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October 12, 2022, 02:25:03 AM
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Hello everyone!

I have added tGRS to the faucet with support for all the testnet address types!

Please feel free to donate some tGRS if you have any to spare as it'll help get the faucet started!

tGRS faucet: https://testnet-faucet.com/grs-testnet


I'm also looking into adding tBCH or tDGB to the faucet, please let me know which one you would like to see added next!

What happend to the tgrs that I donated 2 years ago?

Sorry for the late reply, had some health issues and was away for a bit. I still have the private key for them and will reconsider setting up the tGRS faucet soon (took it down for now due to hosting costs and lack of usage).

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October 12, 2022, 02:28:48 AM
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I've updated the homepage of the site with links to some recommended testnet wallets as the faucet only supports legacy addresses at this time. Along with that, I'm working on a section for testnet information (e.g. useful services for developers) and I'm looking for some links/tools that I may add to the section, feel free to post some links to things you find helpful and I'll add them to the new section when I make it.

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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December 06, 2022, 04:24:41 AM
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I have started a few new testnet faucets (looking for funding in both testnet and mainnet coins)!

(Updated) Here's a list of all the faucets I've added to testnet-faucet.com:
tBTC: https://testnet-faucet.com/btc-testnet
Sepolia: https://testnet-faucet.com/sepolia
Goerli: https://testnet-faucet.com/goerli

Enjoy!

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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July 31, 2023, 03:08:27 AM
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Hello everyone, I know it's been a while, but I'm excited to share some recent updates to the website!

I've redesigned the entire site and started writing a blog for it. I'm planning on writing posts covering tools that developers might find useful to tips and tricks such as being able to create a raw transaction and a short introduction into the the Bitcoin Script language used in transactions and the different operators.

Check out the redesign: https://testnet-faucet.com
The new blog: https://testnet-faucet.com/blog/

Thank you for your support over the years and please let me know what you think about the redesign and if there's anything I should add or change!

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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August 08, 2023, 10:06:17 PM
Last edit: August 09, 2023, 11:33:32 PM by Tech1k
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I only use your faucet once or twice long time ago, but it's nice to see your faucet website remain alive and receive update. Few thoughts,
1. The new design indeed looks nice, since your previous design looks like early/late 2000 website.
2. I've read your first blog post. While it's useful, you might want to add Sparrow Wallet[1] which frequently discussed in past few months since it has so many features and being open source.
3. I don't see Bitcoin Signet[2] mentioned anywhere.

[1] https://www.sparrowwallet.com/
[2] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Signet

Thank you for your kind remarks!
1. I agree, the old site did look like an old web 1.0 site.
2. Sparrow wallet is neat and I've added it to the blog post covering wallets: https://testnet-faucet.com/blog/testnet-wallets
3. I totally spaced Signet. I will look into the possibility of creating a faucet for the Bitcoin Signet. Until then, I'll write a blog post covering the different Bitcoin networks.


Update: I've published a new blog post covering the many different networks for a few cryptos: https://testnet-faucet.com/blog/the-many-networks

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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August 09, 2023, 05:39:12 PM
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I am no developer in the field but I do know the scarcity of these tBTC and there are even threads where people are charging interest for using the tBTC for some period. You have done great job by launching this thread and hope so everything will work as planned for your faucet.

I am just having one question, how do you believe that everyone who is getting free claims on your site will return the tBTC to you in the future? OR you just kept it as open minded thought and care less if the coins are returned to you or not?


Q. What is the funding source for this faucet?
Q. If someone wants to help then how one can do it? Just donate it or is there any other ways to?


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August 09, 2023, 11:32:15 PM
Last edit: August 10, 2023, 05:12:12 AM by Tech1k
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I am no developer in the field but I do know the scarcity of these tBTC and there are even threads where people are charging interest for using the tBTC for some period. You have done great job by launching this thread and hope so everything will work as planned for your faucet.

I am just having one question, how do you believe that everyone who is getting free claims on your site will return the tBTC to you in the future? OR you just kept it as open minded thought and care less if the coins are returned to you or not?


Q. What is the funding source for this faucet?
Q. If someone wants to help then how one can do it? Just donate it or is there any other ways to?


I appreciate the positive feedback! Testnet coins, specifically Bitcoin testnet coins are quite scarce which is why I made this faucet as a few years ago as I found it extremely hard to get testnet coins for testing applications. I'm against people charging others for testnet coins as they are supposed to have no value other than being useful for testing applications without risking real funds.

