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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ What we have here is a very simple system comprised of two key parts: the Side N
 
 The Side Nodes make up a system of BFT-CRDT-producing nodes that can make a blockchain. Currently they can reliably send transactions to each other in a secure way, such that all nodes they communicate with can tell whether received transactions are obeying the rules of the system.
 
-TODO:
+Next dev tasks:
 
 [ ] enable Side Nodes to download current P2P chain state so that they start out with a consistent copy of transaction data
 [ ] add smart contract execution engine (CosmWasm would be a good first choice)