemented
🔄 TSP-0003: ASIC-Resistant PoW with BLAKE3+MTR - Review
🔄 TSP-0005: Biannual Evolution and Frontier Network - Accepted
🔄 TSP-0006: FUN20 Fungible Token Standard - Review

Stage 2 – Mainnet Preparation

📋 TSP-0007: ANYPREVOUT for Eltoo Channels - Review (Target: v2026a)
📋 TSP-0008: CISA Signature Aggregation - Draft (Target: v2026a)
📋 TSP-0009: CTV Covenants - Draft (Target: v2026b)
📋 TSP-0010: PTLC Contracts - Draft (Target: v2026a)
📋 TSP-0011: Native MuSig2 - Draft (Target: v2026a)
📋 TSP-0012: Channel Factories - Draft (Target: v2026b)

Stage 3 – Reporting Back

We commit to publishing technical reports for each tested proposal, feeding back real-world data, attack surfaces, and UX implications to the Bitcoin development community.

📊 Implementation Progress Overview

Status	Count	Percentage
✅ Implemented	3	25%
🔄 Review	3	25%
✅ Accepted	1	8.3%
📋 Draft	5	41.7%
Total	12	100%

📈 Overall Completion Status

Fully Implemented: 3 TSPs (25%)
In Active Development: 3 TSPs (25%)
Accepted for Deployment: 1 TSP (8.3%)
Design Phase: 5 TSPs (41.7%)

📋 Detailed Implementation Progress Table

🏗️ Core Protocol Layer

TSP	Title	Status	Completion	Target Version	Implementation Phase	Notes
TSP-0001	Kaspa-Compatible Payment Types + Extended Taproot	✅ Implemented	100%	v2025a	✅ Production	Supports all Kaspa payment types, adds Taproot support
TSP-0002	BLAKE3 Hash Algorithm Adoption	✅ Implemented	100%	v2025b	✅ Production	Unified BLAKE3 usage across entire protocol stack
TSP-0003	ASIC-Resistant PoW (BLAKE3+MTR)	🔄 Review	45%	v2026b	🔄 Testnet Validation	Memory-touch randomness algorithm design completed

🏛️ Governance & Meta Protocol

TSP	Title	Status	Completion	Target Version	Implementation Phase	Notes
TSP-0004	TSP Numbering, Categories, and Lifecycle Definition	✅ Implemented	100%	v2025a	✅ Production	Two-phase numbering system established
TSP-0005	Biannual Evolution and Tondi Frontier Network	✅ Accepted	70%	v2025b	🔄 Ready for Deployment	Frontier testnet formalization

🚀 Applications Layer

TSP	Title	Status	Completion	Target Version	Implementation Phase	Notes
TSP-0006	FUN20 - Inscription-style Fungible Token Standard	🔄 Review	50%	v2025b	🔄 Testnet Validation	Complete token protocol specification with zk-proof support

⚡ Consensus Layer

TSP	Title	Status	Completion	Target Version	Implementation Phase	Notes
TSP-0007	ANYPREVOUT Support (Eltoo Payment Channels)	🔄 Review	0%	v2026a	📋 Development	Core functionality for Tondi Flash
TSP-0008	CISA (Cross-Input Signature Aggregation)	📋 Draft	0%	v2026a	📋 Design Phase	Transaction size optimization
TSP-0009	CTV (CheckTemplateVerify) Covenants	📋 Draft	0%	v2026b	📋 Design Phase	Covenant primitive support
TSP-0011	Native MuSig2 Multi-Signatures	📋 Draft	0%	v2026a	📋 Design Phase	Efficient multi-signature aggregation

📏 Standards Layer

TSP	Title	Status	Completion	Target Version	Implementation Phase	Notes
TSP-0010	Tondi PTLC (Point Time-Locked Contract)	📋 Draft	65%	v2026a	📋 Design Phase	Privacy-enhanced conditional payments

🌐 Layer 2

TSP	Title	Status	Completion	Target Version	Implementation Phase	Notes
TSP-0012	Channel Factories (Scalable Off-Chain Payment Networks)	📋 Draft	45%	v2026b	📋 Design Phase	Multi-party channel construction

