PANews December 18th news, public chain Zilliqa announced in its official blog that its prototype Mainnet Aventurine is now live, paving the way for Zilliqa 2.0 Mainnet Agate, which will be launched in the first quarter of 2025. The transition to Zilliqa 2.0 Mainnet is not just another network upgrade, but a complete migration to a brand new protocol. The new Zilliqa 2.0 network uses a different architecture and Proof of Stake consensus mechanism, migrating transaction history from the old Zilliqa network to the new protocol. In order to ensure a smooth transition, the prototype Mainnet phase has been extended to give developers, validators, and delegators time to adapt and prepare for the switch to Zilliqa 2.0 Mainnet. The full Mainnet launch will officially transition the current Zilliqa Mainnet to Zilliqa 2.0.