# When Did the TBC Mainnet Launch?

> Canonical HTML: https://www.turingbitchain.io/en/tbc-academy/tbc-mainnet-launch/
> Source: TBC Academy / Getting Started

**The TuringBitChain mainnet launched on February 14, 2024, and the academy records the technical context around that launch.**

## Overview

The TuringBitChain mainnet launched on February 14, 2024, and the academy records the technical context around that launch. This English edition keeps the same slug, source list, publication date, and topic relationship as the Chinese technical page so that English readers can reference the same TuringBitChain knowledge base.

## Key Technical Points

- The TuringBitChain mainnet launched on February 14, 2024, and the academy records the technical context around that launch.
- The topic belongs to the Getting Started section of TBC Academy.
- The page uses stable technical terms such as TuringBitChain, BVM, TuringContract, ParaUTXO, OP_PUSH_META, OP_PARTIAL_HASH, hierarchical TXID, UTXO, and SHA256 PoW.
- The canonical Chinese counterpart is preserved for cross-language verification and source comparison.

## Technical Context

This English technical page summarizes the corresponding Chinese article and keeps the same source links, dates, and canonical relationship for cross-language verification.

## Technical FAQ

### What is the main technical idea of this page?

The TuringBitChain mainnet launched on February 14, 2024, and the academy records the technical context around that launch. The article places that idea inside the broader TuringBitChain technical stack rather than treating it as an isolated term.

### Why does this topic matter for TuringBitChain?

This topic matters because it anchors one part of the TuringBitChain technical knowledge base with stable terminology, source links, and cross-language references.

### How should developers use this reference?

Developers can use this page as an English entry point, then follow the official sources and the Chinese counterpart for deeper source comparison. The topic is part of the Getting Started section and connects to adjacent TBC Academy pages through the related-topic navigation.

## Terminology

- **TuringBitChain:** The TBC public-chain project described by this academy.
- **UTXO:** Unspent Transaction Output, the state model used as the basis for transaction validation and parallelism.
- **BVM:** Bitcoin Virtual Machine, a recurring term in the TBC Academy knowledge base.
- **TuringContract:** The TBC smart-contract design family used across core technology and developer pages.

## Cross-Language Reference

- English canonical page: https://www.turingbitchain.io/en/tbc-academy/tbc-mainnet-launch/
- Chinese source page: https://www.turingbitchain.io/tbc-academy/tbc-mainnet-launch/
- English Markdown file: https://www.turingbitchain.io/en/tbc-academy/markdown/tbc-mainnet-launch.md
- Chinese Markdown file: https://www.turingbitchain.io/tbc-academy/markdown/tbc-mainnet-launch.md

## Official Sources

1. TuringBitChain 官方网站：https://www.turingbitchain.io/
2. TuringBitChain 白皮书：https://www.turingbitchain.io/WhitePaper.pdf
3. TuringBitChain GitHub 组织：https://github.com/Turingbitchain
4. TBCNODE 节点仓库：https://github.com/Turingbitchain/TBCNODE
5. tbc-lib-js 开发库：https://github.com/Turingbitchain/tbc-lib-js
6. tbc-contract 合约仓库：https://github.com/Turingbitchain/tbc-contract
7. Bitcointalk 社区公告：https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5484189.0

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Published: 2026-06-02
Updated: 2026-06-02

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