Testworld Mission 2.0 Protocol Performance Testing – Program Extension Details

Program Extension Details

December 12, 2023

The Testworld Mission 2.0: Protocol Performance Testing program has been extended (“Testworld Mission 2.0 Program (Extended)”). The goal of this extension is to address areas of improvement within the network infrastructure and resolve issue fixes to meet the overall program’s objective.

For more details on the extension, including additional token grants for participants, please carefully read the rest of this document.

Contents

1- NODE OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

2- TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

3- TESTWORLD 2.0 EXTENSION TEST PLAN

4- TIMELINES

5- INCENTIVES

6- FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS

7- PROGRAM EXTENSION TERMS & CONDITIONS

1- Node Operators Responsibilities

No modifications or amendments were made to this section. All responsibilities remain the same as Testworld 2.0: Protocol Performance Testing unless communicated otherwise through written notice.

2- Technical Requirements

No modifications or amendments were made to this section. All requirements remain the same as Testworld 2.0: Protocol Performance Testing unless communicated otherwise through written notice.

3- Testworld 2.0 Extension test plan

Your role as a node operator is paramount to the success of Testworld Mission 2.0 and Mina’s upcoming mainnet upgrade. Please see below for further instructions and an overview of the extension test plan.

• Network Structure: The Testworld Mission 2.0 network ledger mirrors the mainnet structure with approximately 200k accounts.
• Participants: We have over 250 community members managing various aspects of the network.

REPORTING OF BUGS

All participants are expected to raise any abnormal behavior during the protocol performance testing on Github, using the label Testworld-2-0-protocol-performance-testing.

ESCALATING OTHER ISSUES

In dedicated Discord channel #testworld-2, tagging @TW2-Support.

QUESTIONS

In dedicated Discord channel #testworld-2, tagging @TW2-Support.

4- Timelines

The extension of protocol performance testing will last for about 1 month with a start date of Monday, December 18th, 2023 until Monday, January 22nd, 2024 (the testnet will continue on from the current network without change or shutdown). Please note that this extension timeline includes a one week winter break during which participants will be compensated for maintaining their nodes, but no other testing is required. Enjoy the holidays!

If testers uncover critical bugs and issues on the network, it may be necessary to pause the testing, fix the issues, and then restart the testing process. In that case, participants will be requested to pause the testing or participate for an additional extended testnet duration.

5- Incentives

Incentives are detailed per category of participant below. Please note that the incentives cover the extension period between Monday, December 18th, 2023 and Monday, January 22nd, 2024. Should the testing last longer, the incentives may be adapted to cover the operational costs (servers).

WINTER BONUS: 100 additional MINA tokens for each Node Operator.
*The eligibility criteria for this winter bonus is simple! Node Operators must keep their nodes up and running with a minimum of 90% uptime from Monday, December 18th to Monday, January 22nd. The 100 MINA will vest upon the Node Operator’s successful completion of the testnet extension. Mina Foundation may impose certain restrictions on MINA token distribution. Please see additional terms and conditions below.

Please note:

If applicable, the Program might be paused or its duration might be extended upon participants uncovering further critical bugs or issues on the network. Participants might be required to pause or extend their server rental in such circumstances.

6- Feedback and Questions

We have set up a dedicated Discord channel, #testworld-2, where you can provide feedback and ask questions related to the Testworld Mission 2.0: Protocol Performance Testing program. We’d be happy to hear from you!

7- Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions (“Terms”) govern the Testworld Mission 2.0 Program (Extended) (the “Program”) and form a binding agreement between you and Mina Foundation (the “Foundation”). By participating in the Program, you agree to be bound by these Terms and the Privacy Policy.

