Alpen Labs has launched its public testnet, marking a major step toward a native financial ecosystem on Bitcoin. The testnet features an EVM-compatible environment and a BitVM2-inspired verifier, with plans to upgrade to Glock.
As a milestone, testnet is analogous to reaching base camp when summiting a towering mountain. A base camp provides the staging area at the base of a mountain from where climbers prepare for their ascent to the summit. Testnet provides Alpen Labs, contributors, and the ecosystem a base to collaboratively prepare for the final sections of the ascent to mainnet.