The Lamden development team continues to make breakthroughs well ahead of schedule! Their dedicated work has lead to the launch of the Cilantro alpha testnet, which is live right now for everyone to interact with.

About the Testnet

Using the link above, the alpha version of Cilantro is available for testing. Anyone can create a wallet and send Tau to any other address on the network. A faucet button is available to get funds to use on the Cilantro blockchain. The testnet will only process standard transactions to begin with so that we can begin testing before layering on our smart contract functionality in the future. The current testnet has three validators: masternodes, delegates, and witnesses, which are centrally managed by the Lamden dev team at this time for testing purposes.

Cilantro: The Lamden Blockchain

Cilantro is Lamden’s mainchain that acts as a masterkey, allowing users to interact with any other chain. Lamden’s mainchain will also be out-of-the-box compatible with any blockchain built using Lamden’s suite of development tools. Saffron, one of Lamden’s tools, will allow users to launch their own private blockchains quickly and easily (click here to watch our CEO, Stu, launch an Ethereum chain in under 15 minutes using our MVP).

Cilantro verifies transactions through a Delegated Proof of Stake (DPos) system, which is overseen by masternodes that ensure fair-play on the part of the delegates and witnesses. The masternodes provide cold storage for the blockchain, eliminating the need for delegates and witnesses to store anything except recent transactions on a scratch database. Delegates package the transactions into blocks and sign them, receiving rewards from high priority transactions. Witnesses elect the delegates, and also process the proof-of-work required for free transactions.

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