1. To participate as a Tester you must:
   1. 1. be at least 18 years of age and not be prohibited from participating in the Program by any applicable law or regulation;
      2. not be a citizen or resident of any jurisdiction subject to sanctions as enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, including without limitation, Crimea and Sevastopol, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Syria, and you must not be named by Office of Foreign Assets Control as a Specially Designated National or Blocked Person;
      3. not be an employee, contractor, shareholder, investor or other related party of Foundation;
      4. not be an employee, contractor, shareholder, investor or other related party of any company, organization or entity that operates a business as a miner, staker or other validator on a public blockchain, if another Tester shares the same affiliation(s) – i.e. only one person per company can be a Tester;
      5. be willing and able to pass KYC checks and other verification required under applicable law by proving your identity, or if you represent an entity, by also providing the required corporate documents and proving the identity and other status of the ultimate beneficial owner(s) of the entity. If you are unable to pass KYC/AML verification during the Duration, or determined to pose KYC concerns by any one of the designated AML verification provider platforms, you will be removed as a Tester immediately and the grants will be forfeited as a result. In such an event, you agree to return any grants you have received from the Program.
      6. warrant that you have read and fully understand the Program Details as set forth above, and agree to complete testing with the role that you are assigned.
2. To the extent that the grant of tokens under the Terms would involve an issuance of securities, the parties acknowledge that Foundation has relied on Rule 701 adopted pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 as an offer of securities made pursuant to the terms of this written contract relating to compensation.
3. You accept and acknowledge that Foundation does not control the market price or value of the tokens and the price of the token may fluctuate at any time. You accept and acknowledge that the Token may not be listed or may be de-listed from any exchange, brokerage or trading venue, and that Foundation may not be able to prevent this from occurring.
4. You accept and acknowledge that there are risks associated with using any cryptocurrency network, including, but not limited to, the risk of unknown vulnerabilities in or unanticipated changes to the network protocol. You acknowledge and accept the risks of future changes to the open-source, public Mina blockchain (the “Blockchain”) and agree that Foundation is not responsible for such operating changes and is not liable for any loss of value you may experience as a result of such changes in operating rules. You accept and acknowledge that Foundation will not be responsible for any losses, failures, disruptions, errors, distortions or delays you may experience when using Tokens or participating in the Blockchain and activities related to the Blockchain, however caused.
5. Foundation will not be responsible or liable to you for any loss and takes no responsibility for and will not be liable to you for any reason, including but not limited to any losses, damages or claims arising from: (i) user error such as forgotten passwords, lost or missing private keys, incorrectly constructed transactions, or mistyped addresses; (ii) server failure; (iii) corrupted wallet files; (iv) unauthorized access to applications; or (v) any unauthorized third party activities, including without limitation the use of viruses, phishing, brute forcing or other means of attack.
6. Foundation makes no warranty that the Blockchain or any version or aspect of it including wallets, nodes or any other software released by Foundation, are free of viruses or errors, will be uninterrupted, or that defects will be corrected. Foundation will not be responsible or liable to you for any loss of any kind, from action taken, or taken in reliance on material, or information, contained or made available through the program.
7. All programs, applications, software, documentation and other materials related to the Blockchain are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any representation or warranty, whether express, implied or statutory. to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Foundation specifically disclaims any implied warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and/or non-infringement. Foundation does not make any representations or warranties that access to and part of the Blockchain or any of the materials contained therein, will be continuous, uninterrupted, timely, or error-free. except for the express statements set forth in this agreement, you hereby acknowledge and agree that you have not relied upon any other statement or understanding, whether written or oral, with respect to your application to or participation in the Program.
8. You represent and warrant that you are not a “Prohibited Person”, meaning that you are not (i) a citizen or resident of a geographic area in which use of tokens is prohibited by applicable law, decree, regulation, treaty, or administrative act, (ii) a citizen or resident of, or located in, a geographic area that is subject to U.S. or other applicable comprehensive country sanctions or embargoes, or (iii) an individual, or an individual employed by or associated with an entity, identified on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Persons, Unverified, or Entity List, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons or Foreign Sanctions Evaders Lists, or the U.S. Department of State’s Debarred Parties List or the sanctions lists adopted by the United Nations and the European Union to such extent such sanctions are extended by the UK Government to its Overseas Territories, as such lists may be amended from time to time; or (iv) a person who acts, directly or indirectly, for a senior foreign political figure, any member of a senior foreign political figure’s immediate family or any close associate of a senior foreign political figure. No person or entity that controls, is controlled by or under common control with, the you are a Prohibited Person.
9. You will
   1. execute and deliver to the Foundation any and all documents related to the delivery of the tokens, as are reasonably requested by the Foundation;
   2. provide to the Foundation wallet address(es) controlled by you and/or account information that you have access to which the rewards will be sent;
   3. do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the Foundation may reasonably request to comply with then applicable laws and regulations; and
   4. complete and deliver any and all forms, documents, processes and procedures which the Foundation determines, in its reasonable discretion, are reasonably necessary for the Foundation to comply with any applicable “anti-money laundering” and “know your customer” laws.
10. It is your sole responsibility to determine whether, and to what extent, any taxes apply as a result of your participation in the Program, including as a result of acquiring or staking tokens, and to withhold, collect, report and remit the correct amounts of taxes to the appropriate tax authorities. For the avoidance of doubt, Foundation does not provide investment, tax, or legal advice. You should consult with a professional tax adviser regarding your specific situation.
