ZetaChain is running an incentivized testnet through its Athens-3 network to further develop its protocol and community, including: security, operations, performance, and user experience. This is an all-in effort to battle-test the network in preparation for mainnet launch. While the testnet is currently focused on onboarding experienced validators and developers, it will ultimately become an environment used for testing and developing on ZetaChain.

Testnet Tasks!

ZetaChain Incentivized Testnet Phase Tasks

Phases

The program will comprise of 4 primary phases, each with its own associated rewards, determined by participation and contributions to the testnet. See below to learn more about incentives.

• Phase 1: Validator setup and network genesis. (up to 15 participants)
• Phase 2: Stress and scenario testing. (up to 75 participants)
• Phase 3: Security-focused battle-testing. (up to 75 participants)
• Phase 4: Maintenance mode and long-term testnet planning. (up to 50 participants)

With Phase 4 and beyond, the Athens-3 network will transition into a long-term testnet available for ZetaChain developers and partners to test their applications and features prior to launching on Mainnet. Athens-2 will subsequently be shut down (the ZetaChain team will release a timeline for this after Athens-3 stabilizes).

Useful Links

• Technical documentation can be found on ZetaChain’s official documentation site. Additional docs will be added throughout the testnet program period and beyond.
• Website Link: https://www.zetachain.com/
• Link3: https://link3.to/zetachain
• Testnet Terms

What to expect:

1. All approved reward-eligible participants will be reached out to via the contact information they provide through their application.
2. Participants will be whitelisted to complete KYC/KYB to be eligible for rewards.
3. Further communication of updates will happen in the Discord incentivized testnet announcement channel. Participants are expected to monitor this channel, the Nodes Zone in Discord, as well as their application’s contact information as a direct line of communication for prompt responses to the program’s updates.
4. For approved participants, we will collect information per phase so that you can provide evidence of completing tasks (see tasks above). By completing sufficient tasks/points for a given phase, you will be eligible for rewards. The top 5 participants based on points accrued, per phase, will receive a bonus.
5. After the testnet program concludes and mainnet launches, participants will be notified of their rewards (see Incentives below).

Incentives

ZetaChain has allocated 0.2% of total token supply to the incentivized testnet program. Eligible participants may receive a Testnet Validator role in the ZetaChain Discord, as well as opportunities for other testnet-validator-operator incentives in the future. Reward-eligible participation will be capped at 150 total participants. This is to ensure a productive and strongly incentivized environment to battle-test the network. Anyone is free to run a node/validator on their own as instructions and binaries are released publicly.

Reward-eligible testnet participants will need to successfully pass KYC/KYB verification in order to receive rewards. All participants will be notified via email or Telegram of their approval as a reward-eligible participant.

Rewards will be distributed among participants per-phase. All rewards will be distributed to approved and eligible participants beginning after ZetaChain’s mainnet launch, locked for 1 year. Note that all participation and rewards are subject to Terms.

FAQ

ZetaChain Incentivized Testnet FAQ

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