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From: Emil Engler <me@emilengler.com>
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:41:08 +0200
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Indeed a large testnet blockchain has advantages too.
But because it is the testnet and the testnet coins have no value, the
blockchain could be 'spammed' after a reset for some days/weeks until it
has a certain size.
Could this be realistic solution ?

Am 16.06.19 um 22:25 schrieb Peter Todd:
> On Sat, Jun 08, 2019 at 05:01:50PM +0200, Emil Engler via bitcoin-dev w=
rote:
>> I don't get why the testnet shouldn't be resetted just because there i=
s a
>> (probably better) alternative for it. The testnet is still a thing and=
 is
>> also used.
>=20
> Remember that the size of testnet itself is an important test; I've arg=
ued in
> that past that we should consider making testnet *larger* than mainnet.=
 There's
> good arguments against that too, but I personally think the current siz=
e is a
> reasonable compromise.
>=20
> Of course, I personally tend to do all my testing on either internal re=
gtest
> nodes, or directly on mainnet. But the fact that works for me is specif=
ic to
> the exact type of development I do and may not be applicable to you.
>=20

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