![]() In addition, if no block has been found in 20 minutes, the difficulty automatically resets back to the minimum for a single block, after which it returns to its previous value. This means that the mainnet-equivalent of any testnet difficulty is half the testnet difficulty. Minimum difficulty of 1.0 on testnet is equal to difficulty of 0.5 on mainnet. The Testnet3 20 Minute Ruleīitcoin Testnet3 has a feature that ensures the testnet is still able to mine blocks if its largest miners suddenly abandon it. ION lives on Bitcoin Testnet3 for the moment while we prepare our Lightning wallet and app suggestions for Mainnet, so I’ve been particularly interested in the testnet’s health. But this week I was the release manager for RADAR ION, a one-stop guide to joining the Bitcoin Lightning Network. I’ve never looked into it before, because it’s a testnet and the effect is only temporary. ![]() In the past I’ve heard several plausible-sounding explanations for testnet blockstorms: miners attacking the testnet, a purposeful bug to prevent testnet BTC from becoming valuable, &etc. (via NASA/Ames Research Center/ISAS/Shinsuke Abe and Hajime Yano)
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