TradeStars 2.0 Testnet Release!

Launch Announcement and Bug Bounty

Christian Hentschel
TradeStars
4 min readJan 25, 2021

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The TradeStars Testnet is LIVE!

We have been looking forward to this day for months now, as we kept tweaking our platform to ensure that we can provide our users with the best possible user experience.

Now, the moment is finally here. It’s with great joy that we announce the launch of TradeStars’s 2.0 Testnet! This deployment follows a successful private testing phase.

You know what this also means? Yes, our mainnet release is closer than you think!

We understand that though we have tried our best, it’s possible that there might still be some bugs left in the TradeStars platform. This is where we want you guys to help us out. And you can win prizes while you’re at it.

TradeStars has launched a bug bounty program with a total of 100,000 TSX rewards for our Community members. Explore the platform, report bugs, provide us your suggestions on how to improve further, and help ensure that TradeStars is ready for mainnet launch!

Excited to know more about TradeStars testnet and how you can win TSX rewards? Well, read on then.

What is TradeStars 2.0 Testnet release?

With the mainnet journey ahead, we are introducing the testing playground for existing users, developers and future audience to experiment with and test-run without any risk. The testnet enables users to get acquainted with the environment, search for infrastructure vulnerabilities and weak points, test different scenarios of consensus decisions and explore the many possibilities to enhance the platform.

The updated Testnet enables users to:

  • Register, deposit and withdraw Crypto and FIAT currency. (in the Ethereum Goerli / Matic Mumbai test networks)
  • Trade (buy/sell) Cricket Fantasy Stocks.
  • Explore the platform in and out.
  • Share feedback in order to improve the user experience in further versions of the testnet and mainnet.

Bug Bounty

To kick off the testnet release, we’re holding a bug bounty program with TSX rewards for our Community Developers to help ensure that TradeStars has no major bugs. This will run until mainnet is deployed or the amount of TSX reserved for the program (100,000) is accounted for.

Bounty Program

The bug bounty program will commence on January 25th, 2021, and run until mainnet launch. The scope of this program is to double-check functionality related to deposits, withdrawals, transactions and other functions. We are specifically looking for issues related to:

  • Security of user assets in the platform.
  • Issues around deposits and withdrawals, and transaction values.
  • General issues about deployment
  • Admin control issues.
  • Other process breakdowns.

Bounty Rules

  • Rewards for bugs are issued first come first serve. Issues that have already been flagged are not eligible for rewards.
  • Description of vulnerabilities must be submitted.
  • Rewards will be distributed at the end of the bug bounty program.
  • We will keep you updated on the status of your submitted issue.

Submission Guidelines

Use the following repository for submitting issues. You’ll need an account at https://github.com.

https://github.com/tradestars-app/testnet-bounty/issues

Please be as detailed as possible completing the bug report template provided and use clear, concise phrases when filing the bug report, how to reproduce it and your configured system settings at the moment.

Also please include your ETH wallet address that we should use for reward distribution.

Rewards

Rewards will be based on severity which is derived from impact and likelihood.

  • Critical bugs: Issues that can result in hack, compromising the user private key, or platform collapse. Up to 4,500 TSX
  • Major bugs: Issues which can cause significant problems when using the platform, such as issues with validating user deposits and withdrawals, malformed transactions. Up to 2,000 TSX
  • Minor bugs: Small issues, not platform breaking but still a damper and great to resolve early. Such as incorrect data shown by the UI, unexpected behavior, etc. Up to 1,000 TSX
  • Useful feedback: Comments that while not specifying a bug, can help improve confidence and integrity of the system. Up to 500 TSX
  • Help Document Building(FAQ/White Papers/Help): Valid comments which help develop the documents better. Up to 200 TSX

We have capped the amount of TSX reserved for this program at 100,000 TSX.

About TradeStars

TradeStars is a Fantasy Stocks Trading Sports platform powered by the Ethereum and Matic layer 2 blockchains where users can trade digital assets that represent real-life events and performances. A new way in which people can express their passion for sports, compete against each other with true digital ownership, transparency, liquidity, and decentralization.

To keep updated with the latest developments, connect with us on:

Telegram — https://t.me/tradestarsok

Twitter — https://twitter.com/TradeStarsOK

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Christian Hentschel
TradeStars

Curious hands-on entrepreneur. I love tech, coding, physics and universe mysteries.