# Testnet by Babylon

By [Atoms Research](https://paragraph.com/@atoms-research) · 2024-06-08

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**🌐** [**Babylon**](https://twitter.com/babylon_chain) designs security protocols that scale Bitcoin to secure the decentralized world

💲 [**Raised**](https://cryptorank.io/ico/babylon-chain#funding-rounds): $96M from Paradigm, Polychain Capital, HashKey Capital, Binance Labs, OKX Ventures and others

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3ae811296819a3b49f76963d505787e1c06eb8c7a1462ce8bf7f144b3c98ee08.png)

The project has recently [launched](https://medium.com/babylonchain-io/babylon-bitcoin-staking-testnet-4-launch-3c7fe3979827) Testnet-4 Launch. Testnet will be performed through a quest on Galxe

### How to interact:

▶ [**Chapter 0**](https://app.galxe.com/quest/Babylon/GCrantzwAV)**: Onboarding**

• Install [OKX Web3 Wallet](https://www.okx.com/web3)

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• In the upper right corner of the network selection, select "All Networks"

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/839c49d49893a82c5941e50ae57790f4e2648e16b34896cc4bed03061c461854.png)

• In the main wallet section, click "Manage" and in the token search field, enter sBTC (BTC Signet)

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• Press "+" to add the asset

• Copy your address in the BTC Signet network

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• Go to Babylon [Discord’s](https://discord.com/invite/babylonglobal) #faucet-signet-btc channel (you must be verified to access it)

• Send your request starting with !faucet followed by your address

• Submit the transaction hash that you received from the faucet

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• Finish the task on Galxe

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/757518f93113672360b4110bc8ab5a41bb7655e6b60930987e4fa6280cfd53e1.png)

▶ [**Chapter 1**](https://app.galxe.com/quest/Babylon/GC4G1tdYEm)**: Testnet Staking**

• Complete the social tasks

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• Visi the [website](https://btcstaking.testnet.babylonchain.io/) and connect your wallet

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d8b7c87e51f95ee437ddc82f4be17b83d6afedaea62e2c18eadac9daa1f36dbc.png)

• Stake $BTC to any validator

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c33d5bb0d92f2d1f16e1445db9d73007f47103e776a3d6f9517224c799dc615b.png)

• Leave feedback on Discord on the #feedback channel, copy the link to your message and finish the task on Galxe

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/df80bcaf8db7b5e309c58045a1fff633739ec71986dbf848ab9f9965c8a809d2.png)

• Leave feedback on the [forum](https://forum.babylonlabs.io/c/testnet/41)

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▶ **Additional interaction**

• Follow the [link](https://stbtc-testnet.nomic.io/stbtc) and connect your wallet

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0786581b7c54cbcff2ce1220d179c60f4180eb638fd08740fb26e6c7f29df7e8.png)

• Deposit test sBTC on the “Bitcoin > Deposit” tab

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ecfd87dc8e682d9d7743e56a349d59eb593207c32e91bab7739dd6494ce45014.png)

• Next, stake the tokens in the "stBTC" tab

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/56b993ceec51c0667d8e7cbf475240767c46ca1a42f9459bb76a9950b70275df.png)

• Also, Babylon has its own [NFT collection](https://www.okx.com/web3/marketplace/nft/collection/polygon/bitcoin-staking-pioneer-pass) with a 100k supply

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4f45b19935ab6c48efcee1f5c34d28b58194679871691edde51d4f1cab8f422e.png)

• You can also run a node ([guide](https://cryptoviet.info/guide-to-running-babylon-node))

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