Golden Finance reports that the public chain Zilliqa has announced that its prototype mainnet Aventurine is now live, paving the way for the launch of Zilliqa 2.0 mainnet Agate in Q1 2025. The new Zilliqa 2.0 network employs a different architecture and proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, migrating transaction history from the old Zilliqa network to the new protocol. To ensure a smooth operation, the prototype mainnet phase has been extended to give developers, validators, and delegators time to adapt and prepare for the transition to Zilliqa 2.0 mainnet. The full mainnet launch will officially switch the current Zilliqa mainnet to Zilliqa 2.0, and delegators will need to reallocate their stakes to the validators of their choice. The extended Aventurine prototype mainnet phase provides everyone (developers, validators, and delegators) with opportunities to participate, enhance Zilliqa's decentralization, test the system, and provide feedback.