The time-to-market and the risk of Shielded Labs's First Deployment of Crosslink is minimized: the benefits listed above start accruing as soon as safely possible.

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Prerequisites:

• The documented prototype release process has produced multiple releases in a relatively short time. #29
• The Prototype Protocol is documented well enough to identify all major design concerns addressed when filling in design gaps. #30
• Working Prototype and Testnet deployment #31
• Prototype CI/CD with Testnet deployment automation #32
• Establish iterative ZIP refinement process for full deployment. #33
• Productionization Plan for the prototype #34