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What is a testnet?

A testnet is a practice copy of a blockchain where coins have no value. How KURV's testnet works on Base Sepolia and Solana Devnet.

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Before a product is ready for people to rely on it, it gets tested, and blockchains are no different. A testnet is a practice copy of a network where the software behaves like the network it copies, except the coins are free and have no value. That makes it the right place to learn.

What a testnet is

  • A testnet runs the same kind of software as the network it copies, but its coins are handed out free for testing and have no value.
  • Base Sepolia is the test copy of Base. Solana Devnet is the test copy of Solana. KURV runs on both today.

Why testnets exist

  • For builders: to try contracts and features where no money is involved.
  • For users: to learn without risk.
  • For testers: to find bugs and confusing labels, then report them.

KURV’s testnet

KURV’s testnet lives at testnet.kurv.fun, with a tester guide at testnet.kurv.fun/testers. Testing is open to anyone. Test coins and pieces have no value. On Base Sepolia, Get test funds adds free test coins. On Solana, the network fee is paid in SOL.

The guide walks through: log in, get test funds, mint, find and share a piece, and look at charts. Optional steps include listing or buying, the Vault, previewing your own collection and connecting an agent.

What you can safely learn there

  • How minting feels: the confirm step, where the piece shows up.
  • How the market works: listing and buying.
  • How a Vault behaves: reading Vault Exit and the other numbers.
  • How your own collection would look, before you launch.

What does not carry over

  • Test pieces stay on testnet. They are not pieces on another network.
  • Test funds have no value. You cannot cash them out.
  • Test prices mean nothing about any other price.

A concrete example

Leo has never minted anything. On KURV’s testnet he logs in, gets test funds, and mints a piece from a test collection. He lists it, buys a different one, and opens a Vault to see how the four numbers look. When the share button does not do what he expected, he reports it. He has already practiced the whole path, with nothing at stake, because testnet coins and pieces have no value.

Spotting a fake “testnet”

Scammers sometimes say “it is only testnet” to get people to sign things. Check:

  1. The address: KURV’s testnet is testnet.kurv.fun.
  2. The funds: testnets give out free test funds. Nobody needs to buy them.
  3. The ask: a real testnet never needs your login code or recovery words.

Trying testnet, step by step

  1. Open testnet.kurv.fun/testers.
  2. Follow the guide’s steps in order.
  3. Try something you would be nervous to do if the coins had a price. On testnet they have no value.
  4. Note anything confusing.
  5. Report it.

Why test funds are free

Test funds are given out so people can try things. Because anyone can get them, they have no value, and that is what keeps testing safe. If people could sell them, testing would stop being a place to make mistakes. On KURV’s testnet, the guide shows how to get test funds. You never pay for them.

Testnet for creators

Testnet is not only for collectors. If you plan to launch, previewing your own collection on testnet is one of the optional tester steps. It lets you see your pieces on a real collection page, check how traits display, and walk through the launch flow before those settings are fixed. Problems found on testnet cost nothing to fix, because testnet coins and pieces have no value.

What testers notice that builders miss

Builders know where every button is, so they do not get lost. New testers do, and that is useful. If a label confused you, if you had to guess which button to press, or if a number looked wrong, that is worth reporting even if nothing technically broke. Plenty of the most useful feedback is “I did not understand this.”

A tester’s notebook

Keep a short note while you test: what you tried, what happened, what you expected. Even three lines per session makes your feedback far more useful than trying to remember later.

Common mistakes

  • Expecting test pieces to leave testnet.
  • Buying “test funds” from anyone.
  • Mixing up which site you are on. Check the address bar.
  • Skipping the guide and missing steps.
  • Not reporting problems. That is the point.

FAQ

Does testing cost anything? No. Test funds are free and have no value.

Who can test KURV? Anyone. Testing is open on testnet.

What do testers get? Practice. Testnet coins and pieces have no value, so you can learn the app without spending anything.

Is testnet the same as Base? KURV’s testnet is Base Sepolia and Solana Devnet, the test copies of Base and Solana.

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