vnprc on Nostr: Ha! Very well. We are communicating ineffectively on different topics. fwiw testnet3 ...
Ha! Very well. We are communicating ineffectively on different topics.
fwiw testnet3 was being abused by scammers. They found a way to extract value from any proof of work network so the utility of testnet3 to the bitcoin movement as a whole had fallen below zero (this is a subjective value judgement). It was overdue for a refresh because it became too hard to get new coins.
Fabian Jahr (who is awesome btw) took it upon himself to lead the charge for a new testnet4 without the protocol vulnerabilities of testnet3. He is continuing that work, most recently with a project to fork off chains of 0-difficulty blocks mined by scammers on testnet4. This last project won 3rd place at a hackathon I participated in. 🤙
fwiw testnet3 was being abused by scammers. They found a way to extract value from any proof of work network so the utility of testnet3 to the bitcoin movement as a whole had fallen below zero (this is a subjective value judgement). It was overdue for a refresh because it became too hard to get new coins.
Fabian Jahr (who is awesome btw) took it upon himself to lead the charge for a new testnet4 without the protocol vulnerabilities of testnet3. He is continuing that work, most recently with a project to fork off chains of 0-difficulty blocks mined by scammers on testnet4. This last project won 3rd place at a hackathon I participated in. 🤙