Decaf Testnet Release

Espresso Persistent Testnet (Decaf) — September 2024

In September of 2024, we launched Decaf, which will run as a persistent testnet of the Espresso system alongside the upcoming Mainnet release.

Decaf continues the process of decentralizing Espresso, by onboarding an additional 13 node operators, bringing the total operator set to 24. These 24 operators will run 100 geographically distributed nodes, all participating in HotShot consensus together. You can track activity on the Decaf testnet in our block explorer, and you can interact with Decaf via the public API endpoint.