Receiving Funds from Faucet

A crypto faucet is a website or app that gives you small amounts of cryptocurrency for free by completing simple tasks like solving captchas, watching ads, or clicking buttons.

The name comes from how a leaky faucet "drips" water slowly—similarly, these platforms "drip" tiny amounts of crypto to users. Faucets were originally created in 2010 to promote Bitcoin adoption and introduce beginners to cryptocurrency without requiring them to buy it.

Today, they're commonly used on testnets (like Base Sepolia) to give developers and users free tokens for testing apps and smart contracts. While the rewards are very small, faucets remain a valuable tool for newcomers to get hands-on experience with crypto wallets and transactions in a risk-free environment.

A testnet is a separate blockchain network that copies how the real (mainnet) blockchain works but uses valueless test coins.

It is used by developers and users to safely test transactions, smart contracts, and new features without risking real money.

Go to the link and choose Base Sepolia network.

Enter your wallet address and solve Captcha.

You did it! They will send you 1 testnet USDC for free. Now you can continue in this course and use it for test transactions!

Be aware of the limit - 1 USDC for 2 hours!

You can also claim some ETH it might be useful for your future testing.