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..or do you mean testing an application that used one of the existing crypto currencies blockchains to accept payments, store smart contracts or store data?
Most establised crypto currencies have a main net, a testnet and regtest mode
Most establised crypto currencies have a main net, a testnet and regtest mode
Yes, I mean testing applications on top of blockchain. Sorry for the sloppy question...
no problem
I was still editing my respons while you were already quoting it (a bad habit of me).
I guess the answer was given in my previous post:
- regtest mode is a local environment, you start a bitcoin (or altcoin) daemon in regtest mode and immediately generate one or more blocks. These coins are 100% local, and can be used to test out application. You need to connect to the daemon that was started in regtest mode in order to run your tests.
- the testnet is a real network. Most existing coins have several people running a testnet node, there are a couple of miners that mine testnet blocks. The testnet usually behaves exactly like the main net, except it's usually a bit less predicatable due to fluctuating hashrate and other people using it for their own tests. Testnet coins are worthless to
I prefer testing on the testnet, since it mimics the main net much closer than running a daemon in regtest mode.