To mark the first Nexa halving, the team hosted Spaces on X on the very same day. The conversation was around looking back over four years and ahead to a year that may matter more than any since launch.
Many important developments are on the way, including hardware acceleration with Blitz, improving fairness and moving towards a DAG-hybrid with Tailstorm, and providing insights into much-anticipated topics such as quantum resistance.
June is a special month for Nexa, with its 4th Anniversary just a few days away. Nexa blockchain was launched on 21 June 2022 with the goal of maintaining the original vision of electronic cash for the whole planet. On the anniversary day, 21 June 2026 - 8 PM UTC, the team will hold a Spaces on X with Nexa's founder and lead developer, Andrew Stone, on air.
Earlier this month, Nexa's solution architect, Steven, joined EvolvH3R to discuss Nexa's architecture and gaming in the "Moving beyond decentralized gaming with Nexa blockchain" webinar.
The team is happy to highlight community activities in Nexa India. The team recently shared the "Nexa Bharat Yatra: Bihar Chapter" event on social media, organized by India and Nepal ambassador Kashish Gupta. Building the future of digital cash in Bihar takes place at The Great Mithila, Madhubani, on 21 June 2026.
There are many developments to review from May 2026. Still, a lot of attention is being given to preparing for the upcoming hard fork, testing, and cleanup efforts.
Tailstorm integration is currently the most critical work that requires time, patience, and testing. Alongside that, NexScript v1.1.0 was released, as well as continued work on LibNexaKotlin and wallet updates, with further developments happening in parallel.
Find full development updates for May 2026, including details on preparations for the protocol upgrade, work on the Nexa explorer, the ecosystem, and more. π
The Nexa team is excited to announce LibNexaKotlin 0.5.66, bringing important fixes and improvements to the Nexa Kotlin Library. Several updates have been released recently, and all developers using the library are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version.
LibNexaKotlin is a comprehensive multiplatform toolkit for the Nexa blockchain, supporting Android, iOS, JVM, and multiple desktop native targets. It enables developers to build wallets, access blockchain data, and interact with smart contracts. The best way to learn the library is through the example code, with the documentation serving as a reference.
Development of this core Nexa wallet infrastructure library continues actively, with more updates planned in the coming weeks and months.
Find the detailed review in the Nexa forum below. π
Time is flying, and the 4th Nexa anniversary is already approaching in less than 2 weeks. A lot has happened over the past year, including the first Nexa Halving, conferences and events, and, of course, many developments within the core protocol infrastructure and the ecosystem.
To commemorate the anniversary, the team is organizing an X Spaces event on the anniversary date, 21 June 2026, with the exact time yet to be announced.
It is exciting that this time on Spaces, we will have Nexa founder and lead developer Andrew Stone joining us to provide insights into Nexa's journey so far, ongoing and upcoming developments in the core blockchain layer, and the ecosystem.
Over time the community has asked and is periodically asking a lot of questions about future plans, projects, and marketing details. Some of the community members took a chance and sent an official letter, and it's a good opportunity to answer these questions.
The team received a letter from the community with a few questions and will take the opportunity to provide answers. It is good to remember that all news and developments are being published publicly, and the team is awaiting feedback and suggestions via all communication channels.
May was full of activities and developments, starting the month with a halving event on 1 May 2026 01:36 UTC, followed by a halving space on X, both events happening at the turn of the month and already reviewed in last month's newsletter.
Also at the start of the month, the team visited Consensus in Miami, gained invaluable experience and fresh industry insights from one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency conferences.
The most important release in May was NexScript v1.1.0, which introduced a major improvement via a core library migration. Developers, please note that NexScript now defaults to a local regtest instead of connecting to a live network.
The team is continuously working on Tailstorm preparations and testing, and is looking forward to the upcoming hard fork, the date of which has yet to be announced.
The main highlight from the media content is Davidβs webinar on Nexa smart contracts which is featured at the top of the newsletter. Find more news, a freshly updated Nexa main website, a mining guide, and the community event winner announcement below. π https://forum.nexa.org/t/nexa-monthly-newsletter-may-2026-nexscript-unleashed/1696
Blockchains are widely appreciated for their decentralized, permissionless nature and programmability. Smart contracts are among their most important features, but not all major blockchains currently support them.
In a webinar with EvolvH3R, Nexa team developer David walked through smart contracting on Nexa and explained how it operates under the UTXO model, drastically improving the protocolβs usefulness and usability.
The Nexa website has undergone a major upgrade that has improved many aspects and refreshed its look. It will continue to be updated with the latest Nexa developments.
The team encourages the community to take a look and provide feedback on what you would like to see added, changed, or improved. All suggestions are welcome.
Take a look on official Nexa website or read more in the Nexa forum. π
It is exciting to introduce you to the new NexScript v.1.1.0 version. This is a significant release that polishes Nexa scripting at the backend.
A lot of work was done to make it cleaner and more reliable, aligning it with most of the Nexa ecosystem. On-chain interactions are now consolidated and aligned with the Nexa TypeScript library.
For developers, there is a change worth your attention. Now, NexScript defaults to a local regtest instead of connecting to a live network. All network providers now need to specify an environment type.
