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Quote from: BlackHatCoiner on April 20, 2020, 12:45:16 PM

I wonder, are there places to "buy" testbitcoins? Or is it too easy to mine them?

Testnet coins shouldn't have any value and shouldn't be sold. There are plenty of faucets which send under 0.1 tBTC at a time. You can google them.

Quote from: BlackHatCoiner on April 20, 2020, 12:45:16 PM

About my issue, I just want to test how bitcoin core works for developing reasons. Should I choose regnet?

Sure, it should suit your needs.

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Quote from: BlackHatCoiner on April 20, 2020, 12:45:16 PM

I wonder, are there places to "buy" testbitcoins? Or is it too easy to mine them?

Testnet Bitcoins are not supposed to ever have any value, so you shouldn't buy them. It will ultimately lead to Testnet being reset (we're currently on the third Testnet).
The easiest way to get small amounts of Testnet coins is from faucets.

Mocacinno wrote about the cost of Testnet mining last month.

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Quote from: Rath_ on April 20, 2020, 12:39:13 PM

Quote from: BlackHatCoiner on April 20, 2020, 12:33:27 PM

And how much storage will it take to download 1,5M blocks? The mainnet's blockchain is 250GB+ long.

According to the blockchair.com block explorer, the size of the testnet blockchain is 24.26 GB. You can run your node in a pruned mode to save your disk space, but you will still need to download and verify all the blocks.

I wonder, are there places to "buy" testbitcoins? Or is it too easy to mine them?

About my issue, I just want to test how bitcoin core works for developing reasons. Should I choose regnet?

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Quote from: BlackHatCoiner on April 20, 2020, 12:33:27 PM

And how much storage will it take to download 1,5M blocks? The mainnet's blockchain is 250GB+ long.

According to the blockchair.com block explorer, the size of the testnet blockchain is 24.26 GB. You can run your node in a pruned mode to save your disk space, but you will still need to download and verify all the blocks.

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And how much storage will it take to download 1,5M blocks? The mainnet's blockchain is 250GB+ long.

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Quote from: BlackHatCoiner on April 20, 2020, 11:10:32 AM

So the difference between regnet and testnet is that on regnet I can create as many satoshis as I want?

You can create any amount of coins you want and generate blocks instantly. You don't have to wait for the client to sync with the network since it's basically a private, local blockchain. This page should help you.

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Quote from: ranochigo on April 20, 2020, 10:48:24 AM

Yes. The verification of the blockchain depends very much on your hardware specification as the speed is related to how fast you can verify the entire block. You can speed it up by increasing the dbcache, if you have sufficient ram.

As there are significantly more blocks than the main net, it can still take quite sometime. Testnet Bitcoin is usually useless and is more often than not used as a testbed for experimental implementation before it is actually implemented on the mainnet. Else, if you're a developer for your own stuff, it's better to use regtest instead.

So the difference between regnet and testnet is that on regnet I can create as many satoshis as I want?

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Yes. The verification of the blockchain depends very much on your hardware specification as the speed is related to how fast you can verify the entire block. You can speed it up by increasing the dbcache, if you have sufficient ram.

As there are significantly more blocks than the main net, it can still take quite sometime. Testnet Bitcoin is usually useless and is more often than not used as a testbed for experimental implementation before it is actually implemented on the mainnet. Else, if you're a developer for your own stuff, it's better to use regtest instead.

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https://i.imgur.com/CGAnOap.png

This thing will get too much time to download. Is it normal for testnet?

Also where exactly do testnet bitcoins and real bitcoins differ?

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