Indeed a large testnet blockchain has advantages too. But because it is the testnet and the testnet coins have no value, the blockchain could be 'spammed' after a reset for some days/weeks until it has a certain size. Could this be realistic solution ? Am 16.06.19 um 22:25 schrieb Peter Todd: > On Sat, Jun 08, 2019 at 05:01:50PM +0200, Emil Engler via bitcoin-dev wrote: >> I don't get why the testnet shouldn't be resetted just because there is a >> (probably better) alternative for it. The testnet is still a thing and is >> also used. > > Remember that the size of testnet itself is an important test; I've argued in > that past that we should consider making testnet *larger* than mainnet. There's > good arguments against that too, but I personally think the current size is a > reasonable compromise. > > Of course, I personally tend to do all my testing on either internal regtest > nodes, or directly on mainnet. But the fact that works for me is specific to > the exact type of development I do and may not be applicable to you. > -- https://www.emilengler.com