W3.14 CODA Testnet Beta is live!
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###### tags: `web3` `zk-SNARKs` `coda` `testnet`

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- **Location:** Earth
- **Date:** Jul 25, 2019 11:00 AM (Melbourne Standard Time)
- **Topics**

`1 min` Why
`1 min` Start
`1 min` Transact
`1 min` Operate
`1 min` Contribute

- **Docs:** bit.ly/CodaDocs
- **Blog:** bit.ly/CodaBlog
- **Discord:** bit.ly/CodaDiscord
- **Twitter:** bit.ly/CodaTweet
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## Why CODA

- Imagine for a bit, what if the blockchain size is just ~20KB
- What can you build using such a technology
- And one could potentially access Coda on a mobile phone, a browser, etc.

## Start CODA

- Install the latest binaries
- Setup and Run Coda on your local machine
- Connect to the Testnet

## Transact CODA

- **Startup a Node** by running the following command
- `coda daemon -peer hello-coda.o1test.net:8303 -background`
- You should see the following or similar output
- **Check Connectivity** by running the following command
- `coda client status`
- If **Bootsrap**, you'll see something like this
- If **Synced**, you'll see something like this
- **Create a New Account** by running the following command
- `coda client generate-keypair -privkey-path keys/my-wallet`
- It should generate a private-key `wallet` and public-key `wallet.pub` under the `keys` folder
- Here is my public-key, if you fancy sending me some CODA
- My public-key:
`tNciA7oPYaShxJFfenYyf5RJCCusYMNymzSHvwJW3FbLrqU5t4fixw1RXDGrBwWr2vG8fyygqyTTPr4jgDZSrD6e1sBfoTjFCUXUskktbNLzug7sDBMXM4tAVBf2WBmxfwofTCBdRBZzVy`
- If you share your public-key, I might send you some CODA for kicks
- Alternatively go to the Discord #faucet channel and ask Tiny the dog for some
`$request <public-key>`
- Don't forget the `$`
- **Check your Balance** by running the following command
`coda client get-balance -address <public-key>`
- Balance: 100 coda
- **Make a Payment** by running the following command
`coda client send-payment \
-amount 20 \
-receiver tNciB5atiEC8k4poyYQX64WPZzSTt1pLYwujjiQeQtw9xaTPY5ZqVdcc6aP3MUVUVm8QTP7vcGPtGqZmDmozkjpZZKiMppMc4D6Dq8JScuPw5D9oCjAoYq431Ka8Ch2povNMJE7TYusPM3 \
-fee 5 \
-privkey-path keys/my-wallet`
- You'll see something like this
- You should be left with a Balance: 90

## Operate CODA

- Identify tasks that can help us raise conversion rate
- **Stake your CODA** and participate in the consensus by running this command
- `coda client set-staking -privkey-path keys/my-wallet`
- You'll see something like this
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## Contribute CODA

- There are several ways, one can contribute
- Join the Public Testnet
- Build on CODA if you're a developer
- Report Issues if and when you find them

### Web3 Engineer Tasks:
- [x] Research Why & How CODA shrunk the block
- [x] Start on CODA now
- [x] Transact on CODA network
- [x] Operate a CODA Node today
- [x] Contribute to the CODA Community