The Alpha-7 testnet is now Online!
-Launch Tweet-
-Full Announcement-
What’s new with Hekla?
- EIP-4844 blobs for DA with compression enabled + adjustments to block gas issuance, L2 block gas limit and EIP1559 configurations
- Continuation of the BCR (Based Contestable Rollup) mechanism which Katla Alpha-6 used
- Fixes to protocol bugs
Full release notes here
To participate in Hekla: Getting started | Docs
Taiko Alpha Testnet History:
| Testnet |
Code Name |
Layer |
Status |
Start |
End |
| Alpha-1 |
Snæfellsjökull |
L2 |
Ended |
23/12/22 |
15/02/23 (54 Days) |
| Alpha-2 |
Askja |
L2 |
Ended |
23/03/23 |
17/04/23 (25 Days) |
| Alpha-3 |
Grímsvötn |
L2 |
Ended |
07/06/23 |
31/10/23 (146 Days) |
| Alpha-4 |
Eldfell |
L3 |
Ended |
18/07/23 |
19/09/23 (63 Days) |
| Alpha-5 |
Jólnir |
L2 |
Ended |
20/09/23 |
31/01/24 (133 Days) |
| Alpha-6 |
Katla |
L2 |
Ended |
16/10/24 |
10/05/24 (207 Days) |
| Alpha-7 |
Hekla |
L2 |
Active |
25/04/24 |
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*Note Alpha-7 should be the last alpha testnet ahead of the mainnet launch (now aiming for Q2 2024)
Alpha-7 (Katla) is going to be deprecated on May 10th, 2024
Happy testing, Taikonauts! 
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Loopring not wasting any time with the Alpha-7:
You are now able to test Loopring’s (L3) Wallet deployed on Hekla testnet!
Link to Loopring Wallet tweet
Link to Loophead Contest tweet
Additionally, there is a Loopring-hosted Loophead NFT Challenge which is also live, where you can test the Loopring Alpha-7 testnet wallet & have a chance to win one of these popular NFTs (or other prizes)!
Info on the Loophead challenge here: Now Live: The 2024 Moody Brain (Loophead) NFT Challenges | by Byron @ Loopring | Loopring Protocol | Apr, 2024 | Medium
*Note - I am not on the Loopring team, but I am an investor in the project
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Fantastic writeup with lots of detail. Thank you!
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The TKO Airdrop is coming!! 
Mainnet launch must not be far away, and for all of us here who have been involved in the Alpha testnets, its time to check your eligibility & make your TKO claim for the Phase 1 distribution!
https://x.com/taikoxyz/status/1793380651150016545
Additionally, there is a new Galxe campaign & #CallofTaiko for the Alpha-7 testnet Hekla + Trailblazers journey to get into
Galxe info here: https://x.com/taikoxyz/status/1793007616840638695
Trailblazers: https://x.com/taikoxyz/status/1792891251261681755
Lots going on in this space → mainnet is not far away!
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