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Mainnet
Mainnet is a term used to describe a working, fully-operational blockchain. A mainnet network has been fully deployed and is in production, like the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains
Example
“When Ethereum's mainnet transitioned from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake during 'The Merge,' it was a major milestone that affected ETH's price and tokenomics.”