Blacklight nodes migrate to Ethereum L1 ahead of October 5 mainnet
Blacklight node operators began migrating from Nillion L2 to Ethereum L1 on September 26, ahead of the Blacklight L1 mainnet going live on October 5. Dusk brings Covenants to Ethereum mainnet with condition-gated events, permissionless nodes, and developer tooling, following Dusk's August rollout on Sepolia and its code-complete milestone.
What changes on L1:
- Minimum stake stays at 70,000 NIL; rewards come from 0.5% annual compounding inflation plus trigger fees
- Operators need ETH for gas; mainnet nodes require a fresh registration
- Covenant mechanics: each node holds one encrypted share, and when a condition triggers, nodes publish their shares onchain to reveal the payload
- Managed node participants can migrate too — unstake from L2, withdraw NIL, bridge to Ethereum, and stake via the managed-nodes app
- New operators can already test Blacklight L1 on Sepolia before mainnet
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- New to Blacklight? You can already start testing Blacklight L1 on Sepolia before mainnet: https://t.co/ylJGN9vATn Full migration details: https://t.co/PaMerntPeE Replying to their earlier post: Managed Blacklight Node participants can migrate too. • Unstake from L2 • Withdraw your NIL • Bridge to Ethereum • Stake via the managed-nodes app 🔗: https://t.co/vdjMQdAEfRx.com ↗
- What's changing on Blacklight L1: • Minimum stake stays at 70,000 NIL • Rewards come from 0.5% annual compounding inflation + trigger fees • Operators will need ETH for gas • Mainnet nodes need a fresh registration Replying to their earlier post: Blacklight L1 nodes keep Covenants sealed until their conditions are met. Each node holds one encrypted share. When the condition triggers, nodes publish their shares onchain so the payload can be re…x.com ↗
- Blacklight node operators are moving to Ethereum L1. Node operators have begun migrating since September 26, ahead of Blacklight L1 mainnet on October 5. Here’s what operators need to know 👇 https://t.co/uArK3eKO0kx.com ↗
- Migrate your Blacklight Nodes from Nillion L2 to Ethereum L1 Node operators can start migrating from September 26 through October 5, when Blacklight L1 mainnet goes live. Watch this 👇 https://t.co/h5zWokQaelx.com ↗
- The first Covenants-powered app is already live on testnet. Try it here: https://t.co/xHrOOWeJor Replying to their earlier post: Neon introduces a dedicated language and VM for Covenants. Aurora adds post-quantum hardening. Moonshine focuses on making the system cheaper and faster to use at scale.x.com ↗
- Dusk goes live on Ethereum mainnet in the first week of October. It brings Covenants to Ethereum with condition-gated events, permissionless nodes and the tooling developers need to start building with them. Replying to their earlier post: We announced Encrypted Markets in July. Dusk went live on Sepolia in August, and the first Covenants-powered app is now live on testnet. Here's the seven phase roadmap that gets us there 👇 https://…x.com ↗
- Covenants are now coming alive. The first apps built around them are now landing on testnet, with Dusk going live on Ethereum next. Replying to their earlier post: A lot of trading intent is still exposed onchain. People can see what you're waiting for and when you're planning to move, long before you actually do. Encrypted Markets will change that, and Covena…x.com ↗
- The first Covenants powered app is live on testnet. You can set a conditional trade, encrypt the instruction and leave it onchain until the condition is met. A first look at Covenants in action: https://t.co/xHrOOWeJor https://t.co/iYukdoKEAGx.com ↗
- RT @JohnAlanWoods: We're code complete on Dusk - Era 1 of Nillion's new core platform roadmap: Covenants. Mainnet within weeks. @miguel_d…x.com ↗
- Dusk went live on Sepolia Testnet. https://t.co/DgqlLphohA Replying to their earlier post: $NIL was listed on Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange. https://t.co/sfEPBuff7cx.com ↗
- Onchain markets expose more than settled transactions. Orders and strategies can be visible before they play out, giving others a chance to act on that before you do. Encrypted Markets will change that. Dusk is the first step, now live on Sepolia: https://t.co/z8HZhFetzo https://t.co/hF0ERlomLvx.com ↗
- Nillion is building Encrypted Markets so trading intent doesn't have to be public by default. Dusk is the first live step. Start experimenting with Dusk on Sepolia: https://t.co/z8HZhFf1oW Read the full announcement: https://t.co/DgqlLphohA Replying to their earlier post: Say you want to buy $50k of ETH when BTC hits $80k. You can set that trade now, with BTC at $80k as the condition, and post it onchain encrypted. It stays sealed while BTC sits below $80k. Someone c…x.com ↗
- Say you want to buy $50k of ETH when BTC hits $80k. You can set that trade now, with BTC at $80k as the condition, and post it onchain encrypted. It stays sealed while BTC sits below $80k. Someone can see that a Covenant was posted, but they can’t read what it says. The moment https://t.co/V6cMxw29Hz Replying to their earlier post: Onchain markets expose more than transactions. A strategy can be visible before it plays out. An order can be readable before it executes. Dusk lets traders post instructions onchain encrypted and k…x.com ↗
- Onchain markets expose more than transactions. A strategy can be visible before it plays out. An order can be readable before it executes. Dusk lets traders post instructions onchain encrypted and keep them sealed while they wait for a price or time condition. Replying to their earlier post: Dusk is now live on Sepolia testnet. It's the first phase of Nillion's Encrypted Markets roadmap. It brings Covenants to Ethereum L1, so trading instructions can stay encrypted until a condition is…x.com ↗
- Dusk is now live on Sepolia testnet. It's the first phase of Nillion's Encrypted Markets roadmap. It brings Covenants to Ethereum L1, so trading instructions can stay encrypted until a condition is met. 🧵👇 https://t.co/l82xROEYGYx.com ↗
- Covenants are the primitive behind Nillion's Encrypted Markets. They let you seal an instruction to a condition, post it onchain encrypted, and have it unlock only when that condition is met. Dusk is the first place to build with it. 🧵👇 https://t.co/7bfH8OQeLVx.com ↗
- The new Nillion website is live. Home of Encrypted Markets. Explore the full roadmap and more: https://t.co/rxtWFSgn90 https://t.co/k3e6O55Jzux.com ↗
- Nillion is building Encrypted Markets. Covenants are the primitive that makes them possible. They let users seal an instruction to a condition, post it onchain encrypted and have it unlock only when the condition is met. Today, we’re releasing the roadmap. 🧵👇 https://t.co/gvaCPc5hMkx.com ↗
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