Program liveTestnets

Two testnets, one dress rehearsal.

Before mainnet, every layer of the stack runs in public. Adulis exercises the chain; Varuna exercises the venue. The program concludes September 2026.

The Networks

Pick your layer

Adulis · chain testnet

Run a validator, stress the runtime, test governance and staking flows on Aksum’s public testnet.

Validator guide →
adulis.network →

Varuna · orderbook testnet

Trade on Mitra’s public test venue: real orderbook, test assets, non-custodial flow end to end.

varuna.exchange →

Scope

What we're testing

Validator performance under load · settlement throughput · Hyperbridge deposit and withdrawal paths · engine behavior under adversarial order flow · governance execution.