BlockDAG has officially entered a critical phase of its journey as it unveiled the highly anticipated Beta Testnet V1 during Keynote 3. With the crypto community still buzzing from the event, BlockDAG has delivered its technical promises and raised the stakes with a real reward-driven testing environment. The announcement of a $60,000 reward pool exclusively for Beta Testnet participants has ignited engagement across its 170,000+ strong investor base. As the market shifts its attention to BlockDAG’s fast-approaching mainnet launch, it’s becoming clear that this isn’t just another blockchain project — it is the next one to watch.

Beta Testnet V1 Goes Live — A Major Leap Forward

Beta Testnet V1 wasn’t a vague announcement or a half-delivered MVP; it arrived fully functional, faster, and more capable than its predecessor. The network’s core blockchain now processes transactions twice as fast as it did during the alpha phase. A major highlight was the completely revamped blockchain explorer, which now allows token and NFT visualization, smart contract tracking, and interactive views of live network activity.

Perhaps most impactful for developers is the introduction of a Token and NFT Wizard, a no-code tool allowing users to create ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-1155 tokens directly on the testnet without writing a single line of code. This directly lowers the barrier for new projects and community experiments.

CEO Antony Turner expressed the significance during the keynote, stating, “Today marks another significant milestone. We’re excited to announce the official launch of our first Beta Testnet.” Turner emphasized that the Beta Testnet is not just another technical milestone but a practical testing ground for the entire ecosystem, where community members can directly shape the network’s future ahead of mainnet.

The testnet is open to all verified BlockDAG investors, with each participant receiving 10,000 testnet BDAG tokens. BlockDAG vested these tokens weekly over four weeks, mirroring the future real-world vesting process used on the mainnet. This approach ensures every participant experiences the system exactly as it will function post-launch.

$60,000 Reward Campaign Turns Testing into Competition

While many blockchain testnets operate behind closed doors or without meaningful incentives, BlockDAG has done the opposite. The team announced a $60,000 BDAG rewards pool allocated to the most active participants in the Beta Testnet. The reward breakdown is simple yet effective — the top 10 wallets by activity, the top 10 testnet miners, and the top 10 wallet balances will each receive $2,000 worth of real BDAG tokens, totaling 30 winners.

Antony Turner directly addressed this during the keynote, stating, “We’re even going to incentivize you to get involved.” BlockDAG isn’t simply inviting its community to observe — it’s actively rewarding those who help pressure-test the system. This move has already sparked significant activity, with users competing to maximize engagement, test dApps, and simulate network usage ahead of the real token generation event.

The reward system also doubles as a critical stress test for BlockDAG’s smart contract infrastructure, vesting logic, and user interfaces, giving the team valuable data while giving the community real incentives. It’s a win-win that adds credibility to BlockDAG’s ‘test before you trust’ ethos.

The Countdown to Mainnet Begins

Turner didn’t leave any ambiguity about the timeline. BlockDAG’s mainnet launch is firmly set for 2025, and all signals point toward it being one of the most anticipated events of the coming year. The keynote confirmed that the mainnet will initially handle 2,000 transactions per second, scaling up to 15,000 TPS within the first 24 months post-launch. This scaling capability would position BlockDAG ahead of most Proof-of-Work blockchains currently in operation.

In addition to high throughput, BlockDAG’s mainnet will deliver fully integrated DeFi functionalities, including staking, swaps, lending protocols, and cross-chain bridges. Governance tools will also be embedded at launch, empowering the community to vote on upgrades and proposals, further cementing BlockDAG’s decentralized vision.

Turner made the team’s ambition clear: “We’re orchestrating every element—from our underlying blockchain, to supporting tools like our explorer, integrated development environments, indexers, and oracles—to work seamlessly as one trustless, decentralized network.”

In practical terms, this means that what investors are testing today via the Beta Testnet is not a stripped-down prototype but a near-final glimpse into the BlockDAG ecosystem. From block speed to tokenomics to DeFi and governance systems, users will enter mainnet in 2025 already familiar with its inner workings. 

Closing the Gap Between Testnet and Mainnet

The Beta Testnet has transformed BlockDAG from a highly anticipated project into an active, functioning ecosystem. Community members are no longer waiting on promises—they are already mining, building, testing, and competing. The $60,000 reward structure alone has shifted this testnet from a technical demo to a real economic incentive program.

More importantly, it is clear that BlockDAG’s leadership views this phase as a full-scale rehearsal for the upcoming mainnet launch. With over 750,000+ X1 Miner App users and 400,000+ Tap Miner Game participants actively contributing to the ecosystem, BlockDAG isn’t hoping for mass adoption post-launch—it is engineering it before launch.

Turner closed the keynote with unmistakable conviction, saying, “We’re not simply dreaming about the future—we’re shaping it, building it, and defining it with purpose and commitment.”

As BlockDAG transitions smoothly from Beta Testnet into the final stages before mainnet, it is no exaggeration to say that this project has shifted from being a promising Layer-1 to becoming one of the most prepared and community-driven launches the crypto market has seen in years.

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