DAG Network has announced significant leadership changes and a strategic shift towards a partially centralized launch phase during a recent AMA session. Nick Vandenberg has been appointed as CEO, with Jeremy Harkness stepping into the role of CTO. Founder Gurhan Kiziloz will now focus on funding and oversight. The network is preparing for a major upgrade, with the core network and ASIC mining currently active in a development environment. However, staking and audits are still pending. The BDAG token presale is scheduled to conclude by late January, with an exchange listing anticipated in February. The blockchain will initially launch in a partially centralized mode, featuring closed mining and a phased hardware rollout, managed by a community committee. Governance specifics remain to be clarified.