Proposed 2025 K9 Finance Roadmap

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:ballot_box: Proposal: 2025 K9 Finance Roadmap

Who is making this proposal?

This proposal is submitted by a member of the K9 Finance DAO and leader of the Marketing Sub-DAO, on behalf of the broader community. It reflects ongoing conversations and consensus-building efforts with community leaders, contributors, and stakeholders. This is intended to be a thoughtful conversation between all parties involved in the development aspects of the proposed roadmap as well as community members.

What is being proposed?

We are proposing to adopt the following 2025 K9 Finance Roadmap as a flexible strategic framework for the DAO. This roadmap will help guide community efforts, technical development, and marketing direction through the remainder of 2025. It captures both our accomplishments to date and our forward-looking goals, with a clear emphasis on:

  • Continued support and integration within the Shibarium ecosystem
  • New exploratory growth into Polygon and Sui
  • Expansion of our product and data infrastructure through Agent 9
  • Increased community participation and Sub-DAO empowerment

When will this take place?

This roadmap is retroactively effective from Q1 2025 and extends through Q4 2025. It is intended to remain adaptable and may be reassessed based on DAO discussion, tech updates, and broader market conditions.

Where will this be discussed and tracked?

Discussion will take place in this forum thread, in our official Telegram groups, and ongoing DAO Spaces on X. Progress and any amendments to the roadmap will be communicated in our weekly DAO updates, on Telegram, and in our monthly governance summaries. Contributors and sub-DAOs are encouraged to align initiatives to this roadmap and provide feedback over time.

Why is this being proposed?

This roadmap gives clarity to the K9 Finance community that:

  • We are actively building and maintaining our presence on Shibarium, continuing validator operations, supporting TVL, and integrating with key upgrades such as FHE Layer 3 as they roll out.
  • At the same time, we recognize that our whitepaper outlines the intent to expand into other high-traffic chains and popular retail markets. The Exploratory Committee for Polygon and the forum proposal for Sui both represent natural next steps to ensure long-term sustainability and reach.
  • This roadmap formalizes our next phase of multi-chain expansion and sets milestones that support K9’s original whitepaper vision of building a robust, community-driven liquid staking protocol—and more.

:date: 2025 K9 Finance Roadmap

:white_check_mark: Q1 2025: Foundations

  • Established the K9 Marketing Sub-DAO
  • Installed Sub-DAO leadership structure
  • Launched the Agent 9 AI assistant
  • Increased activity and engagement on the governance forum
  • Maintained top-tier operations on Shibarium:
    • #1 Validator by uptime, checkpoints, and $BONE staked
    • #1 TVL project and daily txs (non-minting)
    • 4M+ $BONE staked on validator
    • 2.3M+ $BONE and 175B+ $KNINE staked via Bone Crusher

:sunrise_over_mountains: Q2 2025: Expansion Begins

  • Agent 9 V2 improvements based on DAO feedback
  • Define clear deliverables from the Polygon Exploratory Committee
  • Vote on and launch first stage of Polygon deployment: validator or staking module
  • Begin assessment of the Sui forum proposal and potential development paths
  • Maintain full validator presence and product support on Shibarium
  • Continue integrating FHE and Layer 3 Shibarium upgrades as released

:bridge_at_night: Q3 2025: Bridge-Building & Multi-Chain Positioning

  • Execute the Polygon deployment (bridge, token, or validator integration)
  • Prepare technical groundwork for Sui testnet pilot
  • Expand Agent 9 integrations into DAO workflows
  • Partner with more DEXs and wallets across chains
  • Launch multi-chain educational campaign across socials and Telegram
  • Maintain support for Bone Crusher and $knBONE TVL across chains

:hammer_and_wrench: Q4 2025: Network Effects & Growth

  • Evaluate Sui testnet and determine viability of mainnet launch
  • Launch official multi-chain dashboard or analytics portal
  • Build campaign to reintroduce K9 to broader ecosystem with multi-chain identity
  • Reinforce Shibarium operations, ready for FHE L3, new protocols, or Shiba-related expansion
  • Review roadmap with DAO to prepare a refined 2026 vision

:repeat: Final Notes

This roadmap is not rigid—it is designed to evolve as community priorities shift, new technical updates emerge, and the web3 landscape continues to change rapidly. Above all, it reinforces K9’s multi-chain ambitions while honoring our roots on Shibarium. With input from the DAO, we can refine and adapt it as needed throughout the year.

Let the discussion begin. :paw_prints:

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This is a exciting looking roadmap for 2025. Looking forward to the possibility of expansion to other chains

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With the potential expansion to actual thriving chains, I fully support this 2025 roadmap. Even the blind know that more eyes is optimal with an ever expanding product.

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Am in full support of an updated roadmap. I feel it shows we are constantly improving and evolving. The emphasis on us staying on Shibarium will help us and shows our love for Shibarium. I will be a 100% yes on this.

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REJECT the Trend Towards Disloyalty, CENTRALIZATION AND HIGH COSTS!

As soon as I saw Polygon and SUI, I was disgusted and shocked, lol!

IMHO, this takes away from our focus on Shibarium which is barely coming of age.

Also, what I perceive as disloyalty and turncoat vibes leave a bad taste in my mouth.

I guess I’m old school where loyalty was valued more and perhaps, I guess I’m more patient as these proposals seem to be coming from a place of impatience and not well thought out strategy, it also highlights an evident underestimation of the SHIB OS tech stack!

I guess on byproduct of insta-proposal ai bot is volume will increase but quality of ideas may lack.

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An expansion is not disloyalty (whatever that means).

Read the litepaper. Specifically Page 3 in the Overview section.

K9 Finance has delivered everything they were set out to do on Shibarium.

EXPANDING to other chains is to grow the product. Bone Crusher will continue to be operational as it is today.

K9 Finance is its own entity and as such should attempt to grow however the DAO thinks it can.

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Eventual expansion to other chains was mentioned in the lightpaper at the outset of the project and can only lead to more eyes on K9 and Shibarium in the long run.

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All eyes are good eyes, all expansions outside of Shib are good. I don’t understand any of the fuss.

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@IMIDGIEI @GoGoGadgetCrypto IMHO it puts the cart before the horse, the 8K study, which I’m also against isn’t even done, but an entire road map is filled out? I know this will pass as did the 5% tax, the airdrop reduction and the Bot ban BUT THEY WERE ALL WRONG AND THIS WILL BE TOO… HOPE I’m WRONG as a K9 Whale. Remember, I only want the best but not at the expense of credibility thru impatience toward a chain that even Lido a LSD Giant left.

Lastly, when Shib expanded did it leave the chain or go towards a higher level called interoperability with Chainlink CCIP? Just leaving this here… probably nothing. Bigger thinking is all.

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Just one question, why do you think it’s bad for K9 to expand to more chains?

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Although I fully endorse the ambitious vision of pursuing a multichain strategy and do not consider the expansion of our Liquid Staking Derivative (LSD) to other blockchain networks as a disloyal. I have concerns about the current roadmap’s priorities. In my view, much of the proposed plan places the cart far ahead of the horse. Allocating the majority of resources and focus for Q2, Q3, and Q4 to two expansion initiatives that have yet to be thoroughly fleshed out strikes me as somewhat premature and potentially risky. That said, I recognize the importance of maintaining momentum and driving progress, particularly following the 4/20 Airdrop, to ensure we continue advancing in a meaningful way.

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