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      <h1><span class="grad">TestnetHub</span></h1>
      <p class="hero-tag">A playground for learning Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Monero without risking real money.</p>
      <p class="lede">Testnets are practice networks. The coins have no value, but the protocols are real, so you can learn how wallets, miners, explorers, nodes, confirmations, fees, and swaps really work without touching a cent.</p>
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        <a class="formbtn ghost" href="/faucet">Get testnet coins</a>
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  <p class="muted center">New to all this? Start with <a href="/testnets">What is a testnet?</a> or jump straight into <a href="/first-transaction">your first transaction</a>.</p>

  <h2 class="section-title">Where do you want to go?</h2>
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      <div class="route-top"><img class="route-logo" src="/assets/tools/faucet.svg" alt="" width="42" height="42"><div><div class="route-name">Get testnet coins</div><div class="route-tool">CypherFaucet</div></div></div>
      <p class="route-desc">Claim free Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Monero test coins from a faucet.</p>
      <span class="route-go">Read the guide</span>
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      <div class="route-top"><img class="route-logo" src="/assets/tools/pool.svg" alt="" width="42" height="42"><div><div class="route-name">Mine testnet coins</div><div class="route-tool">TestnetPool</div></div></div>
      <p class="route-desc">Point a miner at a pool and watch how blocks and rewards really work.</p>
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      <div class="route-top"><img class="route-logo" src="/assets/tools/wallet.svg" alt="" width="42" height="42"><div><div class="route-name">Use a browser wallet</div><div class="route-tool">TestnetWallet</div></div></div>
      <p class="route-desc">Create a wallet, receive coins, and broadcast transactions, all in your browser.</p>
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      <p class="route-desc">Inspect blocks, transactions, addresses, MWEB activity, and confirmations.</p>
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      <p class="route-desc">Trade coins across chains with non-custodial atomic swaps.</p>
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  <h2 class="section-title">What can you do here?</h2>
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    <div class="doitem"><span class="n"></span><div><h3>Get free testnet coins</h3><p>Use <a href="/faucet">faucets</a> for Bitcoin testnet, Litecoin testnet, and Monero stagenet/testnet.</p></div></div>
    <div class="doitem"><span class="n"></span><div><h3>Send transactions</h3><p>Create and broadcast fake-money transactions with <a href="/wallet">TestnetWallet</a>.</p></div></div>
    <div class="doitem"><span class="n"></span><div><h3>Explore blocks</h3><p>Inspect blocks, transactions, addresses, MWEB activity, and confirmations with <a href="/explorer">TestnetScan</a>.</p></div></div>
    <div class="doitem"><span class="n"></span><div><h3>Mine coins</h3><p>Learn how mining and pools work with <a href="/mining">TestnetPool</a>. No expensive hardware needed.</p></div></div>
    <div class="doitem"><span class="n"></span><div><h3>Swap coins</h3><p>Test atomic swaps between fake-money assets with <a href="/swaps">TestnetSwap</a>.</p></div></div>
    <div class="doitem"><span class="n"></span><div><h3>Learn safely</h3><p>Follow <a href="/guides">guides</a> without risking real BTC, LTC, or XMR.</p></div></div>
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  <h2 class="section-title">The typical journey</h2>
  <p class="section-sub">Most people move through the stack in the same order. Each step lives in its own tool.</p>
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    <a class="flow-node" href="/faucet"><span class="fn-ico" aria-hidden="true">&#128167;</span><span class="fn-t">Get coins</span><span class="fn-s">Faucet / Pool</span></a>
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    <a class="flow-node" href="/wallet"><span class="fn-ico" aria-hidden="true">&#128179;</span><span class="fn-t">Send</span><span class="fn-s">Wallet</span></a>
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    <a class="flow-node" href="/explorer"><span class="fn-ico" aria-hidden="true">&#128270;</span><span class="fn-t">Watch confirm</span><span class="fn-s">Explorer</span></a>
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    <a class="flow-node" href="/swaps"><span class="fn-ico" aria-hidden="true">&#128260;</span><span class="fn-t">Swap</span><span class="fn-s">TestnetSwap</span></a>
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    <a class="flow-node" href="/guides"><span class="fn-ico" aria-hidden="true">&#127891;</span><span class="fn-t">Learn how</span><span class="fn-s">Guides</span></a>
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  <p class="muted center small">Get coins &rarr; send them &rarr; watch confirmations &rarr; swap them &rarr; understand exactly how it worked.</p>

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    <span class="chip">New crypto users</span>
    <span class="chip">Developers testing integrations</span>
    <span class="chip">Wallet builders</span>
    <span class="chip">Node operators</span>
    <span class="chip">Faucet users</span>
    <span class="chip">The privacy-curious</span>
    <span class="chip">Anyone nervous about real money</span>
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      <h3>Testnet coins are fake money</h3>
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        <li>They have no market value, so never buy or sell them.</li>
        <li>Never use a real seed phrase or import a real wallet on testnet.</li>
        <li>Never send mainnet BTC, LTC, or XMR to a testnet address.</li>
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    <h2 class="card-header">Part of the Tech1k testnet ecosystem</h2>
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      <p>Five focused tools, one map. TestnetHub is the tutorial and launchpad; these do the work:</p>
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        <a class="ext" href="https://cypherfaucet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="tool-logo" src="/assets/tools/faucet.svg" alt="" width="20" height="20">CypherFaucet</a>
        <a class="ext" href="https://testnetpool.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="tool-logo" src="/assets/tools/pool.svg" alt="" width="20" height="20">TestnetPool</a>
        <a class="ext" href="https://testnetwallet.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="tool-logo" src="/assets/tools/wallet.svg" alt="" width="20" height="20">TestnetWallet</a>
        <a class="ext" href="https://testnetscan.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="tool-logo" src="/assets/tools/explorer.svg" alt="" width="20" height="20">TestnetScan</a>
        <a class="ext" href="https://testnetswap.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="tool-logo" src="/assets/tools/swap.svg" alt="" width="20" height="20">TestnetSwap</a>
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      <p class="muted">Each tool has its own guide here. <a href="/tools">See the whole toolset &rarr;</a></p>
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