Get test BKC

The faucet at faucet.bkc.network sends 1 BKC to an address, once every 24 hours per address and per IP.

1. Create an account (any of the three):
   • the BKC Wallet extension,
   • npx hardhat bkc-new-account in a Hardhat project with the plugin,
   • BKCd keys add <name> if you run a node.
2. Paste the address into the faucet. Either spelling works — bkc1… or 0x… — they are the same account, and claiming once under each spelling does not get you two payouts.
3. Solve the captcha (a short proof-of-work in your browser) and submit.

The faucet pays over the EVM, so the transfer appears on the explorer immediately with its own transaction page.

How much is 1 BKC?

Enough for many deployments. A contract deployment typically declares 1–4 million gas; at the minimum price of 5000000bkc per gas, 4,000,000 gas costs 0.00002 BKC.

API

The faucet has a small HTTP API, useful in CI:

GET /api/config	amount, cooldown, captcha type, network endpoints
GET /api/status	faucet address, balance, claims served
GET /api/challenge	a proof-of-work seed
POST /api/claim	{ address, captcha } → { txHash, explorerUrl }

Refusals say why: 400 for a bad address or captcha, 429 with retryAfter (seconds) during the cooldown, 503 when the faucet is empty.

To run a faucet of your own, see Run a faucet.