All terms
A practice network with worthless tokens, used for development and learning.
Testnets mirror the real network but use free tokens from a faucet. Developers deploy there first, and beginners can practice every step without risking anything.
Testnet tokens have no value. Anyone offering to buy them from you is running a scam.
Practicing a swap on Sepolia or Base Sepolia is the cheapest way to build confidence before using real money.
That testnet activity predicts mainnet success. Testnet tokens are free, which means the activity is mostly farmers and bots doing the cheapest thing that counts. It proves the software runs, and it proves nothing about demand.
Common questions
Are testnet tokens worth anything?
Should I practice on a testnet?
Where this comes up on the site
The guides that actually use this word, rather than a list of everything we have written.
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