Phase 1: Invitational Testnet (Completed)
BitCanna's invitational testnet concluded on July 16th 2021, but feel free to browse our invitational testnet content in this section!
BitCanna’s testnet program contains 3 phases: internal, invitational (incentivized) and public. We’re happy to share that we have successfully concluded the internal testnet, and as a result, we’d like to introduce the next step: the invitational (incentivized) testnet.
To stay up to date with general updates regarding the testnet, we highly recommend subscribing to our social channels and our newsletter. If you are selected to participate in the invitational (incentivized) testnet you will be updated automatically by e-mail. If you'd like to apply for the invitational testnet, please have a read through this entire page before doing so!
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🛡️ Secure the network Increase the amount of validators on our network. Vote on proposals through governance, and secure the BitCanna blockchain.
📗 Educate and prepare validators Teach our community what it takes to run a validator node in the BitCanna network.
🌻 Expand the community Surround ourselves with a diverse and skilled group of people.
📝 The incentivized testnet will have 50 seats. Applicants not accepted in the first 50 seats will be added to a waitlist and could be brought in at a later time if there is a need for it or when new spots come available (note: this is no guarantee). ✔️ Applicants will be selected based on:
Testnet experience, especially in Cosmos-based blockchains
Their share in BitCanna
Their ambition to become Validator in the mainnet
💰 Rewards will be distributed in the form of BCNA coins, and will be awarded based on the variety of tasks completed by the testnet participants (KYC/AML required).
The 50 selected participants will receive an e-mail to do KYC to become eligible to earn rewards. The results will be announced within 14 days after the testnet subscription closes (subscription closes on May 19th 13:00 UTC).
KYC / AML (proof of residence, copy of passport, passport selfie):
The following countries are excluded of earning BCNA rewards for legal reasons (of course, you can still participate): Afghanistan, American Samoa, The Bahamas, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, China, DPRK North-Korea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guam, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, US Virgin Islands, USA and Yemen.
Minimum 18 years old
VPS or dedicated server:
Linux VPS with 4GB RAM, 2 Cores, 20 GB for Testnet
Linux VPS with 8GB RAM, 4 cores, 80 GB per year for Mainnet (the more resources, the better)
Below you’ll find an overview of maximum 20 pre-invited professional validators to the network as they have proven to be able to add considerable value to the BitCanna project (these validators are in addition to the 50 available seats).
A total of 1.5 million BCNA (~$100K) in rewards can be earned by the users (Pre-invited validators and admins excluded)
Each user can earn up to 2500 points by completing all "normal" tasks, and up to an additional 1250 points by winning challenges
Each point earned for tasks can be exchanged for 8.45 BCNA coins
For Stage 5 IBC, Microtick allocated an additional 10.000 TICK to split between users that complete specific IBC tasks (more information on this later once we reach this stage)
# | Task | Points | Instructions & Judging criteria |
1 | Set up your validator and join bitcanna-testnet-2 | 200 | |
2 | Connect your validator to our prometheus analytics | 200 | |
3 | Publish a blog post about participating in the BitCanna testnet | 80 | |
4 | Tweet about the testnet | 20 | |
5 | [Challenge] Create a tool that benefits the validator community | 500 (pool) |
# | Task | Points | Instructions & Judging criteria |
1 | Create and submit your GenTX | 100 | |
2 | Start the new chain bitcanna-testnet-3 and sign the Genesis block | 250 | |
3 | Prevent getting jailed (by tx spam) | 150 | |
4 | [Challenge] Submit a tool or an article which will improve the security of a validator node | 500 (pool) |
# | Task | Points | Instructions & Judging criteria |
1 | Perform staking & distribution transactions | 100 | |
2 | Jail your validator on purpose, then unjail your validator | 100 | |
3 | Create a KEPLR wallet, import your validator account to Keplr & connect to BitCanna web wallet (BETA) | 100 | |
4 | Test the basic functionality of the BitCanna web wallet & Keplr wallet | 150 | |
5 | Tweet about the BitCanna testnet wallet | 50 | |
6 | [Challenge] Find (security) bugs in the BitCanna web wallet | 500 (pool) |
# | Task | Points | Instructions & Judging criteria |
1 | Create & submit your GenTX for bitcanna-testnet-4 | 100 | |
2 | Get the definitive Genesis file and start your validator on bitcanna-testnet-4 | 100 | |
3 | Cast your vote through web wallet (Keplr) and CLI | 100 | |
4 | Install Cosmovisor to perform the SATIVA upgrade | 200 | |
5 | [Challenge] Sign block 58577 or 58578 after the network upgrade | 500 (pool) |
# | Task | Points | Instructions & Judging criteria |
1 | Set up your validator and join bitcanna-testnet-5 | 50 | |
2 | Create a Microtick wallet and perform IBC transactions between the chains | 250 points | |
3 | Setup your own IBC relayer and perform transactions | 200 points | |
4 | (Challenge) Utilize BCNA in the Microtick testnet as backing token through IBC and accumulate BCNA! | 500 (pool) + TICKS |
We'd like to ask you to first read our FAQ before reaching out to the BitCanna team.
If your question remains unanswered, please reach out to one of our admins at our Discord channel. You can also send an e-mail to [email protected].