Gold Finance reports that the public blockchain Zilliqa announced the launch of its prototype mainnet Aventurine, paving the way for the Zilliqa 2.0 mainnet Agate set to launch 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 everything runs smoothly, the prototype mainnet phase has been extended to give developers, validators, and delegators time to adapt and prepare for the transition to the Zilliqa 2.0 mainnet. The full mainnet launch will officially switch the current Zilliqa mainnet to Zilliqa 2.0, requiring delegators to reassign their stakes to validators of their choice. The extended Aventurine prototype mainnet phase offers everyone (developers, validators, and delegators) the opportunity to participate, enhance Zilliqa's decentralization, test the system, and provide feedback.