# NEWS
- Testnet is on the latest version of the Arko node software - plan is to upgrade Mainnet to this newest version next week so we encourage our community devs to test and share feedback over the coming days.
# AMA
Each week the Lamden team will answer questions from the community. Please submit your questions to the community manager (deadline is each Wednesday to give us sufficient time to answer).
PineTreeV asks, “How far are we from nodes to be finished and when is ETA?”
Hard date to complete all work and deploy the fix, including repairing and resyncing the nodes has been set for the end of May.
PineTreeV asks, “Does the team have enough resources to continue working and how long is the runway?”
We’re confident in the longevity of the core team. The team has enough funds to weather any bear market and can assure support of the protocol for years to come.
PineTreeV asks, “What will be done to bring liquidity to TAU, and when?”
It’s still on our radar to enable the WETH bridge. The WETH contracts still need to be updated and the LamdenLink test environment was on Kovan (which no longer exists). So it’s unfortunately not as easy as just flipping a switch. Jeff’s time is focused on rolling out the community nodes and DAO first and foremost. Addressing these other priorities will come next. Thanks for everyone’s patience!
PineTreeV asks, “Is there any clear strategy at all how to solve the liquidity problem for TAU?”
We’re seeking feedback on creative ways we can incentivize more liquidity. In the meantime, priority has been on the updates for nodes and DAO.
PineTreeV asks, “Where is Stu, is he still our CEO and prepared to make Lamden a success?”
While the project lead, Stu, helps guide the overall vision of the project and protocol, it is a shared team effort. At the moment, Stu and the team’s primary focus is launching community nodes, the Lamden Labs DAO, ensuring the continued stability of the network, and increasing awareness for why Lamden is better. We still have a lot of work to do but every day we’re making progress toward our goals.
PineTreeV asks, “What will be done to increase TAU market cap and price (that we can actually see on CoinMarketCap)? Are there any activities going on to get us on one of the top 3 CEX?”
Our focus is on the protocol. We’ll defer to the DAO and community to strategize the best ways to increase the value of TAU.
PineTreeV asks, “Can we make a deal with VCs to help us grow in TAU price?”
We’re open to the idea of working with a VC but it’s not something that’s currently planned, nor would it be specifically to grow the price of TAU.
PineTreeV asks, “Lamden has slowed down in activities and engagement. Are there any plans to add utility to Lamden TAU besides for trade transactions to get more daily use/transactions?”
We feel gaming has huge potential for expanding blockchain and Lamden into the mainstream. Gaming now accounts for 49% of blockchain’s usage and so we feel this growth will continue to accelerate. Our ‘stamp forwarding’ feature will be a key component in this next phase of bringing blockchain to the mainstream.
PineTreeV asks, “Will bridging tokens like $YETI be possible with upcoming updates to Lamden or is still not a part of the team’s goals??”
The priority is rolling out community nodes. Unfortunately we can’t commit to adding tokens to the bridge at this time. If and when that changes, we’ll definitely share more information with the community.
Why Lamden?
It’s fast, with tiny transaction fees, and a developer-focus. Built from the ground up to remove technical hurdles and empower developers. Choose to program in Python, or your preferred language, and significantly reduce the time to produce your dApps. Developers are further incentivized since 90% of each transaction fee is returned to the dApp creator. $TAU has a maximum supply of 248 million and is deflationary with 1% of each transaction fee burned. Lamden is paving its own path as the premier Python-based layer-1 blockchain platform. With access to a potential developer base of over 10 million, the sky is the limit. Welcome to Lamden — let’s build together!
