o1Labs 2025 Roadmap: Developing ZK Technology and Solving Web3 Technical Challenges

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Since 2017, o1Labs has successively released zkApps and utilities such as o1js and Kimchi, continuously leading the transformation of the Mina ecosystem. Recently, o1Labs officially released the 2025 roadmap developed in collaboration with the Mina community.

o1Labs not only continuously focuses on various aspects of the Mina ecosystem, but is also an important builder of the Mina Protocol. Since 2017, the o1Labs team has been at the forefront of designing the Mina Protocol and developing zkApps tools. From the launch of the Mina mainnet in 2021 to the activation of zkApps earlier this year, the team has been dedicated to advancing zero-knowledge cryptography technology.

In addition to the Mina Protocol, o1Labs also develops and maintains o1js (our TypeScript library for zk-SNARKs and zkApps) and Kimchi (a modular, general-purpose, PLONK-based zero-knowledge proof system). Whether you are a zkApp developer, a node operator, or a project founder, your feedback will bring us closer to our shared vision: an internet where developers use programmable cryptographic technologies to create more powerful, trustless applications.

Today, we are pleased to share our roadmap for 2025 with everyone. This roadmap captures the numerous feedback received from the Mina community and outlines how we will gradually achieve various tasks at different levels, bringing us closer to Mina's ultimate goal. Although the roadmap is just a simplification and encapsulation of o1Labs' future tasks, we also hope the community understands our clear direction and provides us with more feedback and optimization proposals during the iterative process.

Let's see what happens next...

Toolkit for Mina Developers to Build Next-Generation zkApps

One of o1Labs' top priorities is to ensure that zkApp developers can build the applications they envision with a comprehensive set of tools, which includes completely overhauling the API to restructure o1js and providing robust documentation, tutorials, and sample applications. Additionally, the team is developing o1VM and bringing new features to zkApp developers.

makes Mina ubiquitous and runs fast

Continuously improving Mina's performance is key to optimizing a seamless experience for users and developers. In 2025, o1Labs will focus on shortening slot times to improve transaction processing speed, optimize node O&M, and apply cutting-edge Folding technology across the entire network to improve scalability, which will help optimize the performance of the Mina network and meet the basic needs of the continuous expansion of the ecosystem.

Solving the State Management Challenges in the Web3 Domain

State management remains a key challenge faced by Mina and the broader blockchain space. To address this issue, o1Labs has introduced an innovative approach to managing application state. This project aims to redefine how data is stored, updated, and validated in the decentralized realm. Check out the relevant blog to learn more about our vision for state management.

o1Roadmap

The roadmap is divided into three parts: "Now", "Next Steps", and "Later". Although not all listed projects can be completed by the end of 2025, these categories clearly outline the focus of o1Labs' next stage of work.

• Now: Ongoing or upcoming projects
• Next step: Current focus of planned work
• In the future: Projects that have significant impact but cannot be immediately developed due to current capacity limitations will have a higher priority in the subsequent construction process.

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In addition, our roadmap reflects how our engineering team is organized by user groups. Each focus area aligns with the specific needs of Mina's contributors (zkApp developers, node operators, application cryptographers, etc.). By building our work in this way, we aim to provide our community with tailored high-impact improvements.

Your feedback shapes the future

"Transparency" is the core value of o1Labs. The roadmap presented in this article still has many areas for improvement, and we will release more detailed introductory articles based on the team's focus areas. We welcome you to join the Mina official community on Discord in #general and provide feedback for us to further optimize project details.