Qubic All-Hands Recap: June 25, 2026

TLDR

• Core team patched critical bugs in the FourQ cryptographic library (maintained by Microsoft) and plans to report findings upstream. Qubic network tick speed improved 10x in five weeks.

• The outsourced computations machine ships next week. Seamless updates go live July 1, reducing maintenance windows from weekly to monthly.

• A shareholder vote is open to form a coordination board for Qubic-ETH bridge liquidity. Voting runs until the next epoch change; 451 votes needed for Quorum.

• Neuraxon Game of Life Live reached 9,100 agents. New Kaleido visualizer lets users watch their agent's brain activity in real time. A new paper targets the Artificial Evolution 2026 conference in Nice.

• DeFiMomma steps down on June 30 after six months that produced 43.5M impressions on ~$10.7K ad spend and 100K+ X followers. A CCF proposal to extend the team through July goes live this epoch. The Head of Marketing role is open at qubic.org/head-of-marketing.

The June 25 Qubic All-Hands covered security hardening, a significant network speed gain, a governance-led response to bridge liquidity, and a marketing leadership transition. Every department brought substance.

Core Tech Update

The past two weeks centered on two priorities for the Qubic blockchain: security and speed.

Security Hardening

The core team identified and patched multiple bugs in FourQ, the open-source cryptographic library (maintained primarily by Microsoft) that Qubic uses to sign transactions. The fix is deployed, and the team plans to formally report the findings upstream. Several ecosystem smart contract owners also shipped their own security patches during the same window, a positive signal of maturity across the builder community.

Tick Speed and Network Performance

Qubic's core network now processes ticks (the basic unit of time on-chain, similar to blocks) dramatically faster than it did a month ago.

That is a 10x improvement in roughly five weeks. The core network, designed for high-spec hardware, handled the increase cleanly. Surrounding infrastructure (RPCs, indexers, wallets, exchanges) needed time to adapt. Those tools have since been updated, and the Core-Lite and Core-Bob nodes now sustain full network speed. Both are hardened through the Guardian network and serve as the backbone of Qubic's public RPC layer. The team is targeting approximately one second per tick as the sweet spot where user experience stays fast and the broader ecosystem runs comfortably.

Outsourced Computations Progress

Outsourced computations are the third and final pillar of Qubic's core infrastructure, alongside smart contracts and Oracle Machines. Think of it as the ability for the network to call on external processing power and bring verified results back on-chain. The core logic is built and running in a test environment. The outsourced computations machine, the software connecting Qubic to those external resources, releases next week for computors to begin testing. Updated mainnet timelines will be shared at the next All-Hands.

Seamless Updates and Doge Mining

Starting July 1, the Qubic network moves from weekly maintenance windows to a target of one scheduled update per month. A public calendar will follow so the ecosystem can plan around known update dates.

On Dogecoin mining, Joetom encouraged the community to use social consensus to bring more computors into the DOGE mining flow. The bonus pot is an overlay on existing rewards, not a reduction. Broader participation strengthens returns for everyone. Resources for getting started are in the Doge mining channel on Discord.

Qubic AI Research and Neuraxon Science Update

The scientific team, led by David Vivancos and Dr. Jose Sanchez, shared progress across Qubic's brain-inspired AI research.

Neuraxon Game of Life Live

The Neuraxon Game of Life Live has been running 24/7 as a persistent simulation where AI agents (called Neuraxons) are born, evolve, and compete for survival on a shared world. Session 5 reached 9,100 total agents, 4,400 born through mating, with a peak of 518 alive simultaneously across six days of runtime. A new research version (v5.10) adds an evolutionary system that automatically tests different brain architectures to find what works best.

Neuraxon Kaleido Visualizer

Neuraxon Kaleido is a new tool that lets users look inside their own Neuraxon's brain in real time. Color-coded flows show how information moves between sensory, motor, and association regions. It is a window into how a simulated brain gathers and processes information, which sits at the heart of what artificial general intelligence research aims to understand. Users can build custom Neuraxon configurations and watch whether their designs climb the public leaderboard.

