Topic: [Merit] [Faucet] Hey Bitcoiners! Wanna try out the lightning network? - page 2. (Read 1025 times)

There are many great forum references when it comes to the Lightning Network. Here are just some of them that you can take a look at:

Basics of the Lightning Network
A Beginner's guideline to Bitcoin Lightning Network
The Lightning Network FAQ

If you want to use LN on Electrum, read Electrum Lightning Network walkthrough.
For a list of wallets supporting LN payments, check out Open-source Lightning wallets.

Hi.

I am interested in trying out LN. All I know about LN is that it's faster version of btc that can solve the issue of scalability.

Can you guide me a bit how can I can my LN address which I can provide in this application for testing of LN.

Apart for testing LN, I m also interested in getting 1 merit which you are offering.

Thank you.

I quickly wanted to confirm my faucet is still up and running
btw: i'm also trying to keep a tor mirror up and running, if anybody is interested at any point in the future, just let me know

@BlackHatCoiner: great work 

Great initiative, BlackHatCoiner! Thanks for your time to build it up.

By the way, let me share some resources about Bitcoin testnet

• Bitcoin Testnet. Activate, experience it, but don't trade and get scammed.
• Testnet faucets ^{I am not sure they are still working}
  
  • https://tpfaucet.appspot.com/
  • https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Testnet: Find out more in the Faucet section.
  • https://testnet-faucet.mempool.co
  • https://coinfaucet.eu/btc-testnet
  • https://tbtc.bitaps.com
  • http://kuttler.eu/bitcoin/btc/faucet/
  • http://bitcoinfaucet.uo1.net/
  • https://tbtc.mocacinno.com/

Reserved.

The point of this thread is to spread the usage of the lightning network and give some tBTC to those who want to test things in the Bitcoin ecosystem. I recently noticed that there aren't many testnet faucets and those that exist give tiny amounts in which you can't test the LN. (by opening a channel, for instance)

I, myself, will build a faucet that will give tBTC off-chain and on-chain, but I don't know when exactly will that happen. Thus, I decided to make this thread; to help those who want to try it out or experiment with the system without having to risk any real bitcoins. (Since 6-digit of testnet sats are nowadays hard to find)

If you don't know what's the lightning network see “Basics of the Lightning Network”.

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— On-chain faucet

If you want tBTC on-chain submit the application as following:

— Lightning faucet

I've opened a channel with - 0270685ca81a8e4d4d01beec5781f4cc924684072ae52c507f8ebe9daf0caaab7b@159.203.125.125:9735 - and deposited about 0.15 tBTC. I'll probably always have enough sending capacity.

Here's the application you'll have to submit if you want tBTC via LN:

Rules:

• You can ask up to 3,000,000 sats or 0.03 tBTC. (PM me if you want more, I can make exceptions if you convince me that you really need them)
• Once you're done with your testing, you ought to return them back to me excluding the mining fees you've paid. It doesn't matter when, but within a reasonable time I should have them back. (e.g., 1-6 months)
• You may want to ask several times for additional deposits. Indeed, you can ask for tBTC multiple times as long as you've returned the previous amount(s) you submitted.
• You won't sell them, I know. There's no reason to sell such small amount. However, if you've been found to do something suspicious with them, you'll get my negative feedback and you'll obviously be unable to re-ask for more tBTC.

It'll be my pleasure to help someone who had never interacted with the lightning network before. Newbies and Jr. Members will receive 1 merit if they're using LN for the first time, unless their history is full of bounty applications or they're loaded with negative trusts.