bitcoin-dev Digest, Vol 49, Issue 8
2 messages, 9 Jun 2019. Started by Tim Menapace.
Tim Menapace, Emil Engler
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>I don't get why the testnet shouldn't be >resetted just because there is >a (probably better) alternative for it. The >testnet is still a thing and >is also used.
Like Bryan said, lot of miners test here. E.g. new firmware versions, hardware prototypes and operation services. Difficulty will be on current levels in a short period of time.
But using the testnet means that you actually need to deal with resets. There were 2 resets in the past but the last was in 2011.
Am 09.06.19 um 16:55 schrieb Tim Menapace:
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> >I don't get why the testnet shouldn't be >resetted just because there is > >a (probably better) alternative for it. The >testnet is still a thing and > >is also used. > > Like Bryan said, lot of miners test here. E.g. new firmware versions, > hardware prototypes and operation services. Difficulty will be on > current levels in a short period of time.