Lumera testnet upgrade proposal v1.12.0, codenamed Aurora Zenith, is now live for a 48-hour governance vote. The upgrade is estimated to execute at block height 4,833,000, around May 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC. This release covers three meaningful areas: Everlight Phase 1 storage rewards, LEP-5 cryptographic storage commitments, and the LEP-6 storage-truth foundation.
Taken together, this upgrade moves Lumera from declaring storage guarantees to enforcing them. SuperNode operators begin earning rewards tied to actual storage contribution, and the network gains the cryptographic tooling needed to verify that storage is real, not just assumed.
Everlight Phase 1: Storage Rewards Reach SuperNodes
Everlight is Lumera’s storage reward program, and Phase 1 begins with this upgrade. SuperNodes that contribute storage capacity to the network will start receiving reward distributions from the Everlight pool. The upgrade introduces the full state and parameter infrastructure for this: STORAGE_FULL state tracking, reward distribution parameters, periodic pool distribution logic, and registration-fee routing.
This is a significant shift for SuperNode economics. Previously, operators earned service fees when users paid for storage or inference. Everlight Phase 1 adds a baseline reward layer tied to being available and contributing capacity, separate from individual transaction fees. The upgrade handler also ensures continuity for operators already running post-v1.11.1 by setting correct genesis defaults.
LEP-5: Cryptographic Storage Commitments
LEP-5 introduces Cascade availability commitments using BLAKE3 Merkle proofs. When a file is stored on the network, SuperNodes now produce cryptographic commitments proving they hold the chunks they claim to hold. These commitments can be verified by the network at any time through SVC (Storage Validity Check) proof verification.
The difference matters. Before LEP-5, the network could track whether a SuperNode was registered and online. With LEP-5, the network can verify whether a specific SuperNode is actually holding the specific data it is supposed to hold. It is the difference between knowing someone showed up for work and knowing whether they actually did the work. Full integration, system, and devnet test coverage is included in this release.
LEP-6: Laying the Storage-Truth Foundation
LEP-6 introduces the storage-truth scaffolding in the audit module. This includes storage-truth messages, scoring state, query support, and pruning logic, along with broad keeper and system test coverage. This release does not activate full audit enforcement but builds the framework that future audit phases will operate on.
The storage-truth layer is what allows the network to formally score SuperNode storage contributions over time, not just verify a single snapshot. Combined with LEP-5 commitments and Everlight rewards, this creates a complete loop: nodes commit to storage, the network verifies it, and rewards flow accordingly.
Additional Improvements
This release also addresses consensus determinism across SuperNode modules by replacing consensus-sensitive protobuf maps with deterministic concrete structures, with CI coverage to catch regressions. AutoCLI query marshalling for audit and supernode modules has been fixed, including float64 query arguments and get-metrics wiring. Ledger hardware wallet support has been added, and release builds are now pinned to Ubuntu 22.04 for glibc compatibility, improving binary portability for operators.
For Validators
A binary upgrade is required. No manual state migration is needed beyond the upgrade handler. Validators should upgrade their binaries before block height 4,833,000. The updated binary is available at the Lumera GitHub releases page. The full changelog is available here.
What Comes Next
Aurora Zenith is the first release in the storage-truth and Everlight reward lineage. Subsequent audit phases will build on the LEP-6 scaffolding introduced here, expanding from commitment verification toward continuous, scored storage accountability across the SuperNode network. Everlight will expand in later phases as more of the audit layer comes online.
The vote window is open for 48 hours. If you run a validator or SuperNode on testnet, now is the time to review the proposal and cast your vote.
About Lumera Protocol
Lumera Protocol is a high-performance blockchain purpose-built for AI-driven Web3 economies, integrating a Validator-SuperNode architecture to enable decentralized AI services, trustless computation, and secure data storage. Built on cometBFT Proof-of-Stake (PoS), Lumera ensures cross-chain compatibility, efficient AI data sharing, and scalable interoperability.
At its core, Lumera’s SuperNode-powered infrastructure extends beyond validation to support LLM hosting, autonomous agents, task verification, and cross-network communication, with governance driven by a stake-weighted system. Its adaptive tokenomics dynamically adjust inflation based on network participation, ensuring economic sustainability.
Lumera also introduces an Action & Agent Framework, powering› decentralized AI services through specialized Actions (e.g., Cascade for storage, Sense for verification) and Agents (e.g., Inference for AI computation). By merging AI, decentralized computation, and blockchain security, Lumera sets a new standard for AI-powered applications and autonomous services in Web3.
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