🛡️ Validator onboarding is open.
Now they can become part of the network for real: applications for the Orbinum Testnet validator set are open.
Testnet validators are the ones we will know. Uptime, responsiveness, how a node behaves when the network is under load, none of that can be assessed from an application form. It is earned by running one. The operators who secure testnet are the operators we will turn to first for mainnet.
📋 What it takes:
🔹 A server with dedicated CPU, ZK verification runs inside block execution
🔹 Session keys registered on-chain
🔹 Your node visible on telemetry, this one is required
🔹 An email to [email protected]
🔗 https://t.co/BVooQQ4tCF
We also rewrote the node documentation from scratch. Everything about running a node now lives in one place, whichever role you want:
🔗 https://t.co/emteWbUIeC
🙌 To everyone already running a node: this is the step we told you was coming.
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📡 Orbinum Testnet: infrastructure update.
We have been working on network architecture and node infrastructure to improve stability, and we just expanded Orbinum's own validator infrastructure with additional nodes.
More validators means more fault tolerance: the network now keeps finalizing even if one of them goes down.
🔗 https://t.co/8ed23aU1pX
And thank you to everyone already running a node with us. Several community nodes are on the dashboard right now, and validator onboarding is getting closer, those nodes will officially become part of the Orbinum network.
🛠️ Not running one yet? Spin up your own RPC node and test against the real network:
🔗 https://t.co/4vVy9ZwC4e
Copy an .env.example, fill in a few variables, docker compose up.
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⚡ Four weeks of Orbinum Testnet.
Week three doubled down. Week four kept the pace:
🔹 400,000+ blocks produced
🔹 132,000+ transactions, up 45% from week three
🔹 244,000+ commitment leaves in the Merkle tree, up 58%
🔹 91,000+ ORB in the shielded pool, up 36%
Four straight weeks of compounding growth. The shielded pool has grown every single week since day one, and the tree is now 244K leaves deep.
🙌 Four weeks. Zero interruptions. And that's on you.
Every transaction you send, every note you shield, every bug you report tells us something we couldn't learn any other way. Real usage at real scale is what exposes the rough edges, and you've been finding them for us week after week. That feedback is going straight back into the protocol: faster flows, smoother wallet experience, fewer surprises. This is exactly what a testnet is for, and it's why Orbinum will reach mainnet solid instead of hopeful. Thank you for building it with us.
Want to verify the numbers yourself? Everything is public:
🔍 https://t.co/JHgrtueWEV
Check the Overview and ZK Pool sections. Live blocks, transactions, leaves, and pool size, all on-chain, all verifiable.
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📡 Orbinum Testnet telemetry is live.
Our nodes are up and running on the new setup, all of them deployed from node-deploy. See them here:
🔗 https://t.co/8ed23aU1pX
Block height, finalized blocks, peers, propagation time and location, live for every node on the network.
🛠️ You can run one too.
Validator onboarding is coming. In the meantime, spin up your own RPC node and test against the real network:
🔗 https://t.co/4vVy9ZwC4e
Copy an .env.example, fill in a few variables, docker compose up. The image ships from GHCR and the chain spec is already in the repo, so there is nothing to build. Your node joins the testnet and shows up on the dashboard next to ours.
Spin one up and tell us what breaks.
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honey, swarm, hive, bee, all explained 👇
🧾 Payment Slips for private transfers.
Private transfers just got easier to receive. When you send from your Private Vault, you now get a payment slip, share it, and the recipient imports their funds instantly. No chain scanning on their side.
How it works:
🔹 Make a private transfer from your vault
🔹 A payment slip is generated with the transfer
🔹 Share it with the recipient, any channel you like
🔹 They import it and the funds appear. Done.
The slip holds only what the recipient needs to detect the note, no spending keys, so it grants nothing on its own.
📖 How payment slips work → https://t.co/UFxgSoVrDB
🔗Try it → https://t.co/x7O5krYAdR
Private by default. Instant by design.
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🔒 Runtime upgrade is live on Orbinum testnet.