Upcoming Research and Conference Calendar

An analysis of the research paper "What a neuron can compute" (Aizenbud et al., Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is coming soon. The paper demonstrates that a single biological neuron, when modeled in detail, can classify images and audio at accuracy levels that outperform standard AI building blocks. This finding aligns directly with Qubic's approach, where Neuraxon builds complexity into each individual unit using parameters like timing, trinary logic, and neuromodulation rather than relying purely on massive scale.

The team is also finalizing a new paper submission for Artificial Evolution 2026 (October 27–29, Nice, France), building on prior review feedback. They present in Osaka the week of July 21, then fly directly to AGI-26 in San Francisco (July 27–30). Community members in either city can reach out on Discord to coordinate. Qubic's published papers have begun receiving external citations, a gradual but meaningful sign of academic traction. Two new volumes of the Neuraxon Intelligence Academy (Vol. 9 on the g factor; Vol. 10 on AGI measurement via the ARC-AGI paradigm) are also live.

Incubation: Qubic-ETH Bridge Liquidity

The QBridge (operated by Vottun) is live, and the next step is strengthening its liquidity on Uniswap. Five pools currently exist across v3 and v4, but total value locked is spread thin and participation has been limited. The incubation team, led by Mr. Rose, mapped out the incentive landscape to identify who is best positioned to coordinate.

Shareholders own the bridge and receive revenue per transaction, making them the most directly aligned stakeholders. Incubation also has a strategic interest: the next major initiative is a stablecoin backed by cross-chain collateral, which requires a well-functioning bridge.

A shareholder vote is now open. Send 1 QU to the YES or NO address to signal whether a coordination board should be formed to define a liquidity strategy. Only shareholder votes count. Voting extends until the next epoch change, with 451 votes required for quorum. At the time of the presentation, 252 votes had been cast in favor. If the vote passes, incubation will organize shareholders through a dedicated channel, following the model that has worked for community-led Qubic projects like QCap and QSwap.

Community Update

JG, in his second week as Community Lead, outlined the team's priorities. The Discord FAQ section is being refreshed with current content, including QBridge tutorials created by community moderator Gandalf. All resources will be translated for regional communities.

The first edition of "Qubicans News of the Week" went live on June 22. It covered the second halving (Epoch 227, around August 19), the board-approved fiat ramp across 173+ countries, and the AGI-26 paper acceptance. The newsletter complements the existing Qsletter with a more conversational format designed for accessibility. The team is also relaunching its mentoring framework for active volunteers, building capacity so the community team can scale its support beyond core moderation.

Qubic Marketing Results and Leadership Transition

DeFiMomma (Stephanie) delivered her final full update before she steps down on June 30. Six months of results, built on a budget that was reduced mid-term due to market conditions:

The Doge Domination campaign (launched April 1) was the standout: #1 most visited crypto on CoinMarketCap on launch day, 2.1M impressions on X in a single day, 400+ media placements including Decrypt and The Block, and #DogeMeetsQubic trending five times organically.

A CCF proposal going live this epoch would extend the marketing team's runway through July, giving Qubic time to find the right next leader. Stephanie will continue hosting AMAs and mentoring the team through the transition. She will also personally carry $6,000/month in ad and tooling costs pending reimbursement upon proposal passage. The Head of Marketing role is currently open for application at qubic.org/head-of-marketing.

What Comes Next for the Qubic Ecosystem

The outsourced computations machine ships next week. Seamless updates begin July 1. The scientific team presents in Osaka (week of July 21) and San Francisco (July 27–30). The bridge shareholder vote closes at the next epoch change. The marketing team continues under its current structure through at least July. And the QUBIC emission halving is scheduled for around August 19 at Epoch 227.

Drop questions in the Discord channels anytime. Follow @_Qubic on X for scheduling updates, or read the Qubic blog for the full archive of recaps.