Mainnet
Production blockchain network dengan real token value, official network di mana real transaction occur.
Penjelasan
Sobat Kripto, mainnet adalah official production blockchain di mana real transaction dengan real value occur. Vs testnet (test environment). Saat project launch mainnet, token start trading at real exchange dengan real price. 'Mainnet launch' adalah major milestone untuk crypto project. Distinguish mainnet versi number kalau ada major upgrade (Ethereum 2.0, Sui v1, etc).
vs Testnet
Mainnet: real value, real consequence. Testnet: no value, for testing. Operating principle sama (same code, same protocol), tapi mainnet has economic incentive yang real. Once smart contract deploy ke mainnet, often immutable (bug = permanent loss). Test thoroughly di testnet dulu sebelum mainnet deployment.
Mainnet Launch Significance
Major milestone: project transitions dari development ke production. Token typically start trading at exchange post-mainnet launch. Often dengan airdrop dan substantial marketing. Subsequent mainnet upgrade (hard fork): coordinated network-wide change. Ethereum The Merge (mainnet upgrade Sep 2022): historic event.
Untuk Sobat Kripto
Pastikan wallet connect ke mainnet (bukan accidentally testnet) saat real transactions. MetaMask default Ethereum mainnet, but bisa misclick switch. Cek twice sebelum transaksi besar. Mainnet smart contract address berbeda dari testnet equivalent: pastikan address benar. Token di testnet (kalau ada di wallet) tidak transferable ke mainnet, no value.