🔧 Technical Implementation Status

Completed Implementations

TSP-0001: Kaspa-Compatible Payment Types + Taproot Support
- ✅ Support for all Kaspa native payment types
- ✅ Added Taproot (P2TR) output support
- ✅ BIP-340 Schnorr signature compatibility
- ✅ Bech32m address format (tondi prefix)
TSP-0002: BLAKE3 Hash Algorithm
- ✅ Block header hashing (consensus path)
- ✅ Transaction ID generation
- ✅ Merkle tree construction
- ✅ Script and contract hash references
- ✅ RGB anchoring consistency
TSP-0004: TSP Numbering and Lifecycle
- ✅ Two-phase numbering system
- ✅ Category system definition
- ✅ Lifecycle process
- ✅ Editorial responsibilities and community governance

In Development

TSP-0003: ASIC-Resistant PoW (45% Complete)
- 🔄 BLAKE3-MTR algorithm design
- 🔄 Memory-touch randomness implementation
- 🔄 Adjustable parameter design
- 📋 Testnet validation preparation
TSP-0006: FUN20 Token Standard (50% Complete)
- 🔄 Compact payload design (≤128 bytes)
- 🔄 Deterministic replay specification (CRS)
- 🔄 MEV-resistant shuffling
- 🔄 Dual deployment model (Deploy-Mint/Deploy-Issue)

Design Phase

TSP-0007: ANYPREVOUT (0% Complete)
- 📋 Tapscript opcode design
- 📋 Dynamic UTXO binding
- 📋 Eltoo channel support
- 📋 Tondi Flash integration
TSP-0008: CISA Signature Aggregation (0% Complete)
- 📋 Cross-input signature aggregation
- 📋 Transaction size optimization
- 📋 Privacy enhancement
- 📋 Verification efficiency improvement
TSP-0010: PTLC Contracts (65% Complete)
- 📋 Privacy-enhanced conditional payments
- 📋 Adaptor signature implementation
- 📋 Cross-chain atomic swaps
TSP-0012: Channel Factories (45% Complete)
- 📋 Multi-party channel construction
- 📋 Covenant-based funding
- 📋 Off-chain scalability

📈 Performance Metrics & Impact

Performance Improvements from Implemented Features

BLAKE3 Hashing: 30-50% performance improvement over SHA-256
Taproot Support: Enhanced privacy with script path hiding
Kaspa Compatibility: 100% backward compatibility, seamless migration

Expected Performance Improvements (2026)

ANYPREVOUT: Payment channel update latency <1ms
CISA: Transaction size reduction of 30-50%
PTLC: Significant privacy enhancement, no hash leakage
Channel Factories: 90% reduction in off-chain channel creation costs

🎯 Key Milestone Timeline

Q1 2025

✅ TSP-0001: Kaspa Compatibility + Taproot Support (Completed)
✅ TSP-0002: BLAKE3 Hash Algorithm (Completed)
✅ TSP-0004: TSP Numbering System (Completed)
🔄 TSP-0003: ASIC-Resistant PoW (Testnet Validation)
🔄 TSP-0005: Frontier Network (Ready for Deployment)
🔄 TSP-0006: FUN20 Token Standard (Testnet Validation)

Q2 2025

🎯 TSP-0003: ASIC-Resistant PoW (Mainnet Deployment)
🎯 TSP-0005: Frontier Network (Formal Activation)
🎯 TSP-0006: FUN20 Token Standard (Mainnet Deployment)

Q1 2026

🎯 TSP-0007: ANYPREVOUT (Mainnet Deployment)
🎯 TSP-0008: CISA Signature Aggregation (Mainnet Deployment)
🎯 TSP-0010: PTLC Contracts (Mainnet Deployment)
🎯 TSP-0011: Native MuSig2 (Mainnet Deployment)

Q2 2026

🎯 TSP-0009: CTV Covenants (Mainnet Deployment)
🎯 TSP-0012: Channel Factories (Mainnet Deployment)

🔗 Repository Information

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/Tondi-Foundation/Tondi-Standard-Proposal

Philosophy

Bitcoin's durability is built on caution, but progress comes from active exploration. Tondi's Copperfield Plan embraces this role:

Not to compete with Bitcoin, but to act as its wind tunnel—testing how new mechanics behave in live environments.

Not to dilute security, but to generate empirical data that Bitcoin Core and BIP authors can evaluate.

Not to break the trilemma, but to probe how decentralization, scalability, and security trade-offs evolve dynamically.

By running these experiments on Tondi, we hope to both strengthen Bitcoin's future path and prepare the ecosystem for the next technological cycle.