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IOTA Foundation Enters Base Layer Race With '2.0' Testnet

IOTA's new testnet addresses the technical feature that nuked the blockchain-like network for nearly two weeks earlier this year.

By Nikhilesh De
Updated Apr 10, 2024, 2:17 a.m. Published Jul 1, 2020, 5:52 p.m. 1 min read
(EEPROM Eagle/Wikimedia Commons)
(EEPROM Eagle/Wikimedia Commons)

IOTA is addressing the technical feature that nuked the blockchain-like network for nearly two weeks earlier this year.

  • The IOTA Foundation announced Wednesday it is doing away with the “coordinator” that previously validated the blockchain’s transactions.
  • The new “coordinator-less” network, billed as IOTA 2.0, is meant to rival other smart-contract platforms such as Ethereum, EOS, Tron and Cardano.
  • IOTA’s MIOTA token currently ranks as the 24th largest cryptocurrency by market cap, according to CoinGecko data, besting zcash (ZEC), ATOM$2.1421 and BAT$0.09821, among others.
  • IOTA’s new “Pollen” testnet will serve as a research testbed for a new “fast probabilistic consensus” mechanism.
  • The IOTA Foundation claims the new network will support decentralized applications (dapps) and smart contracts that can transact without incurring fees.

Read more: IOTA Being Shut Off Is the Latest Chapter in an Absurdist History

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