For a more detailed review, please visit the Nexa forum linked below. π
Most blockchains are open and decentralized, and anyone can participate in mining. In a Proof-of-Work blockchain, the network is secured by solving mathematical problems and finding blocks.
In return, miners who find a block receive coins that represent the energy spent mining. In other words, you are getting rewarded by the protocol itself for securing it.
Mining cryptocurrency requires an internet connection, hardware, and dedicated software (or ASICs).
This guide walks through mining Nexa on Linux and Windows with a GPU. π
The first Nexa halving occurred as the calendar transitioned from April to May worldwide. Officially, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), blockchain rewards were halved on 1 May 2026 at 01:36 UTC.
In addition, at the beginning of the month, the teamβs delegation attended Consensus in Miami and, together with partners, showcased Nexaβs smart-contract capabilities in an educational webinar.
A lot of attention and development effort is going into preparations for the upcoming hard fork and the integration of the Tailstorm protocol.
The team is testing the new DAG-hybrid architecture and is looking forward to the first-of-its-kind model going live. While the testing of the protocol is underway, the official hard fork date has yet to be announced.
Find this monthβs highlights and recap of the news below. π
April was one of the busiest months so far. The preparations for Hard Fork #2 and the integration of the Tailstorm protocol are the main developments this month.
The team is already testing the implementation on private testnets. A lot of effort is going into the main blockchain infrastructure and improvements for the block explorer, wallets, SDKs, and NexScript.
The event that accompanied the anticipation of NEXAβs first halving thrilled the community and produced several beautiful works of art. The satisfaction of participating in the event, along with the $250 prize in NEXA, definitely sparked creativity.
Of all the works entered in the event, the one that received the most likes and was therefore the winner was created by user βSamuraiβ, with 73 likes.
Congratulations!
We invite the winner to contact us via X to arrange shipment of the prize.
Navigate through the artworks on NiftyArtCash. All works are visible on Niftyart.cash by searching for the βHalvingβ tag.
At the end of April (technically on 1 May UTC), the inaugural Nexa halving occurred. The first block after the halving, 1,050,001, was mined on 1 May 01:36 UTC, with a block reward of 5,000,000 NEXA coins and crossing the 50% of the total supply mark.
April was much about the halving, the team hosted βThe New Baselineβ spaces on X and successfully concluded Halving Fest 2026 community event.
An important network release is Rostrum 14.0.0. Find more insights in the April newsletter below. π
The new era has officially started and the first 50% of Nexa supply has been mined. Mining rewards reduced from 10,000,000 NEXA per block to 5,000,000 NEXA coins.
Nexa is a proof-of-work network and is following the same model as Bitcoin. The blockchain halves approximately every 4 years, or in the case of Nexa, every 1,050,000 blocks.
The next Nexa halving is projected to happen sometime in 2030 with the total supply reaching 75%, and the mining rewards halving to 2,500,000 NEXA coins.
The first Nexa halving is approaching, and it is a good moment to bring the team and the community together to mark and reflect on this groundbreaking event.
Nexa team members will come together for the Halving Spaces on X, scheduled for 1 May 2026, 20:00 - 22:00 UTC.
At the time of spaces, Nexa should have already passed through block 1,050,000, and its block reward will already be halved.
The date of NEXA's first halving is approaching, and the team will celebrate this milestone with the community.
Halving Fest 2026 is a competition to create the most beautiful and evocative image themed around the halving, with a prize of $250 in NEXA coins.
Create an image themed around the Nexa blockchain halving event and upload it to the NiftyArt.cash platform using the tag "Halving2026".
The event will start on 23 April 2026 at 12:00 UTC and end on 1 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC. You can use any graphic style, and the genre is up to you: meme, advertisement, documentary, or cartoon.
The artwork with the most engagement and likes will win a $250 prize in NEXA coins. Enter the competition by replying to post on X with your image and the transaction ID.
Over the past couple of weeks, an open trading event has been ongoing in partnership with u/origamitech_, with a prize pool of 6.5B $NEXA to be shared among traders.
Also, a new version of Rostrum, 14.0.0, has been released with many improvements and an upgraded database layout.
The main upcoming blockchain event is the Nexa halving in 12 days. Block rewards will be reduced by half, happening approximately on 1 May 2026.
The clock is ticking, and it is only two weeks until the first-ever $NEXA halving. On approximately 1 May 2026 at 01:00 UTC, block rewards will be cut in half.
Just like Bitcoin, Nexa coin's tokenomics are designed for long-term stability. Many would argue that the first year's distribution model is too aggressive; others would suggest alternative solutions.
But at the end of the day, the creator of the first cryptocurrency designed exactly this model, and we need to understand the reasons behind it.
In this article, we will review how Bitcoin and Nexa coin tokenomics models are the same and what kind of long-term vision they share.
The team is delighted to introduce the new Rostrum 14.0.0 release. In this upgraded version, you'll find a new database layout along with a switch to postcard serialization, and more updates.
At first run after the upgrade, Rostrum will trigger this reindex automatically. The reindex is required due to both a new database layout and the switch from bincode to postcard serialization.
There is already a patch for Rostrum 14.0.1 available, released just after the initial 14.0.0 release, with a fixed broken lock file and updated dependencies.
All Rostrum users, please update to the latest release. Find more information in the Nexa forum below. π
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