According to Foresight News, the public chain Zilliqa announced that its prototype mainnet Aventurine is now online, paving the way for the launch of Zilliqa 2.0 mainnet Agate in the first quarter of 2025. The new Zilliqa 2.0 network uses a different architecture and proof-of-stake consensus mechanism to migrate transaction history from the old Zilliqa network to the new protocol.
To ensure everything runs smoothly, the prototype mainnet phase has been extended to give developers, validators, and delegators time to adapt and prepare for the switch to Zilliqa 2.0. The full mainnet launch will officially switch the current Zilliqa mainnet to Zilliqa 2.0, and delegators will need to reallocate their stake to validators of their choice. The extended Aventurine prototype mainnet phase provides everyone (developers, validators, and delegators) with the opportunity to participate, enhance Zilliqa’s decentralization, test the system, and provide feedback.
