# Genki-2000 testnet is live

**URL:** <https://forum.cosmos.network/t/genki-2000-testnet-is-live/1435>\
**Category:** Validation\
**Created:** [December 8, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/genki-2000-testnet-is-live/1435 "2018-12-08T23:29:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![certus\_zl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/certus_zl/32/360_2.png) [@certus\_zl](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/certus_zl)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/genki-2000-testnet-is-live/1435/1 "2018-12-08T23:29:07Z")

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The genki-2000 community testnet serves as an interim testnet until gaia-9003 is launched.

You can bond using your GoS account even if you weren’t present for Genesis.

GitHub repo:

> **[certusone/genki-2000](https://github.com/certusone/genki-2000)**
>
> genki-2000 testnet. Contribute to certusone/genki-2000 development by creating an account on GitHub.

tl;dr and lessons learned:

> **[A story of four Cosmos testnets](https://medium.com/certus-one/a-story-of-four-cosmos-testnets-c8c7a4367078)**
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> Following the untimely demise of gaia-9002, the Cosmos validator community was left with no public testnet right before the Game of Stakes…