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Testnet

The Monolythium Testnet is the public test network running production-ready code with LythiumBFT consensus. It is the final stage before mainnet and the primary network for validators, developers, and community members to participate in.

Network Details​

ParameterValue
Cosmos Chain IDmono_6940-1
EVM Chain ID6940 (0x1B1C)
Binarymonod
ConsensusLythiumBFT
Bond Denomalyth (18 decimals)
Display DenomLYTH
Max Validators53
Unbonding Period3 days
Inflation8% annual (fixed)
Fee Burn90% of transaction fees burned
Community Tax10%

Public Endpoints​

ServiceURL
Cosmos RPChttps://rpc.testnet.mononodes.xyz
Cosmos RESThttps://api.testnet.mononodes.xyz
EVM JSON-RPChttps://evm.testnet.mononodes.xyz
Block Explorertestnet.monoscan.xyz

Quick Start: Run a Node​

Prerequisites​

  • Go 1.24+ (download)
  • Ubuntu 24.04+ or equivalent Linux
  • Hardware: 4 CPU, 8 GB RAM, 200 GB SSD (minimum)

Option 1: Install from Source​

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/monolythium/mono-chain.git
cd mono-chain

# Checkout release
git checkout v0.1.0-rc0

# Build and install
make install
sudo mv $(go env GOPATH)/bin/monod /usr/local/bin/

# Verify
monod version

Initialize and Join​

# Initialize node
monod init my-node --network-id mono_6940-1

# Download genesis
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/monolythium/networks/prod/testnet/genesis.json \
  -o ~/.mono/config/genesis.json

# Set peers
PEERS="057a448a58b045617d57a255fca177d4b7a023ef@78.47.141.58:26656,899fa0c4f25c760356d0e6666ee13f56d52a78ae@159.69.89.111:26656,b8b0caf66fb7268b5e7bacd897fc95980188980b@46.62.197.55:26656,b112a77286bc33ca233c3c24e8d9abf99568debc@178.104.87.244:26656,8010a82ebce1cb52475f5b2ee6e08c5b7b76ad12@46.62.206.153:26656,2209c1f9eac0f4fb0fd11ba25ecf1c56571136cc@91.99.217.26:26656,3bb59a080a026bd53afbd6c7d202c074cc321045@46.62.206.194:26656"
SEEDS="561c4313fa36aa568ce51d13c66f326192c48b41@159.69.176.32:26656"

sed -i "s/^persistent_peers = .*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/" ~/.mono/config/config.toml
sed -i "s/^seeds = .*/seeds = \"$SEEDS\"/" ~/.mono/config/config.toml

# Enable EVM JSON-RPC (optional, for DApp development)
sed -i '/\[json-rpc\]/,/\[/ s/^enable = false/enable = true/' ~/.mono/config/app.toml

# Start
monod start

Your node will sync from genesis. This may take time depending on how many blocks have been produced.

Become a Validator​

After your node is fully synced:

# Create validator key
monod keys add validator --keyring-backend file

# You need at least 200,000 LYTH:
# - 100,000 LYTH for registration burn
# - 100,000 LYTH for minimum self-delegation

# Get your validator pubkey
monod comet show-validator

# Create validator.json (replace <your-pubkey> with the output above)
cat > validator.json << 'EOF'
{
  "description": {
    "moniker": "my-validator",
    "identity": "",
    "website": "",
    "security_contact": "",
    "details": ""
  },
  "commission": {
    "rate": "100000000000000000",
    "max_rate": "200000000000000000",
    "max_change_rate": "10000000000000000"
  },
  "min_self_delegation": "100000000000000000000000",
  "delegator_address": "",
  "validator_address": "",
  "pubkey": <your-pubkey>,
  "value": {
    "denom": "alyth",
    "amount": "100000000000000000000000"
  }
}
EOF

# Register validator (burns 100k LYTH + stakes 100k LYTH)
monod tx validator register-validator \
  --burn 100000000000000000000000alyth \
  --create-validator "$(cat validator.json)" \
  --from validator \
  --keyring-backend file \
  --gas auto \
  --gas-adjustment 1.5 \
  --chain-id mono_6940-1

Add Testnet to MetaMask​

FieldValue
Network NameMonolythium Testnet
RPC URLhttps://evm.testnet.mononodes.xyz
Chain ID6940
Currency SymbolLYTH
Block Explorerhttps://testnet.monoscan.xyz

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