I'm building a project with bitcoins and want to test it with testnet. However, I don't have any testnet bitcoins, and despite the difficulty being less than 100 usually, I still haven't been able to mine a block on my PC (CPU only) after a day. Is there anywhere I could get just some small amount of testnet bitcoins for testing?
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(Link to faucet URL removed... please see the community wiki answer further down the page for links of faucets.)
The term "faucet" has been used for quite some time for a site giving away small quantities of coins for free. If all links in this page stop working, a web search for "bitcoin testnet faucet" may find a different site.
answered Dec 1, 2013 at 23:18
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1The important part of this answer is the term "faucet"; even if a specific source ceases working, a web search as suggested should be able to find another source of testnet coins. Nov 18, 2016 at 0:35
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3This link ( testnet.coinfaucet.eu/en ) provides enough testnet BitCoins. Oct 25, 2017 at 6:37
One more site to get free test bitcoins...
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manual sending there, so it might take some days - manu's is instant, see answer of Pavel– vv01fDec 20, 2017 at 9:43
http://bitcoinfaucet.uo1.net/ - about 4000 testnet coins now
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it's trying to detect adblockers and fails badly by overblocking non-blockers :D– vv01fDec 20, 2017 at 9:47
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Worked for me, Instantly! (as of 15 Nov 2018; i know mentioning the date is redundant :) Nov 15, 2018 at 9:09
Website Shutdown
This worked for me today, they give 1BTC per request, theres captcha
answered Sep 25, 2017 at 11:57
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https://blocktrail.com has a testnet faucet but requires login
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bitcointestnetfaucet.com Free unlmited withdrawals at 0.05 BTC max. Sep 29, 2015 at 11:31
Testnet3 bitcoins in http://faucet.luis.im
Active as of December 2015.
Edit: Website Shutdown
http://faucet.xeno-genesis.com/
working as of 2014-04-06 with about 2000+ testnet coins.
Just launched Bitcoin testnet faucet for developers! https://tbtc.bitaps.com
BTC Testnet faucet:
https://coinfaucet.eu/en/btc-testnet
Working as of Oct 5, 2018
Defunct as of 2023-10-06
This is a useful frequent topic, but answers outdate quickly. I’m starting this community wiki to collect all current answers in one place and to make it easier to amend and extend the list of testnet faucets. Please record the date when you update a line.
| Faucet | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| kuttler.eu | Works | 2023-10-06 |
| uo1.net | Works | 2023-10-06 |
| bitaps.com | Works | 2023-10-06 |
| coinfaucet.eu | Stuck on Cloudflare | 2023-10-06 |
| onchain.io | No response | 2023-10-06 |
| manu.backend | No response | 2023-10-06 |
| luis.im | Abandoned domain | 2023-10-06 |
| blocktrail.com | Business shut down | 2023-10-06 |
| xeno-genesis.com | Abandoned domain | 2023-10-06 |
Testnet3 faucet as louis is down: https://testnet.coinfaucet.eu/en/
Edit: Defunct as of 2023-10-06
regression testingmode and generate as many coins as you wish on the go.