TestNet News

MANTRA's Hongbai Incentivized Testnet has been launched to integrate traditional and defi markets through Real World Asset tokenization.

Conflux Network introduced an EVM-compatible layer-2 solution that can interact with Bitcoin amid growing interest in crypto’s largest blockchain. 

Solana has surged nearly 90% in the past 30 days and over 30% in the last week, coinciding with the testnet launch of its anticipated scaling solution, Firedancer. On Nov. 2, SOL’s price exceeded $45, attaining levels not observed since…

Ethereum developers have relaunched the Holesky testnet after its initial rollout on Sep. 15 failed due to significant network misconfigurations

Swisstronik, an interoperability-oriented layer-1 network, has released its testnet 1.0 and a $70K bug bounty program

Venom has registered over one million wallets barely three months after testnet launch

ARPA is down 12% on the last trading day and fast reversing losses posted in the past few sessions

As reported today with its parent firm, Venom's public testnet is now officially online.

Cardano has successfully launched a wrapped bitcoin (BTC) token dubbed cBTC on its anetaBTC testnet. The move is aimed at attracting bitcoin users to Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem. 

Avalanche (AVAX) has unveiled the Evergreen Subnet, Spruce, in collaboration with several financial institutions including WisdomTree, Wellington Management, and more.

Ethereum’s oldest testnet, Ropsten, will be shutdown. Users have been asked to consider greener pastures in Goerli or Sepolia, which have been green-lit by Ethereum itself. Understanding the Ropsten testnet Ropsten is Ethereum’s oldest testnet. Launched in 2016, Ropsten was…

ParallelChain, a public + private layer-1 blockchain protocol today announced that the first ParallelChain Testnet is now live. ParallelChain Testnet Goes Live Founded in 2018, ParallelChain is designed to bring rapid, secure, and reliable blockchains to enterprises for the digital…

Data from testnet blockchain explorer beaconcha.in, shows more than 60,000 validator hubs have been enacted on the ETH 2.0 Medalla testnet, where they have altogether marked almost 2 million testnet ETH. ETH Staking Frenzy ahead of the Upgrade The Ethereum…

The final testnet for Ethereum 2.0 will be released in under two weeks, said the project’s developers on June 21. Final Testnet Coming August 2020 As Decrypt reported, the last testnet ahead of Ethereum 2.0 can be expected in the…

Blockchain entrepreneur Tyler Smith tweeted this week on how the protocol is primed to see widespread technological progress this year; led by DeFi and layer-2 tech. dApps to Bolster ETH Tech Smith’s viral tweet talked about the various implementations and…

Ethereum’s much-awaited Altona testnet is now live, a release confirmed June 30. Four validators are already running nodes on the platform, which shall soon be available to the wider community. Altona Goes Live The development is the first-ever multi-client ahead…