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[ICYMI] Stardust, Shimmer Beta Network, Shimmer Network - same, same, but different?

😵‍ We know that keeping up with all the progress happening at @iota can leave your head spinning.

So let’s explore #Shimmer and its other components in a thread.🧵

2/ First up: Shimmer is a L1 network that will be an innovation ground for cutting-edge developments which are battle-tested before they get released on the IOTA mainnet.
linktr.ee/shimmer_network

3/ #Stardust is the 1st protocol upgrade to go through Shimmer. It turns the ledger into a multi-asset ledger, increasing its utility & enabling
▶️ L1 tokenized assets
▶️ NFTs
▶️ Smart contract anchoring
blog.shimmer.network/stardust-upgra…

4/ Before being rolled out to the IOTA mainnet, the Stardust protocol upgrade is evaluated on a public testnet = the Shimmer Beta Network.

P.S.: This marks the final step before the Shimmer Network and its $SMR token are launched.🚀

5/ And it also means that developers can already start working with the protocol’s features, tools and libraries today!
So get building and…
▶️ create your own smart contract chains
▶️ feelessly mint and transfer custom native tokens + NFTs
▶️ execute conditional transfers

6/ What else is new?
Our #Hornet node software got a major update to accommodate Stardust features. Now you can develop your own node extension applications (INX) using a language of your choice.

Try it out yourself in the Shimmer Beta Network👇
blog.shimmer.network/hornet-for-shi…

7/ Have you tried sending & minting native tokens through the wallet beta version of the Shimmer network: @fireflywallet?

What are you waiting for?

8/ 📰Want to learn more about Shimmer and the Stardust upgrade? Head on over to our new community wiki.

👀And if you’re ready to start building, make sure to check out the client and wallet libraries in the wiki to get going.
wiki.iota.org/introduction/d…

9/ All developers and builders are welcome to try out the new #Stardust protocol features on the Shimmer Beta Network and help us resolve any remaining issues before the official launch of the #Shimmer Network.

Happy testing, building and developing!✨
blog.shimmer.network/shimmer-beta-n…

10/ 👾 Join our Discord if you're looking for a community of like-minded builders who love getting their hands dirty!

You may also spy some of our core devs hanging out there - promise, they (almost) never bite 👀
discord.iota.org