PANews reported on April 28 that OP_CAT (also known as BIP-420) will be launched on the Bitcoin official test network "SIGNET" next Tuesday (Signet block height 193,536). This will allow developers to build advanced OP_CAT applications using CatVM and test them in real time on the official test network. According to Twitter user @udiWertheimer, OP_CAT is expected to be launched on the mainnet this year.
"Signet" is the name of a Bitcoin test network designed for developers to test their software. There are no miners on Signet, and blocks are created on average every 10 minutes by the Signet operators, without proof of work. For those familiar with Ethereum test networks, Bitcoin "Signet" is similar to Ethereum's "Sepolia" network.
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