What is a testnet faucet?

The faucet is a web-based service that provides free tokens to users of the testnet who are running a stake pool or other node . The tokens enable users to experiment with Cardano features without spending ada cryptocurrency on the mainnet.

Testnet faucets, which distribute testnet coins rather than real bitcoin , are much more common because testnet coins have no monetary value. You can check out an example of a testnet faucet here.

Faucets require an address to which they send coins. To obtain a receiving address, click on the ‘Receive’ button from the top of the Bitcoin Core screen followed by the ‘Request Payment’ button as seen below. The Faucet will then send a certain amount of coin (usually around 1 BTC) to the address you provided.

Binance Smart Chain Faucet is a portal for developers to obtain test token as BNB, BTC, BUSD on the Testnet environment . As a reason, test tokens cannot be purchased, but to be claimed freely.