The Agoric testnet is a series of global, competitive challenges for validators to prepare, learn, and earn points in advance of Agoric's mainnet. The testnet will consist of five (5) phases, each phase focused on testing a different aspect of validating and securing the Agoric blockchain network. Points are earned by completing network and community tasks during each phase, with bonus points awarded to the winners of the challenge tasks.
The Agoric testnet is a series of global, competitive challenges for validators to prepare, learn, and earn points in advance of Agoric's mainnet. The testnet will consist of five (5) phases, each phase focused on testing a different aspect of validating and securing the Agoric blockchain network. Points are earned by completing network and community tasks during each phase, with bonus points awarded to the winners of the challenge tasks. The Agoric team will provide all validators with technical support on our Discord, weekly updates with important information on our updates page, and announcements for the start of each phase. The testnet will start with Phase 1: Onboarding on March 22nd, 2021.
A few of the amazing validators supporting our testnet:
Beginning March 22nd and running through June 2021, each of the five phases will run for a total of one week. There will be a two-week pause between phases for the Agoric team to evaluate results and prepare the next phase. At the start of the Economy Security (Phase 3) and the Stress Test (Phase 4), there will be a technical upgrade issued by the Agoric team — so stay on the lookout!
Dedicated to the setting up the validator environment and getting familiar with the Agoric network.
Focused on testing the hardware, using XS, running network load and performing maintenance tasks.
Test all aspects of staking, jailing, bonding, and beyond.
Validators will participate in various tasks to test the upper bounds of our testnet, including coordinated strikes, network-wide votes, and how our network reacts to emergency updates.
A coordinated strike to bring as much complexity as possible to the Agoric network. Validators will compete with (and against) one another to take the largest portion of the reward pool.
Rough timeline - subject to change
Each phase will provide three (3) kinds of tasks for validators to complete.
During the incentivized testnet, participants will earn points by completing tasks and winning challenges. When nodes are later eligible to get added to the Agoric mainnet, we will send the registered participants their rewards for those points.
As a general metric, Agoric is allocating over 1,000,000 tokens to reward participation in the phases of the incentivized testnet.
The total points each participant can earn for completing all network and community task at each phase is listed below. The number of tasks to complete is subject to change. Points per task increase with each phase.
| Phase | Network Points (Per Task) | Community Points (Per Task) | Total (All Tasks) |
|---|
Below is a breakdown of total points for the challenge task of each phase. When possible, we anticipate having a first, second and third winner for most challenges. Details will be confirmed at the start of each phase.
| Phase | Total Point Pool |
|---|---|
|
1. Onboarding Challenge |
10,000 |
|
2. Infrastructure Challenge |
10,000 |
|
3. Economy Security Challenge |
10,000 |
|
4. Stress Test Challenge #1 |
15,000 |
|
5. Stress Test Challenge #2 |
15,000 |
Everything you need to know to get started.
Only one node per participant allowed, meaning one KYC verified identity per node.
Links to everything you might need
We are launching a new network and economy, so this testnet is the first opportunity to test and debug the Agoric network prior to mainnet. Expect for things to break!
We're grinding hard to build something new. We'll be active on community channels, but we can't get to every issue right away. We encourage community support when possible to address any issues!