Welcome!

✅ Product Focus
      This proposal focuses exclusively on one product: Dash Core software.

✅ Expected Performance
        The expected performance of this proposal is the consistent monthly delivery of safe, low-risk Dash Core maintenance and upstream Bitcoin backports, improving:

• Code quality
• Documentation accuracy
• Developer tooling
  
• Long-term maintainability

✅ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): 
      Success will be measured using the following KPIs:

• ✅ 4–8 merged low-risk Dash PRs per month
  
• ✅ Number of successful upstream Bitcoin backports
  
• ✅ 100% CI & functional test pass rate
• ✅ Monthly public progress reports
  
• ✅ Progress Reporting & Transparency

    I will post monthly public progress updates on 

• Merged PR numbers
• Summary of completed work
• Testing status
• Plan for the next month

✅ My Introduction
My name is Vijay aka cryptotura , and I am an independent open-source developer and long-time contributor to Dash and Bitcoin-related development. I have been actively involved in Bitcoin backporting, Dash Core maintenance, and governance/test-stability work since 2021. My focus is on carefully selected, low-risk upstream improvements that keep Dash aligned with Bitcoin while preserving Dash’s safety, stability, and production reliability.

✅ Work History & Previous Contributions

• Bitcoin backporting since 2021
• Dash Core maintenance & cleanup contributor
• Multiple merged Dash Core PRs
  • 113 Merged Pull Requests: **Merged Bitcoin Backports PRs by Vijay**
  • Active PRs : **Ongoing PRs **
  • github: https://github.com/vijaydasmp
• Experience with governance, wallet, RPC, tests, and low-level C++ systems code
• Deep familiarity with Dash-specific differences vs Bitcoin Core

This proposal continues the same structured maintenance and backporting work supported by the Dash community in previous cycles https://www.dashcentral.org/p/BTCBackportsVijay_01 

✅ Scope of Work (This Cycle – Completed PRs)

Dash PR	Focus Area	Description
#6688	Documentation and Tooling	RPC help text improvements, spelling cleanup, and developer script updates
#6684	Upstream Backports	Selected Bitcoin bug-fixes and minor refactors backported into Dash.
#6830	Upstream Backports	Additional Bitcoin stability fixes and general cleanup
#7049	Test & Utilities	Dash test framework and utility improvements.
#7046	Governance Tests and JSON Handling improvements	JSON handling fixes and governance validation test stability improvements.

Jan 2026 Cycle – Work in Progress ( Jan 2026 - Monthly Update)

#7073	Upstream Refactors	Upstream-aligned refactoring and cleanup to improve maintainability and reduce future backport friction.
#7074	Upstream Refactors	Selected upstream refactor work aligned with Bitcoin, preserving Dash-specific behavior.
#7078	Tests & Maintenance	Test-related adjustments and maintenance to improve reliability and long-term stability.
#7091	Tests & Wallet Compatibility	Wallet functional test adjustments to reflect current Dash feature support while maintaining upstream alignment.
#7092	Maintenance & Cleanup	Additional maintenance and cleanup work identified during upstream backporting.

I am also actively engaging with reviewers by responding to review comments, addressing follow-up feedback, and updating open PRs to ensure they meet Dash Core quality and stability standards and progress smoothly toward
merge.

✅ Highlights of This Work

• Low-risk upstream improvements integrated
• RPC usability improvedTooling and documentation refined
• Technical debt reduced

✅ Testing & Validation

• All PRs compiled successfully
• Unit and functional tests executed
• No regressions 

✅ Budget & Compensation
      Requested Amount: 55 DASH per month

✅ Continuous Backporting Commitment
       I continuously track upstream Bitcoin development and regularly identify safe, low-risk PRs suitable for Dash to ensure:

• Faster benefit from upstream bug-fixes
• Reduced long-term divergence

✅ Final Statement
This proposal represents a fully tested, low-risk, independent monthly Dash Core maintenance and backporting initiative that intends to supports Dash Core Group by offloading routine integration and cleanup work. which allows DCG developers to remain fully focused on core protocol security, performance, scaling, and strategic development, while Dash continues to benefit from consistent upstream improvements.