Technical Upgrades: Testnet → Mainnet

This article summarizes the key protocol and infrastructure upgrades that are implemented as part of the Mainnet readiness milestone.

Naoris Protocol Mainnet represents the transition from a benchmark-driven Testnet environment into a production-grade network designed for stability, validator scalability, improved performance, and hardened security.

Overview of What Changes on Mainnet

Mainnet upgrades focus on four core areas:

• Execution Layer performance and flexibility

• Gas efficiency and execution upgrades

• Consensus layer stability and validator scalability

• Operational reliability: automation, monitoring, and security hardening

The result is a cleaner, more scalable, and more observable network suitable for long-term operation and ecosystem integration.

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1) Execution Layer Enhancements

Crypto Modularity Implementation

Mainnet introduces enhanced cryptographic flexibility through crypto modularity, allowing the system to integrate multiple algorithms and remain adaptable as security standards evolve.

This improves long-term maintainability and supports future-proof security decisions at the execution layer.

Naoris Denomination System (Currency Rebranding)

A comprehensive denomination and currency rebranding is completed across system components to ensure consistent monetary representation.

This ensures user interfaces, tooling, and protocol-level denomination rules remain aligned and consistent.

CLI Rebranding

The command-line interface is unified under Naoris standards, improving developer ergonomics and operational consistency for node operators.

StateDB Optimization

Mainnet includes key StateDB optimizations that reduce state access latency.

Migrating slashing database to PebbleDB, leveraging LSM-tree architecture to improve write performance.

Why this matters: faster state access improves block processing efficiency, overall throughput, and responsiveness under load.

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2) Gas Efficiency & Execution Upgrades

EIP-2930 Access List Optimization

Mainnet implements EIP-2930 access list transactions, reducing gas costs by approximately 10–20% for complex smart contract interactions by improving predictive state access patterns.

Impact: lower costs for advanced contract execution and improved performance for sophisticated onchain applications.

Gas Pool Subsidy (Enterprise Transactions)

A Gas Pool Subsidy feature is introduced, allowing private chain operators to subsidize transaction costs and enable zero-cost transactions for enterprise end users.

Predictable costs and user friendliness are great advantages for enterprises, making Naoris an attractive tool to use.

Performance Impact: Faster Block Validation

Combined execution optimizations result in ~35% faster block validation, improving synchronization and throughput.

Execution Upgrade: Fusaka v1.16.7

The execution layer is upgraded to Fusaka v1.16.7, improving baseline performance and aligning the network with the latest execution upgrade version referenced in the documentation.

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3) Consensus Layer & Validator Infrastructure Upgrades

Full Geth Integration

Mainnet readiness includes completion of base code setup and full execution with Geth (Go implementation for Etherum), ensuring stable coordination between the execution and consensus layers.

Why this matters: the execution and consensus layers need to work smoothly together, so validators can produce blocks reliably and the whole network stays in sync.

Fusaka Consensus Upgrade v7.0.0

The consensus layer upgrades to Fusaka v7.0.0, implementing enhanced fork choice algorithms and improved reward mechanisms.

Validator Monitoring Improvements

Validator telemetry is expanded to track:

• attestation effectiveness

• proposal success rates

• sync committee participation

Operational metrics shown in the document include:

• 64 active validators

• 100% participation rate

• PebbleDB database backend

• consensus version v7.0.0

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4) Performance Optimization for Mainnet Scale

PebbleDB Integration (Slashing DB)

The slashing database migrates to PebbleDB, leveraging LSM-tree architecture to improve write performance by 3–5x, which is critical for maintaining validator accountability under high load.

Parallel Epoch Processing

Mainnet includes parallel precomputation for epoch transitions, reducing processing time and improving stability during epoch changes.

The documentation highlights epoch processing time below 500ms, reduced from 2–3 seconds.

Scalability Foundation

Performance upgrades establish a foundation supporting 10,000+ validators without degrading consensus speed or reliability.

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5) Automation, Monitoring, and Explorer Readiness

Automated Setup Scripts

Mainnet deployment workflow includes automation scripts for single-node and multi-node setups, reducing setup time and improving configuration consistency.

Chain Monitoring Stack (Prometheus + Grafana)

The monitoring stack integrates Prometheus and Grafana for real-time visibility into:

• chain health

• validator performance

• system resources

Unified Storage Support for Tools & Backups

PebbleDB support extends into ExploreDB tools and backup systems, unifying storage layers for improved performance and operational consistency.

Blockchain Explorer Deployment

Mainnet readiness includes deployment and configuration of a fully featured explorer for transaction tracking and network analysis.

The document also references active node count, block height, and propagation monitoring as part of system health reporting.

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6) Cloud Infrastructure & Security Hardening

Centralized Cloud Node Configuration

A unified cloud node configuration hosts monitoring and explorer services at a single strategic location to streamline operations and management.

Security & Vulnerability Assessment

Mainnet includes a systematic security audit across execution and consensus layers to identify potential attack vectors.

Hardening work includes:

• fixes for network layer attacks

• mitigations for consensus manipulation

• protections against state corruption risks

Security scanning is also integrated into CI/CD for continuous monitoring.

The documentation notes 12 vulnerabilities remediated and 100% critical fixes deployed.

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7) Slashing, Incentives, and Parameter Tuning

Slashing Mechanism Study

Mainnet readiness includes research-driven refinement of slashing mechanics to balance:

• strict enforcement for security

• validator retention and network participation

Incentive Model Enhancement

Reward distribution is redesigned to encourage honest validator behavior while maintaining robust network security.

Slasher Operator Rewards

Mainnet implements proportional rewards for users enabling the --slasher flag, incentivizing decentralized monitoring and malicious behavior detection.

Geth Parameter Fine-Tuning

Mainnet tuning includes optimized gas limits, block times, and network parameters based on extensive testing.

This tuning results in a reported 25% increase in transaction throughput.

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8) Gas Model & Testing Improvements

EIP-1559 Enhancement Research

Mainnet preparation includes research into base fee adjustment improvements to reduce fee volatility in private chain environments.

The documentation highlights a proposed 40% reduction in base fee fluctuation while maintaining congestion control.

Property-Based Testing

An automated property-based testing framework validates gas model invariants across millions of randomized transaction scenarios.

Testing coverage is reported at 95%.

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Summary: What Mainnet Represents Technically

Compared to Testnet, Naoris Mainnet introduces:

• Faster execution through StateDB optimization and EIP-2930 enhancements

• Improved throughput and block validation performance (~35% faster validation)

• Stronger consensus stability via Geth integration and Fusaka consensus upgrades

• Validator scalability foundations supporting 10,000+ validators

• Production-grade operations with automation, monitoring, and explorer deployment

• Security hardening with remediated vulnerabilities and continuous scanning

• Improved incentive alignment via slashing, rewards refinement, and slasher operator rewards

• Stronger testing guarantees through property-based testing and gas model research

These upgrades position Naoris for long-term Mainnet reliability, operator confidence, and ecosystem integration.