Cosmos to launch experimental blockchain Sagan

The Cosmos team is developing the Sagan blockchain, designed to test new protocols before their deployment on the mainnet.

At the end of the video presentation, Cosmos includes a quote from the renowned American cosmologist Carl Sagan, as well as an image of a canary. The latter symbolises the Canary Network — an experimental network akin to Kusama from Polkadot.

One of the key differences between testnets and Canary networks is that, in the former, tokens have no value, whereas in the latter they do, trading on exchanges. Value-bearing coins incentivise users to engage with the ecosystems, and to identify bugs and potential exploits more actively.

During the presentation, Cosmos also announced a partnership with gaming company Forte. The latter, according to a person familiar with the matter, will invest an undisclosed amount in the project.

In December, Cosmos will launch the cross-chain platform Emeris for decentralized applications with farming and staking capabilities.

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