Bitcoin Testnet reward is 0.02 coins every 20 minutes. If someone wants 1000 coins they are going to be using a fair bit of electricity and time.
A better question is: why would one want 1000 tBTC? What do they have to offer that 0.01 tBTC cannot offer?
Decimals. Fund their faucet. To see their system or hardware wallet to work with a number that large. There are lots and lots of reasons. I don't often get a chance to talk to our users, but I do ask when I can and if I can be nosy.
The better question is why do people already have 1000's?! I guess they have to be somewhere. I always hope they find a better home.
I own this exchange and I decided to offer this market. People are lining up on both sides. I don't think that makes me or the users dishonest. Everyone is happy that uses it.
You're just speeding up the testnet reset. The more people treat it as currency, the less purpose it has. You should at least display that these units are worthless and can be reset at any time.
That's fine. It's a free world. We would likely just update and keep moving forward.
We do have a warning on the main market page.
We do offer a free faucet, so coins don't need to be bought, but the service is offered.
The only people upset are the ones who want to wave a magic wand and say "This has no value!!!!" Which is exactly what people have done with Bitcoin!!!
You don't understand that mainnet and testnet are apples and oranges. Testnet coins must not have value. It is not open for debate.
I question why they must not, because they do... for the same reason Bitcoin does! It takes time and energy. A free market will determine that anyways too.
If it has no value... there will be no buyers and the price will sit at the last trade price.
