The Road To Acurast Mainnet

<h2>The Three Acurast Networks</h2> The Acurast protocol exists in three distinct networks supported by the Acurast Association, each with an individual token: <ol> <li>Acurast Testnet: The test network uses tokens with no governance and no staking utility. The service level provided is for test applications and experimental Proof-of-Concepts. The Acurast Testnet provides instant update cycles, whenever the code is ready, following the philosophy “Build, Break, and Fix Faster”. Testnet updates do not require governance, the Testnet is linked to the <a href="https://substrate.io/developers/rococo-network/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Rococo</a> relay network.</li> <li>Acurast Canary: The canary network uses tokens with governance and staking utility. The service level provided is for production-grade applications. Acurast Canary provides shorter update cycles than the Mainnet, and also faster releases and deprecation of features. The canary network follows quarterly update cycles with a 9-month support span. Forkless network upgrades are activated and validated through the Canary network’s governance process, and it is linked to the <a href="https://kusama.network/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Kusama</a> relay network.</li> <li>Acurast Mainnet: The Acurast Mainnet uses tokens with governance and staking utility. The service level provided is for production-grade applications. The Mainnet follows yearly update cycles including features only after thorough battle testing on the Acurast Canary with a long-term support span of 5 years. The Mainnet also follows forkless upgrades activated through the Mainnet governance process and it is linked to the <a href="https://www.polkadot.network/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Polkadot</a> relay network.</li> </ol> <a href="https://acurast.medium.com/the-road-to-acurast-mainnet-dab4ec5ca78d">Learn More</a>