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The Future of Bitcoin Testnet

The Future of Bitcoin Testnet

Original Postby Peter Todd

Posted on: March 31, 2024 16:02 UTC

The discussion between Luke Dashjr and Nagaev Boris on 2024-03-31 revolves around potential improvements to a cryptocurrency's underlying mechanism, specifically targeting two main issues: the difficulty reset bug and the coin supply issue.

They propose not only addressing the difficulty reset anomaly but also suggest a significant modification to how coins are supplied within the testnet environment. Their idea is to eliminate the halving process that traditionally reduces the reward for mining new blocks by half periodically. Instead, they advocate for a system where each new block consistently generates new coins without undergoing the halving process. This proposed change aims to simplify the coin generation process on the testnet, potentially making it more predictable and easier to manage. For further details, one can refer to the insights shared by Peter Todd, accessible via his personal website at https://petertodd.org.