11. During the term of this Agreement and thereafter You (i) will not use or permit the use of Foundation’s Confidential Information in any manner or for any purpose not expressly set forth in the Terms, (ii) will hold such Confidential Information in confidence and protect it from unauthorized use and disclosure, and (iii) will not disclose such Confidential Information to any third parties except as set forth in this section and in Section 12 below. You will protect Foundation’s Confidential Information from unauthorized use, access or disclosure in the same manner as you protect your own confidential information of a similar nature, but in no event will it exercise less than reasonable care. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in the Terms or any other agreement between Foundation and you, nothing in the Terms shall limit your right to report possible violations of law or regulation with any federal, state, or local government agency. “Confidential Information” as used in the Terms means all information disclosed by Foundation to you, whether during or before the term of this Terms, that is not generally known in the Foundation’s trade or industry and will include, without limitation: (a) concepts and ideas relating to the development and distribution of content in any medium or to the current, future and proposed products or services of Foundation or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (b) trade secrets, drawings, inventions, know-how, software programs, and software source documents; (c) information regarding plans for research, development, new service offerings or products, marketing and selling, business plans, business forecasts, budgets and unpublished financial statements, licenses and distribution arrangements, prices and costs, suppliers and customers; (d) existence of any business discussions, negotiations or agreements between the parties; and (e) any information regarding the skills and compensation of employees, contractors or other agents of Foundation or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Confidential Information also includes proprietary or confidential information of any third party who may disclose such information to Foundation or you in the course of Foundation’s business. Confidential Information does not include information that (x) is or becomes a part of the public domain through no act or omission of yours, (y) is disclosed to you by a third party without restrictions on disclosure, or (z) was in your lawful possession without obligation of confidentiality prior to the disclosure and was not obtained by you either directly or indirectly from Foundation. In addition, this section will not be construed to prohibit disclosure of Confidential Information to the extent that such disclosure is required by law or valid order of a court or other governmental authority; provided, however, that you will first have given notice to Foundation and will have made a reasonable effort to obtain a protective order requiring that the Confidential Information so disclosed be used only for the purposes for which the order was issued. All Confidential Information furnished to you by Foundation is the sole and exclusive property of Foundation or its suppliers or customers. Upon request by Foundation, you agree to promptly deliver to Foundation the original and any copies of the Confidential Information.
12. You shall have the right to disclose Confidential Information only to those of your employees, consultants, and agents who have a need to know such information for the purpose of performing in the Program and who have entered into a binding written agreement that is expressly for the benefit of Foundation and protects Foundation’s rights and interests in and to the Confidential Information to at least the same degree as this Agreement. Foundation reserves the right to refuse or limit your use of any employee, consultant or agent or to require you to remove any employee, consultant or agent already engaged in the performance of the Services. Foundation’s exercise of such right will in no way limit your obligations under this Agreement.
13. You will indemnify and hold harmless Foundation, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (together, the “Released Parties”), from and against any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, and costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees arising out of or in any way connected with your participation in the Program, including any rewards accrued thereunder.
14. NEITHER THE RELEASED PARTIES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, LOST SAVINGS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF DATA OR GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE ACTIVITIES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN, OR INABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN, THE PROGRAM, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT FOUNDATION OR ANY OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
15. THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN FOUNDATION AND YOU.
16. These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules or principles that would cause application of the laws of any jurisdiction.
17. You and we agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to the Program or these Terms, including, without limitation, federal and state statutory claims, common law claims, and those based in contract, tort, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, shall be resolved through binding arbitration, on an individual basis. Subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements, you may elect to pursue your claim in your local small claims court rather than through arbitration so long as your matter remains in small claims court and proceeds only on an individual (non-class and non-representative) basis. Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the American Arbitration Association’s rules for arbitration of consumer-related disputes. This agreement to arbitrate includes, without limitation, disputes arising out of or related to the interpretation or application of the Arbitration Agreement, including the enforceability, revocability, scope, or validity of the Arbitration Agreement or any portion of the Arbitration Agreement. All such matters shall be decided by an arbitrator and not by a court or judge.
18. The place of arbitration shall be in New York State. The language of arbitration shall be English. The arbitral award shall be final and binding upon both parties. TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN A PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE ACTION, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS OR ENGAGE IN ANY CLASS ARBITRATION. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
19. These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between Foundation and you regarding the Program, and the Terms supersede and replace any and all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between Foundation and you regarding the Program. To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and any other documents or materials provided by Foundation, these Terms prevail. If any provision of the Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of the Terms will remain in full force and effect. You may not assign or transfer the Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without Foundation’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer the Terms, without such consent, will be null and void. Foundation may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
20. Foundation’s failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of such right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Foundation. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise.
21. With or without prior notice and at any time, any or all parts of the Program, including its Timelines, may be modified or terminated, temporarily or permanently. Any notices or other communications provided under the Terms, including those regarding modifications to the Terms, will be directly communicated to Testers through Discord and email communications.