# 1kx protocol testnet.

**Published by:** [⚡$PTR | Samuel Ayileka ⚡](https://paragraph.com/@bolex101/)
**Published on:** 2022-11-18
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@bolex101/1kx-protocol-testnet

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hello guys. Today, i would like to walk us through the 1KXPROTOCOL testnet which is being deployed on the zksync chain. here goes the steps to use the DEX. FIRST, what is the purpose of the 1KXPROTOCOL ,the purpose of the protocol goes thus; It is a permissionless exchange & money market protocol which comprises of spot trading, borrowing, lending, earning and swapping. This dex is deployed on the zksync chain. I would post the walkthrough for the testnet now.go to https://beta.1kx.exchange/poolsconnect your wallet to the dex and the network must be on the zksync testnet. as you have it, my wallet is connected to the dex and its on the zksync networkIMAGE SHOWING HOW TO CONNECT THE WALLET.3. request for testtokens request for testtokensand make sure you refresh the page before proceeding to the next step. 4. we are going to be providing liquidity to pools.go to pools, create new poolthen select assets and use the add liquidity button.you would get a notification like this after adding liquidity.5. we would be borrowing.click on borrow on any poolselect the asset you wanna use for collateralselect the asset you would like to borrowthen use the borrow buttonwe would go to the trade sectionwe would select the asset we wanna swap fromwe would select the asset we wanna swap towe then click on the swap button and confirm transaction on metamask. then lastly, tell a friend to tell a friend about @1kxprotocoluse 1kxprotocol regularlyincase you encounter an issue feel free to reach to them via the discord link https://discord.gg/zmfr2QGF

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