Get free testnet coins
A faucet gives away small amounts of testnet coins for free, so you have something to experiment with. CypherFaucet covers Bitcoin testnet, Litecoin testnet, and Monero stagenet/testnet.
Step by step
Get a testnet receive address
Create one in TestnetWallet for the coin you want.
Open CypherFaucet
Go to cypherfaucet.com.
Choose the coin and network
Bitcoin testnet, Litecoin testnet, or Monero stagenet/testnet. Make sure it matches your address.
Paste your address
Drop in the receive address and complete the anti-bot check.
Claim
The faucet sends coins to your address.
Wait for a confirmation
Coins are spendable once the transaction confirms. See how confirmations work.
Verify on the explorer
Paste your address or the transaction id into TestnetScan to watch it land.
If the faucet is dry
Faucet coins are shared and free, so a faucet can temporarily run empty. If that happens, wait a while and try again, take only what you need, and consider mining as an alternative source of coins.
Good etiquette
Don't drain the faucet, because other learners need it too. Many faucets let you send coins back once you're done, which tops them up for the next person.
Testnet coins are fake money
- They have no market value, so never buy or sell them.
- Never use a real seed phrase or import a real wallet on testnet.
- Never send mainnet BTC, LTC, or XMR to a testnet address.