Roadmap

The market is massive.

Subunit’s development and rollout is planned in progressive phases to ensure stability, compliance, and community building. Below is an outline of the envisioned roadmap:

Phase 0: Development & Legal Setup (Q1–Q2 2025)

• In this initial phase, the focus is on building the core smart contracts (SubVault, token contracts, governance modules) and setting up the legal structures.

• Smart contracts undergo internal testing and audits. Parallelly, the team establishes the legal entities (e.g., a master DAO LLC or series LLC structure) and drafts operating agreements and Terms of Service to ensure the platform’s activities are compliant.

• Early community engagement begins (social channels, documentation releases) to gather feedback.

Phase 1: SubVault Launch (Q2-3 2025)

• The SubVault goes live on mainnet for the first time.

• This means users can start depositing USDC and earning STS shares. Initially, there might be a cap on the vault size (for example, max $1M or similar, to manage risk) and a limited number of participants (keeping within club limits).

• Early depositors start accruing SubPoints. During this phase, no real properties are acquired yet; the vault is essentially in a capital formation mode.

• Governance of the vault (via a DAO) will identify the first property opportunities.

Phase 2: First Property Acquisition (Q3-4 2025)

• A milestone for Subunit: the first real estate asset is purchased using the SubVault funds.

• Leading up to this, the property will have been diligenced (by the team or appointed experts), a DAO LLC formed, and a proposal put to vault members for approval.

• Once approved, the Subvault contract executes: funds move from the vault to escrow, property is acquired, and UNIT tokens for Property #1 are minted to contributors.

• This phase validates the end-to-end flow: legal closing of real estate via crypto funding and token distribution.

• The first property is expected to be a relatively straightforward asset (e.g., a single-family rental or small apartment building) to minimize complexity.

• Success of Phase 2 demonstrates the viability of the model and will likely attract media attention. The team will closely document this process and share a post-mortem to illustrate how the system worked.

Phase 3: Launchpad Expansion (2026)

• With one property under the belt, Subunit will scale up the “Launchpad” aspect to list multiple properties and allow parallel funding The Subvault will handle sequential deals rapidly if capital is sufficient.

• During Phase 3, the UI will feature a Launchpad section showing upcoming property offerings with details (property type, location, target raise, expected yield).

• This phase will also see community growth and likely the emergence of a governance process for SUB token holders to propose new features or changes now that the system is active.

Phase 4: DEX and Liquidity (2026)

• Once several UNIT tokens exist (each for a different property), liquidity and trading become important.

• Phase 4 introduces a Decentralized Exchange (DEX) feature on the Subunit platform. Liquidity pools like UNIT/USDC are set up so that owners can sell their tokens or new investors can buy in outside of initial offerings.

• The platform will integrate a UI for trading and show price charts for each property token. To bootstrap liquidity, incentives (as discussed in tokenomics) are rolled out: e.g., SUB rewards for LPs, or the DAO treasury provides some seed liquidity.

• Phase 4 also involves exploring listings on external platforms: integrating with other RWA marketplaces or protocols (for instance, could these tokens be used as collateral on a special Aave market or accepted by MakerDAO).

Phase 5: Full Decentralization & DAO Handover (2027+)

• By this stage, Subunit aims to transition to a truly decentralized protocol. The governance of both property level and platform level is fully in the hands of token holders.

• The founding team will steps back to an equal footing with other community members. The Subunit DAO might incorporate new modules like a grants program for third-party developers (to build analytics, management tools, integrations).

Phase 6: Expansion and Integration (2027+)

• Subunit expands both vertically and horizontally.

• Vertically, by tackling larger and varied real estate assets: multi-million dollar commercial properties will be tokenized, using Subunit Launchpad Pro where institutional co-investors join alongside the community.

• Horizontally, by integrating into the broader DeFi and RWA landscape: for instance, partnering with insurance protocols to offer insurance on properties or rental default, integrating with tax/legal tech to automate filings, or even bridging units to other chains for wider access.

• The DAO might consider launching a Subunit v2 with enhanced features or even a separate fund token that holds a basket of properties (a sort of index token) if legally feasible.

• Another direction is exploring lending: allowing people to borrow stablecoins against their UNIT tokens as collateral (bringing mortgages on-chain in a decentralized way).

• The roadmap remains adaptive to regulatory developments too – if U.S. laws evolve to accommodate larger scale tokenized real estate offerings, Subunit could relax some club restrictions, all decided by the community.