Security hardening. A batch of audit fixes landed in the shielded pool. Full detail in the PR 👇
🔗 https://t.co/bw3rJ8xEhQ
🔹 No more shield minimum. You used to need a whole token. Now shield any non-zero amount, down to a single unit.
🔹 Note backups. We removed automatic scanning. Export your notes as a JSON file and import them on any of your devices, no chain scan. The backup holds only public data, no spending keys, so it grants nothing on its own.
Rescan still works from the chain, but now it's a manual fallback, for lost storage or a fresh device, not the default.
📖 How recovery works → https://t.co/rXA1pBpDld
🔗 Try it → https://t.co/x7O5krYAdR
Private by default. Recoverable by design.
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🛡️ Shield & Win. 5,000 $ORB Credits on the table.
Your transaction is public. Your balance is not. That's the shielded pool, and the only way to understand it is to use it.
So use it. Shield any amount on testnet, and you're in the draw.
🔹 5 winners × 1,000 $ORB Credits
🔹 Hit 1,000 RTs and it doubles → 10 winners × 1,000
🔹 Every credit converts to ORB at mainnet
How to enter:
🔹 RT this post + follow @orbinumnetwork
🔹 Shield any amount in the pool
🔹 Reply with your transaction hash
Never shielded before? Grab ORB from the faucet, follow the guide, you're done in two minutes.
🚰 Faucet: https://t.co/aqOzn0zkJ4
📖 How to shield: https://t.co/DNo0wWbZAO
🛡️ Shielded Pool: https://t.co/x7O5krYAdR
🔍 Explorer: https://t.co/JHgrtueWEV
Closes Monday, August 10 - 00:00 UTC. Go break the link.
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🛡️ 1,000 RTs. Faster than we expected.
The draw just doubled: 10 winners × 1,000 $ORB Credits.
Still open. Shield any amount on testnet, reply with your hash, you're in.
Never shielded before? Two minutes:
🚰 Faucet: https://t.co/aqOzn0zkJ4
📖 How to shield: https://t.co/DNo0wWbZAO
🛡️ Shielded Pool: https://t.co/x7O5krYAdR
Closes Monday, August 10 - 00:00 UTC. Go break the link.
#Orbinum #Testnet #ZK #Privacy #Web3 #Crypto #Giveaway #Community
🛡️ 1,000 RTs. Faster than we expected.
The draw just doubled: 10 winners × 1,000 $ORB Credits.
Still open. Shield any amount on testnet, reply with your hash, you're in.
Never shielded before? Two minutes:
🚰 Faucet: https://t.co/aqOzn0zkJ4
📖 How to shield: https://t.co/DNo0wWbZAO
🛡️ Shielded Pool: https://t.co/x7O5krYAdR
Closes Monday, August 10 - 00:00 UTC. Go break the link.
#Orbinum #Testnet #ZK #Privacy #Web3 #Crypto #Giveaway #Community
🛡️ Shield & Win. 5,000 $ORB Credits on the table.
Your transaction is public. Your balance is not. That's the shielded pool, and the only way to understand it is to use it.
So use it. Shield any amount on testnet, and you're in the draw.
🔹 5 winners × 1,000 $ORB Credits
🔹 Hit 1,000 RTs and it doubles → 10 winners × 1,000
🔹 Every credit converts to ORB at mainnet
How to enter:
🔹 RT this post + follow @orbinumnetwork
🔹 Shield any amount in the pool
🔹 Reply with your transaction hash
Never shielded before? Grab ORB from the faucet, follow the guide, you're done in two minutes.
🚰 Faucet: https://t.co/aqOzn0zkJ4
📖 How to shield: https://t.co/DNo0wWbZAO
🛡️ Shielded Pool: https://t.co/x7O5krYAdR
🔍 Explorer: https://t.co/JHgrtueWEV
Closes Monday, August 10 - 00:00 UTC. Go break the link.
#Orbinum #Testnet #ZK #Privacy #Web3 #Crypto #EVM #Blockchain #DeFi #Giveaway #Community