> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.alienbase.xyz/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.alienbase.xyz/roadmap.md). # Roadmap What's shipping next on Alien Base Alien Base's mission is to be the human-friendly trading hub on Base — a full-stack platform that aggregates the entire chain's liquidity behind a CEX-quality interface, with custom protocols built on top to push capital efficiency further than any single DEX could. > *Last updated: October 22, 2026.* *For what already shipped, see the* [*Changelog*](/changelog.md)*. This page focuses on what's coming.* ## Right now The active build cycle is the **Alien Base 2.0** rollout authorized by [AIP-5](https://snapshot.org/#/alienbase-dex.eth/proposal/0x9328ecc5a0d2527a1e73fd30085e7ba2120a985b7782ce843f15ee2ddf38ca63) (April 2026). The team is shipping the new tokenomics and the next product layer in parallel: | Workstream | Status | What's in it | | ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Trading terminal + Epsilon Router** | **Shipped — July 2026** | Full app redesign around a TradingView-powered trading terminal, plus the on-chain Epsilon Router ([`0x303c…2580`](https://basescan.org/address/0x303ca5c65AabCb1CE242DF93F478c41E0E4D2580)) with native order types: Limit, Take Profit, Stop Loss, Trailing Stop, trigger-price DCA, stop-loss DCA. Audited. See [Epsilon](/trading/epsilon.md). | | **Mothership** (ALM) | Pre-launch — audit in flight, alpha imminent | Custom-built Automated Liquidity Manager. First "from-scratch" Alien Base protocol. Multi-range V3 management with strategy-plugin architecture. Public alpha launches with strict supply caps. | | **Alien Base 2.0 tokenomics** | **New token live — migration open (Oct 2026)** | New ALB (1.051B cap), esALB and govALB contracts, staking, Distributor and Line of Credit deployed. Legacy ALB / esALB migrate 1:1 with no deadline ([Migration Guide](/alb-migration/migration.md)). Still rolling out: POL Fund operations, farming wind-down, esALB protection program, public LoC / POL dashboards. See [Alien Base 2.0](/alb-esalb-and-govalb/alien-base-2-0.md). | | **Vaults** | Live since Jan 2026; redesigned July 2026 | Unifies V3 strategy vaults (Wide / Narrow / Ultra Narrow / Classic V3), Locked earn (esALB + esLP), and Legacy farms in one page. | | **Explorer** (Epsilon Analytics) | Live since May 2025 | Chain-wide Explorer, GoPlus-powered token safety checks, per-pool charts. | ## Q3–Q4 2026 Themes for the rest of 2026 (subject to DAO and operating-budget refresh): * **Mothership Beta** — wider access, multiple strategies, strategy marketplace where third-party LP managers earn fees on user capital. * **Token Generator v2** — comprehensive launchpad with fair-launch tooling. Replaces and extends the current Token Generator MVP. * **Analytics & Visualization Revamp** — on-chart order overlays + PnL tracking on top of the live TradingView terminal. Deeper Explorer insights including wallet-cluster analysis (multi-wallets per user, bot detection, whale activity, team-sell detection). * **Automated esALB reward distribution** — modular fee payouts to esALB and govALB holders through the new staking contract, designed to plug into future ALM expansions. * **Migration of remaining team-controlled contracts** to the DAO Multisig — see the [onchain control surface](/reference/audits-and-security.md#onchain-control-surface) for which contracts are still team-owned. ## Bigger horizons Alien Base has consistently set ambitious long-term targets. The list below is honest about which ideas are active engineering and which are research / vision. | Idea | Status | Notes | | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Mothership marketplace** | Active engineering | "Marketplace of liquidity managers": third-party strategists publish strategies, attract user capital, earn fees. The Mothership architecture was designed for this from day one. | | **Project Quasar** (lending / IL options) | Research / on hold | Originally pitched as the next product after V3; deprioritized in favor of Mothership and Epsilon Router. Reaffirmed in the [Oct 2025 roadmap](https://medium.com/@alienbase/alien-base-roadmap-plotting-the-next-phase-of-the-invasion-11ede525e2ea) for "2025+" but no shipped artifacts. | | **Project Nebula** (next-gen AMM) | Long-term vision | The original "everything in one AMM" vision: 50× concentrated liquidity, single-sided LP, no forced 50/50 split, instant liquidity for derivatives. No active engineering yet; will follow Mothership maturity. | | **Multi-chain expansion** | On hold | The 2025 B3 deployment was [explicitly classified as not having delivered](https://medium.com/@alienbase/alien-base-roadmap-plotting-the-next-phase-of-the-invasion-11ede525e2ea) in the Oct 2025 retro. The team is now more cautious about high-investment cross-chain partnerships. | ## What we're not building A short list of things we've explicitly decided against — not because they don't exist on Earth, but because they don't fit Alien Base's strategy: * **Yet-another-launchpad** detached from a DEX. Token Generator v2 is integrated with the trading and liquidity stack, not a standalone fundraising venue. * **Inflationary-only farming as a long-term mechanism.** AIP-5 retired the fixed-halving farming model in favor of POL + buyback-and-burn. * **A copy-paste perp DEX.** Project Quasar is the leveraged-trading thesis, but only in a form that uses LP capital efficiently (impermanent-loss-as-options) — not as a generic GMX/dYdX clone. ## How decisions get made Major direction shifts happen via Snapshot proposal in the [`alienbase-dex.eth`](https://snapshot.org/#/alienbase-dex.eth) space. Anyone holding 100,000+ ALB can submit a proposal; see [How to Propose](/governance/how-to-propose.md). The full history of past votes is on the [AIP Index](/governance/aip-index.md). For day-to-day product priorities, the team posts updates on [Discord](https://discord.gg/alienbase) and longer-form articles on [Medium](https://medium.com/@alienbase).