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# ChainType.testnet

Bitcoin testnet3 — the legacy public test network.

```
case testnet
```

## Discussion

Accumulated difficulty-reset-exploit anomalies over its long
lifetime. Prefer [`ChainType.testnet4`](/documentation/BitcoinKernel/ChainType/testnet4) for new test deployments.