Radium Unveils Game-Changing Incentivized Staging Network Before Mainnet Goes Live

Radium just dropped its incentivized staging network—and it's paying users to break things before mainnet launch.

The Testnet That Pays You

Forget empty test environments. Radium's staging network offers real token rewards for stress-testing protocols, hunting bugs, and simulating real-world conditions. No more begging devs to participate—now they're fighting for slots.

Mainnet Warm-Up

This isn't just another testnet. The staging environment mirrors mainnet conditions exactly, from gas fees to network congestion. Teams can deploy dApps, run arbitrage strategies, and even practice yield farming—all while earning Radium's native token.

Smart Money Already Testing

Several hedge funds and trading firms quietly joined the private testing phase last month. One quant fund reportedly racked up six figures in test tokens—proving once again that in crypto, even practice sessions can be monetized.

Radium's mainnet launch drops next quarter. Until then, the staging network offers a rare chance to earn while learning—a concept traditional finance still can't wrap its risk-adjusted returns around.

Radium, a next-generation blockchain built for universe-scale performance, today announced the launch of its Incentivized Staging Network (“Stagenet”), inviting up to 200 participants worldwide to join and contribute to the testing phase of its upcoming mainnet.

The Stagenet will run for three months and is designed to validate Radium’s unique technology in real-world conditions. Participants who operate nodes and contribute to consensus will receive delegate keys minted into the genesis block, granting them an early stake in Radium’s network and permanently etching their names into its history.

Unlike typical blockchain testnets, Radium’s staging program is incentive-aligned:

• Delegates who participate will earn credits during the test period.
• Successful contributors are guaranteed an allocation in Radium’s initial distribution.
• Participants will directly help strengthen Radium’s foundation by stress-testing performance, governance, and networking layers.

“After years of development, Radium is ready to open its technology to the world,” said Niklas Sinclair, Head of Developer Relations at Radium Labs. “The Stagenet is not just a test — it’s a way for early adopters to become part of Radium’s story from day one.”

Radium introduces several breakthrough innovations, including:

• Instant Finality: Blocks are final with no forks or rollbacks.
• Dynamic Timing: Adaptive slot difficulty that keeps block times stable under varying loads.
• IPv6-Only, Locality-Aware Networking: Optimized for modern infrastructure.
• Binary Tokens at the Protocol Layer: Fast, native tokens without external smart contracts.

Applications for the Stagenet are open now at https://radium.net/staging/. Selected participants will be contacted with instructions on how to set up and operate their nodes.

Radium is a universe-scale blockchain designed to handle global throughput with instant finality, locality-aware networking, and a foundation for decentralized finance, governance, and communication in both terrestrial and space environments.