I just want to add some math to the concept of Proto losing test-net value once monetized, because apparently to some it was a concern a month or two ago. First, Proto is already monetized since it is traded on Cryptopia. Though it is not listed on coincap.io, coinmarketcap.com, and the market price is not discussed much at all. The price is fluctuating around 1% of UNO's, giving it a market cap of $3,000. This means that tests would be 100x cheaper on the Proto network than the UNO network. Preferably it would be infinitely cheaper (free), but look at bitcoin, much of the stress tests lately have been on the main chain and cost perhaps tens-of-thousands-of-dollars. Although these 'stress tests' have also been called 'attacks', and of course attacks would have to happen on the main chain, but I digress.
Now, let's look at the cost of network testing. A single UNO transaction typically costs 0.0001 UNO, or $0.000155 each. A Prototanium transaction therefore costs ~$0.00000155 each. Now, let's say that a dev or institution decided to execute an experiment which required 1,000,000 transactions, which would likely be on the high end of the spectrum given that the current UNO network only handles ~80 transactions per day. So this 1 million transaction test would cost $155 on the UNO network and $1.55 on the Proto network. A large-scale experiment on the Proto network would cost the same as a slushie from 7/11, this is not a problem.
Granted, once such tests are desired or required, the UNO market cap would likely be significantly higher, but my point still stands. Even if a test involved destroying hundreds of coins, it would still only cost a few dollars on the Proto network, not an issue.
Case closed? I think so
