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 David’s 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.
New Release: NexScript v1.1.0
It is exciting to introduce you to the new NexScript v1.1.0. This is a major release that polishes Nexa scripting at the backend. Much 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. NexScript now defaults to a local regtest instead of connecting to a live network. All network providers now need to specify an environment type.
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Smart Contracts and Native Token Services with David Thibodeau
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 Thibodeau walked through smart contracting on Nexa and explained how it operates under the UTXO model, drastically improving the protocol’s usefulness and usability.
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Monthly Development Updates: April 2026
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 in April. 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.
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Nexa News: Website Upgrade
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.
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Guide: How to Mine Nexa
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 (GPU or ASICs, FPGAs), and dedicated software.
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Nexa Halving Fest 2026: The winner is Samurai
The event that accompanied the anticipation of Nexa’s first halving thrilled the community and produced several beautiful works of art. The satisfaction of participating in the event, along with the $250 NEXA prize, 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 “Samurai”, with 73 likes.
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To Wrap Up
Significant developments occurred in May, including the delivery of NexScript v1.1.0 and the completion of the first roadmap milestone. Plenty of work is happening behind the scenes, and developers and curious ones can follow much of it on GitLab. The coming months are set to be very promising, with many exciting projects in the pipeline and releases on the way.
That’s all for the May newsletter, with more details coming in development updates later this month. As always, all the feedback and suggestions are very welcome in Nexa Forum and community groups.