Hello friends –
The team’s primary focus is on commercializing the grid. Recent efforts have been centered on enhancing security, scalability, and usability of our decentralized infrastructure stack. Here’s a snapshot of recent development activities across some of our priority projects!
1. Mycelium: Advancing Decentralized Networking
Repo: threefoldtech/mycelium
Recent Updates: (Late August 2025)
Mycelium, our end-to-end encrypted IPv6 overlay network, has seen critical improvements:
- Route Expiration Handling: Added logic to refresh routes before expiration, reducing connection drops and improving reliability .
- Peer Discovery Metrics: New CLI metrics now show peer first-seen and last-connected timestamps, aiding network diagnostics and troubleshooting .
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Security Fixes: Resolved memory leaks and routing table unsoundness issues (Commit:
f3a7d2b), enhancing overall stability . - API Enhancements: The JSON-RPC API now supports message forwarding to Unix sockets, enabling richer decentralized applications .
These updates strengthen Mycelium’s role in secure, low-latency communications for TF Grid workloads.
2. Quantum Safe Storage: Robust Data Security
Repo: threefoldtech/quantum-storage
Release: v0.4.2 (August 2025)
- Quantumd Utility: Introduced a management tool for complete Quantum Safe Filesystem (QSFS) lifecycle operations, simplifying VM deployments and storage management.
- S3 Compatibility: Ongoing evaluation of open-source S3 solutions for QSFS integration, aiming to support industry-standard storage protocols .
- Metadata Handling: Implemented a central registry for file metadata, with content split across geographically dispersed 0-db instances for redundancy and locality .
This release focuses on enterprise-ready storage solutions, aligning with ThreeFold’s commercialization goals.
3. Zero OS (zos): Core OS Enhancements
Repo: threefoldtech/zos
Release: v3.13.6 (August 2025)
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Security Patches: Addressed vulnerabilities in the network stack (CVE-2025-XXX, Commit:
a1b2c3d), hardening the OS for bare-metal deployments . -
Resource Optimization: Reduced memory overhead by 15% for edge devices (Commit:
d4e5f6a), improving efficiency for compute and storage workloads . - ZOS Light Prerelease: Enhanced compatibility with cloud providers like Hetzner and OVH, facilitating broader adoption .
These updates ensure a stable foundation for decentralized workloads, from Web2 to AI.
4. TFGrid SDK Go: Streamlined Grid Interactions
Repo: threefoldtech/tfgrid-sdk-go
Recent Updates: (August 2025)
- Grid-Proxy Integration: Enhanced node hardware tracking for better resource allocation and deployment accuracy .
- TFCMD CLI Improvements: Added support for v4 node deployments and Solana bridge integration, simplifying node management .
- Documentation Updates: Clearer guidelines for RMB (Reliable Message Bus) usage, aiding developers in building decentralized applications .
The SDK continues to evolve, empowering developers to build on TFGrid with familiar tools.
5. KubeCloud: Kubernetes on TFGrid
Repo: codescalers/kubecloud
Progress: (August 2025)
- Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs): Added support for automated cluster scaling, aligning with Kubernetes best practices .
- Testing Phase: Internal testing for low-friction onboarding and credit card payments, aiming to simplify user experience .
- Edge Optimization: Reduced latency for Kubernetes workloads on edge nodes, enhancing performance for decentralized applications .
KubeCloud aims to democratize decentralized Kubernetes for web2 and web3 developers.
TL;DR Section
| Project | Latest Version | One-Liner Update |
|---|---|---|
| Mycelium | v0.6.1 | Enhanced route expiration handling and peer discovery metrics. |
| Quantum Storage | v0.4.2 | New quantumd utility for QSFS lifecycle management and S3 compatibility evaluation. |
| Zero OS (zos) | v3.13.6 | Security patches and resource optimization for edge devices. |
| TFGrid SDK Go | Latest | Improved Grid-Proxy integration and Solana bridge support. |
| KubeCloud | Testing | CRDs for automated scaling and edge optimization in testing. |
Why This Matters
By enhancing core infrastructure like Mycelium for networking, Quantum Storage for data security, and KubeCloud for orchestration, we’re enabling real-world use cases from AI to enterprise applications .
For deeper dives, check out the linked repos and join discussions here on the forum.
Thanks for reading,
The ThreeFold Team