Helium Improvement Proposals (HIP)

Helium Improvement Proposals are the core unit of change in the Helium Network.

"How a bill becomes a law"

More details on process and how to participate can be found in HIP 7, "A Process For Managing Helium Improvement Proposals".

If you have questions or feedback, please see the Discussion section of this Repo, where you can open forums to propose changes, provide feedback, and discuss ideas on how to make Helium Governance better.

Looking for HIP19 hotspot manufacturer applications? Those have moved to their own dedicated repository: dewi-alliance/hotspot-manufacturers

Index of proposals

ID	Title	Status
1	Longfi and LoRaWAN
2	Sign miner
4	Expensing Data Credits for LoRaWAN Traffic
5	PoC fairness/epoch challenge limit
6	Ramp-up period for data transfer rewards
7	Process for managing Helium Improvement Proposals
8	XOR filter for LoRaWAN packet routing tables
9	Ensuring trust for non-Helium hotspots (DIY gateways)
10	Proportional reward scheme for data transfers
11	Amendment to proportional data transfer reward scheme
12	Remote location assertion
13	Transfer hotspot
14	PoC Ripple Method
15	Beaconing Rewards
16	Remove Score from Consensus Group Elections
17	Hex Density-based Transmit Reward Scaling
18	Remove Oracle Forecast for DC Burn
19	Approval Process For Third-Party Manufacturers
20	HNT Max Supply
21	PoC Link Layer Upgrades
22	DIY Concentrators (f/k/a Golden or Anchor Gateways)
23	Decouple Consensus From Gateways
24	Transfer Percentage of Hotspot
25	Validators
26	Payment Notes
27	Support CBRS 5G
28	Consensus Reward Adjustments
29	Multi-signature Keys
30	BLS12-381 for Threshold Cryptography
31	Governance by Token Lock
32	Split DCs Among All Transferers
33	Regional Reward Adjustments
34	Validator Node Security
35	RF Metadata Sidechannel
36	Blockheight Chainvar Activation
37	Omni-Protocol PoC
38	Validator Oracles
39	HNT Redenomination
40	Validator Denylist
41	Governance by Token Lock V2
42	Beacon/Witness Ratio - Witness Reward Limit
43	Software Release Guidelines
44	Witness Reward Decay
45	LoRaWAN Frequency Plan Selection
46	LoRaWAN NetID Routing
47	Increase DKG Failure Penalty
48	IP-over-LoRaWAN
49	LoRaWAN Sub-region Max EIRP Limit
50	Display All Potential Witness Beacons
51	Helium DAO
52	IoT subDAO
53	Mobile subDAO
54	H3Dex-based PoC Targeting
55	Validator Challenges
56	Improved State Channel Disputes
57	PoC Rewards Establishment Period
58	PoC Distance Limit
59	Reduce XOR filter fees
60	Entity-Weighted Vote
61	Increase Challenger Rewards
62	PoC Witness IP Check
63	Helium Hub
64	WiFi subDAO
65	Vendor HNT Lockup
66	Trust Score & Denylist Convenience
67	Repeal Redenomination
68	Open Service Subdao
69	Re-assertion Fee Reduction
70	Scaling the Helium Network
71	Scaling the Network with Governance & Hedera
72	Secure Concentrators
73	Consensus Deselection Weighting
74	Mobile PoC - Modeled Coverage Rewards
75	Initiate Programmatic PoC Emissions with an Updated Emissions Curve
76	Simplify Lockup Curve and veTokens
77	Launch Parameters for Solana Migration
78	Mobile SubDAO Onbaording Fees
79	Mobile PoC Mobile Mappers
80	Simplifying the DAO Utility Score
81	Minimum Device Onboarding Fees
82	Add Helium Mobile as a Service Provider to the Helium Mobile subDAO
83	Restore First to Respond Witness Rewarding
84	Service Provider Hex Boosting
85	MOBILE Hex Coverage Limit
86	Increase IOT Data Transfer Cost
87	Proportional Service Provider Rewards
88	Adjustment of DAO Utility A Score
89	MOBILE Network Onboarding Fees
90	Indefinitely Reduce IOT Location Assertion Cost
91	Data-Driven Extension: Continuation of Reduced IOT Location Assertion Cost
92	Correcting IOT Pre-mine Calculation Errors
93	Addition of Wi-Fi Access Points to the Helium Mobile SubDAO
94	Response Time Windows for Witness Rewarding
95	Self-Onboard Hotspots After Maker Exit
96	WiFi AP Onboarding Structure
97	Removing Manual MOBILE Location Assertions
98	MOBILE SubDAO Quality of Service Requirements
99	Formalize the Maker Program through a New Legal Entity
100	Deploy EU868 Region Plan to the Majority of Africa
101	Equalizing POC Rewards Across Wi-Fi and CBRS
102	Helium Educational LNS - Unrewarded Trial Network
103	MOBILE Oracle Hex Boosting
104	Finetune HIP-17 Parameters to Tackle Density
105	Modification of MOBILE subDAO Hex Limits
106	Hotspot Bidirectional Coverage Requirement
107	Deterring Gaming Through Verification Fees
108	Mobile Hotspot Suspension Framework
109	Hex Boosting by Deployment

Status Key

Status	Label	Summary
Draft		HIP is in process of being written; author is not yet soliciting feedback from the community at large
In Discussion		HIP is under active consideration by the community
Voting Open		HIP is currently being voted on
Approved		HIP has been approved by rough consensus, and pending development and testing
Deployed		Code to implement HIP has been merged and deployed to the network
Rejected		HIP did not pass voting
Closed		HIP abandoned, rendered obsolete by other changes, or otherwise withdrawn by the author