In 2018 the foundations of Stakenet (XSN) were defined:

· Protocol: core technologies such as Trustless Proof of Stake, Masternodes, SegWit, Lightning Network, and Lightning Swaps were enabled. XSN is among the first three, next to Bitcoin and Litecoin, to ever perform Lightning Swaps. These innovations lay the ground for the years to come.

· Products: three were launched, Stakenet.io (the website of reference for Stakenet), XSN Explorer (block explorer), and XSN Cloud (staking and Masternodes services). Note that Lightning Network, dApps, and other decentralized technologies are still the main focus.