In regard to people returning coins, I know a lot of people don't return the testnet coins after claiming them which is okay as I expect it, but it is always nice to see when someone does return the coins when they are done as it helps keep the faucet filled and keeps the testnet ecosystem alive.

To answer your other questions:
1. The funding source for my faucet was from some leftover tBTC I had as well as tBTC that was donated. For the other coins except tBCH and tGRS, I mined them on a private pool I created before I launched the faucet. If you're wondering about how I fund the faucet to keep it online, I pay around $50/month out of pocket to run the servers powering the faucet and nodes.
2. If someone would like to donate, they can here: https://testnet-faucet.com/donate I also have 1 advertisement on each faucet page to help offset server costs, but I'm considering removing it as it doesn't generate nearly enough to help offset the monthly server costs.

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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August 12, 2023, 08:34:40 AM
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After a lot of work redeveloping the backend of the faucet (and a lot of coffee), I'm finally pleased to announce that Sepolia tETH has been added to the Testnet Faucet!

If anyone has some extra Sepolia ETH that they could send to the faucet, that would be very appreciated!

Sepolia tETH faucet: https://testnet-faucet.com/sepolia/

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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August 26, 2023, 02:01:23 AM
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I have added Goerli ETH to the Testnet Faucet! I know the Goerli testnet will be depreciated later this year, but until then, I've added it onto the faucet to help developers that are still using the Goerli network.

https://testnet-faucet.com/goerli/

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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August 26, 2023, 02:05:52 AM
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I also want to mention that I now run ads on the faucets and blog via Google AdSense. I know how much people (including myself) dislike ads, but I wanted a way to help cover hosting expenses and the ads help a little with offsetting them. I've made sure to make the ads non-intrusive, organized, and limited to no more than 3 per page. I hope you will all understand that and I will reconsider the advertisements if something else happens in regard to covering hosting expenses in the future (full nodes aren't cheap to host).

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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August 28, 2023, 07:00:05 AM
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Testnet Bitcoin is now active on the faucet!

From what I see the faucet is already dry. This means that you either were too generous, either somebody has already abused your faucet.
Quite sad...
Good points, but what actually happened was the faucet was dry to begin with as I'm trying to mine and get some tBTC for the faucet lol

Currently I have it so you can claim 0.001-0.0125 tBTC/hour when the faucet isn't dry!

I am just curious.... How is this rewarding for you, if you have to spend "resources" to mine these coins? Are you doing this as part of your testing or just as a service to the community or are you funding it from something else? (surely Ads do not cover all your expenses)

In any way, thank you for this service... it is nice to play with... seeing that most other faucets are gone or they give almost nothing at all. The best one that I actually know ..is freebitco.in and it only gives "dust". (something like 50 satoshi)  Roll Eyes

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November 17, 2023, 07:47:12 AM
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The Testnet Faucet has been rebranded to BeyondFaucet!

https://beyondfaucet.com

This change did not come lightly and took me a few weeks of on and off thinking before I made the decision to change the domain to beyondfaucet.com and rebrand to BeyondFaucet. I made this change because I feel that "beyond" encompasses more than just a regular faucet and will allow me to add mainnet coins (smaller ones) in the future as it's no longer bound to just the testnet. With this name change, nothing is really different, and the testnet faucets will still be here. I also made this change as many people complained that I don't control the domain testnet-faucet.com (without the dash in the middle) which confused a great number of people.

Please let me know your thoughts and if you have any questions about the faucet!

Update: Links from the testnet-faucet.com domain are now redirected to the new domain (beyondfaucet.com).

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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December 12, 2023, 05:29:58 PM
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I have some updates  Smiley

I should first note that I no longer control the old domain as it expired, please use beyondfaucet.com.

I had to temporarily close the Litecoin and Dogecoin testnet faucets due to backend issues (not syncing and lack of miners).
I also closed the Sepolia faucet due to it being unsustainable due to bots/mass claiming and the same people offering to sell back the tETH they claimed. Thankfully, the launch of the Ethereum Holesky testnet is nearing and I applied to get some testnet coins at launch so hopefully that'll go through so I can run a faucet for it without worrying about finding testnet coins.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to ask me here or via the contact options on the site!

BeyondFaucet (formerly testnet-faucet): https://beyondfaucet.com | Donate BTC: 3JdmR98nSMQ1LzPKnt4UmzJtvjDqYMmUqc

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