Tangle Upgrade v1.3.X

With our latest runtime upgrade, we introduced a set of changes designed to prepare Tangle for long-term growth. While Tangle Cloud and the Blueprint AI Agent are still in development, these updates help tighten the network’s economics and infrastructure ahead of broader adoption.

Reduced Inflation

We’ve cut network inflation in half. Until our core products are live and there are meaningful ways to use the token, high emissions don’t make sense. This change helps preserve value and keeps incentives clean as we move toward broader utility.

Updated Vesting Terms

The vesting schedule for the team and early investors has been extended to four years, with a smaller initial cliff. This adjustment reflects our long-term focus and ensures contributors are aligned with the future of the network.

Cheaper Identity Creation

We lowered the cost of identity creation to make it easier for new users to onboard and experiment with the network. Reducing friction here helps more people get started and supports organic growth across the ecosystem.

Default to WASM Execution

Execution now defaults to WASM across both the runtime and contract layers. This simplifies the architecture, improves developer experience, and sets the foundation for a consistent and predictable execution model. Node operators should be able to seamlessly upgrade to the newest version without issues. There was a bug in a previous version that caused this change, so be sure you're using the latest.

Vault Naming and Multi-Asset Delegation

Vaults can now be named. This is a small change that goes a long way when managing multiple vaults or services. You can see the new functionality live on tangle.tools, where deposits are already enabled.

We’ve also shipped the first version of multi-asset delegation and the new services pallet. These are critical pieces for the upcoming Blueprint ecosystem, enabling services to be deployed and managed directly on-chain. While these features are currently paused as we prepare for onboarding, they lay the groundwork for a much more powerful and modular infrastructure layer.

Introducing the Blueprint AI Agent

This upgrade also marks the first time we’re introducing the Blueprint AI Agent. It's an AI-powered development assistant designed to make building on Tangle faster, easier, and more accessible. The agent will runinside a Web IDE and use a chat-first interface to help developers scaffold, compile, and deploy Blueprints with minimal friction.

Instead of navigating tooling and documentation manually, developers will be able to describe the service they want to build and the agent will generate the necessary code and configuration. From there, it handles compilation and deployment using infrastructure that is itself built with Tangle Blueprints.

Each part of the AI Agent experience—compilation, logging, user auth, billing—is backed by its own on-chain service. These Blueprints will be monetizable, and we will monetize this product to prove that Tangle's Blueprints are an innovative standard for developing new internet services.

The goal is simple. Make it radically easier to build useful, monetizable infrastructure and bring more builders into the fold.

What’s Next

We’re finalizing testnet and mainnet points campaigns that will reward early users and contributors. Participation will tie into future airdrop eligibility and help us recognize those helping shape the network at this early stage.

Until Tangle Cloud and the Blueprint AI Agent are live, we’re focused on building with intention. These updates are part of a broader effort to make sure when usage arrives, the network is ready for it.