Topic: Why the testnet reset? - page 2. (Read 1628 times)
You can always stay on an old testnet if you wish. It looks like there's been three of them.
Its not there for testing the value of coins, I would say its for testing new hardware/software (ASICs, new mining programs, possibly wallets, etc).
With ASICs, companies can test them to be sure they work but not be blamed for mining on the BTC blockchain.
You can test software to make sure it sends coins correctly, rather than testing on the main blockchain and risking losing x number of bitcoins.
I see no reason for the testnet to have value, the name says it all, TESTnet.
With ASICs, companies can test them to be sure they work but not be blamed for mining on the BTC blockchain.
You can test software to make sure it sends coins correctly, rather than testing on the main blockchain and risking losing x number of bitcoins.
I see no reason for the testnet to have value, the name says it all, TESTnet.
The wiki says the first testnet reset was done because testnet coins were becoming valuable. Isn't this kind of stupid? To have a testnet that has any worth at all, we NEED it to be a mini version of Bitcoin. This means we need to replicate Bitcoin's community in a miniature way. This, in turn, means testnet coins NEED to have value, or there's no point in having a testnet.
I'm pretty sure that the Bitcoin developers don't want to be responsible for their own coins competing with each other. Testnet would start to be viewed as "new and improved" Bitcoin, and that's not what they are trying to do.
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