We recommend using the MetaMask web wallet to connect to Core Testnet. You'll need to install MetaMask and set up your account before you can use it to connect to Core Testnet. You can find MetaMask setup instructions here.
Adding Core Testnet to MetaMask
There are multiple ways to add Core Testnet configurations to your MetaMask Wallet, we have listed the most trusted and testest ways below.
Once you've set up your MetaMask wallet, you can use it to connect to Core Testnet by adding Core Testnet's chain details in MetaMask's network settings. Navigate to Settings->Networks in MetaMask and click the Add Network button. Input the following information:
Go to chainlist.org and search for ‘core blockchain’, make sure to check the Include Testnets option.
Double check to make sure to choose the right network. Please check the details in the below snapshots — Chain ID, Currency etc. to ensure you will add the correct one.
Click on Connect Wallet and then choose MetaMask. Allow to connect to MetaMask wallet by confirming the MetaMask notifications.
Switch to the Core testnet by clicking the ‘Switch Network’ button.
The Core Testnet is now added to your MetaMask.
Adding Network via Core Testnet Explorer
If you using the Chrome MetaMask extension, you can use a quick shortcut to add Core Testnet to MetaMask. Visit Core Testnet Explorer, scroll down to the bottom, and select the Add Core Network button. This will open a pop-up with all necessary network information loaded - you just need to confirm and approve.
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Rebrand Updates
Satoshi Chain/BTCs have been rebranded to Core Chain/CORE, respectively. If you added the Testnet before the rebranding, you'll need to update Network Name and Currency Symbol in the MetaMask settings manually; otherwise, you won't be able to use the current version of Core Testnet. Go to Settings->Network, and select Core Testnet to open up the network settings. Update Network Name and Currency Symbol to the values stated in the above section and click the Save button. You're good to go!
Funding Wallet with tCORE Tokens
To help users get started and allow developers to quickly prototype their dApps, Core has released the public Core Testnet Faucet to distribute Core testnet tokens, tCORE. Follow the detailed guide to fund your metamask account with tCORE tokens.
Sending tCORE Tokens
You can use MetaMask to send tCORE to other addresses.
Navigate to metamask wallet, make sure you are conencted to Core Testnet
Click on the Send button
Enter the amount of tCORE tokens you want to send and the address whom you want to send the tCORE tokens make sure its a Core Testnet Address. Then click next and confirm the transaction.
If you using the Chrome MetaMask extension, you can use a quick shortcut to add Core Testnet to MetaMask. Visit Core Testnet Explorer, scroll down to the bottom, and select the Add Core Network button. This will open a pop-up with all necessary network information loaded - you just need to confirm and approve.
Depending on the network profile that you want to add to your MetaMask wallet, use one of the following links to navigate to the respective ChainList page. ...
Select the Add to Metamask option on the page. ...
Select the Approve option. ...
Finally, select Switch network to switch to Amoy testnet in MetaMask.
In MetaMask, select the network where you want to receive testnet LINK.Click Connect wallet so the faucet app can detect the network and wallet address. If you want to receive testnet funds at a different address, paste it in the Wallet address section. This field defaults to your connected wallet address.
To use testnet, use the argument -testnet with bitcoin-cli , bitcoind or bitcoin-qt or add testnet=1 to your bitcoin.conf file as described earlier. To get free satoshis for testing, use Piotr Piasecki's testnet faucet.
RPC URL is basically the endpoint of an RPC node. Like all URLs, it serves as a unique identity of a node. For example, the RPC URL for Ethereum Pocket Portal will be different than that for Binance Smart Chain. Thus, each Blockchain RPC has a distinctive URL that differentiates it from others.
Use the RPC. CONNECT function to establish a connection to a server process. Once the host and server are identified, the local daemon tries to connect to the remote server.
Smartnode Operation on Mainnet Nothing from the test network can be migrated to mainnet. The chain data is different for both Execution and Consensus, so you must remove the old chain data and resync the mainnet chains from scratch. Your validators on the testnet do not carry over to mainnet.
Navigate to the Testnet Bridge page and connect your wallet.Select your source and destination testnet chains.Enter the amount of native tokens you wish to bridge from the source chain. You will then see the amount of tokens you'll receive on the destination chain.
Open your BitPay wallet and click on the "Receive" tab. Scroll through your wallets to find your testnet wallet. You'll see an address at which you can receive funds. Copy this address to your clipboard.
Using MetaMask to send Ether and tokens on a testnet is straightforward; in the top-left of MetaMask, you can select an Ethereum network. Switch from the Main Ethereum Network to Rinkeby (or other testnet) and you should see your balances and transaction history update, to reflect the network you've selected.
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