<p>I am looking to mine bitcoins with ease. But, first, I want to know how can I access an earlier testnet (testnet2). I have future plans to do this. I need to know how to open it up on the command line and I will take it from there.</p>

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2019-07-26T22:58:16.633Z
Why do you need testnet2? It's practically the same as testnet3. If you just want a network that you can basically have full control over, use regtest.
Ava Chow
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2019-07-26T23:10:03.797Z
It has a lower difficulty.
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2019-07-27T03:33:22.853Z
So? Regtest has basically no difficulty, you can mine there. Also, testnet3's difficulty is easily gamed down to be the minimum difficulty.
Ava Chow
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2019-07-27T16:07:24.690Z
What are you trying to achieve in the long term?
Murch
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Can I use an earlier version of testnet?
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# Can I use an earlier version of testnet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-26)

I am looking to mine bitcoins with ease. But, first, I want to know how can I access an earlier testnet (testnet2). I have future plans to do this. I need to know how to open it up on the command line and I will take it from there.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Why do you need testnet2? It's practically the same as testnet3. If you just want a network that you can basically have full control over, use regtest.  
> **username_0**: It has a lower difficulty.  
> **username_1**: So? Regtest has basically no difficulty, you can mine there. Also, testnet3's difficulty is easily gamed down to be the minimum difficulty.  
> **username_2**: What are you trying to achieve in the long term?  

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