I have a confession to make. At first, I didn’t understand why so many people hesitated to use testnets. After all, they’re free, risk-free, and one of the safest ways to improve. But when I talked to beginners, I kept hearing the same thing:
“I don’t see the point, it’s fake money.”
That’s when I realized—many believe that if it’s not real money, it’s not a real opportunity. But if top traders, developers, and venture capital firms are rushing into testnets, there must be a reason.
Imagine a football player never training, stepping straight into the World Cup final without preparation. Impossible, right? The same applies to crypto. A testnet is a training ground where you can make all the mistakes you want without consequences.
Recently, I witnessed a project nearly collapse due to a smart contract bug. During early testnet trials, everything seemed smooth. Then, when they simulated 50,000 simultaneous users, the protocol crashed.
The result? The entire team had to revise their code, retest every transaction, and after weeks of hard work, they saved their project. Without a testnet, launching on the mainnet would have cost them millions in hours.
This isn’t an isolated case. 80% of DeFi hacks in 2023 could have been prevented if developers had tested their smart contracts more rigorously. Imagine if Terra-Luna or FTX had undergone better testnet scrutiny…
Today, the biggest blockchain projects are investing millions into testnets. Why aren’t you? If you want to be ready for the next big opportunities, start testing. I’ll be here to guide you.
