Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: What is a testnet?

Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: What is a testnet?

By familiarizing themselves with the nuances of testnets, blockchain developers can become better equipped to evaluate specific testnet releases. Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series, Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group discussed some of the challenges the team has faced since identifying the key issues they intend to solve and outlined three of the “crises” that are holding back blockchain adoption: upgradeability, scalability, and....


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