# KYVE Incentive Testnet officially released on May 3 By [luckdog](https://paragraph.com/@luckdog-2) · 2022-05-04 --- KYVE Incentive Testnet officially released on May 3 About KYVE KYVE, the web3 data lake solution, is a protocol that enables data providers to standardize, validate, and permanently store blockchain data streams. By leveraging permanent data storage solutions like Arweave, KYVE’s Cosmos SDK chain creates permanent backups and ensures the scalability, immutability, and availability of these resources over time. KYVE’s network is powered by decentralized archivers and validators funded by $KYVE tokens, and aims to operate as a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) in the near future. This past year KYVE has gained major support, currently backed by top VCs, including Hypersphere Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Mechanism Capital, CMS Holdings, and blockchains such as Arweave, Avalanche, Solana, Interchain, and NEAR. The benefits of an incentivized testnet How does an incentivized testnet work? Incentivized testnets are generally competition-based. Participants are incentivized with token rewards to complete different tasks that test the network’s performance, its features, and more. Over the next two months, the KYVE Network will go through several testing and iterating rounds to ensure we are providing our community with the best possible user experience. The idea is to find bugs, glitches, and other flaws in the network so they can be fixed before KYVE launches on mainnet. An incentivized testnet enables projects in the network to establish relationships with validators as well as cultivate a higher level of trust and communication between teams building in the KYVE ecosystem. Korellians taking part in the incentivized testnet will be able to navigate KYVE and participate in many tasks, not only by creating memes and educational content but also by using our pools! Starting today, some pools that were already live in the previous version of the KYVE testnet will be reimplemented to enable the maximum number of users to run a node, delegate, and fund them. Users can be a part of pools in the Mission Korellia incentivized Testnet right now: Moonbeam, Avalanche, Stacks, Solana, Zilliqa, even in our newest Bitcoin pool! Rad on to learn more about how to participate in KYVE’s incentivized testnet. Process of participation Do you want to be an early, involved contributor to KYVE’s launch on mainnet, and earn rewards for providing input? If so, you’re in the right place. The KYVE team has come up with several ways for community members to participate in this process. Typically, testnets tend to be very technical, limiting who can participate and benefit. But we wanted to ensure anybody in the KYVE community could contribute to the incentivized testnet, regardless of their crypto experience and technical ability. By carrying out the following tasks, users just have to claim tokens but will also receive points on the leaderboard. We are giving our extra points for community activities and will also manually give users points through occasional giveaways and contests (so be sure to keep an eye on our Twitter, Telegram, and Discord channels!) We’re also rolling out daily bonuses. So how can users participate in KYVE’s incentivized testnet? There are several ways to get involved. Let’s dive in. Korellia Motherboard We are introducing the Korellia Motherboard, which will showcase users’ progress throughout the incentivized testnet process. The leaderboard will display information on token distribution, and users with the highest scores will have the chance to win rewards. Use the Motherboard to track your team’s progress throughout the mission! Like most incentivized testnets, the more points users collect from completing tasks, the more rewards they earn. However, we have added a unique team-building aspect, where all three teams need to reach the highest-ranking to unlock the max amount of $KYVE rewards distributed per user (according to their ranking on the leaderboard). It’s time to motivate each other and invite your friends to make sure all teams succeed in the mission! Join the community and earn points as you go Test your luck and spin the Korellia wheel! Create funny content for the chance to earn points for the incentivized testnet. Help further secure the KYVE Network. Carry out tasks and engage with the community and win rewards along the way, whether it is in design, community, or engineering! Design Create Video Tutorial Max 4 how-to videos on KYVE features 1500 pts per video Create Video Introduction Max 4 intro clips for upcoming KYVE content 1500 pts per video Create Funny Content Max 20 memes, 3D printable goodies, or anything fun KYVE-themed 150 pts per content Create Explanatory Content Max 4 explaining KYVE concepts or features 500 pts per content Community Retweet our Twitter Posts Must be the latest Tweet 40 pts per retweet Like our Twitter Posts Must be the latest Tweet 40 pts per like Follow our Twitter @KYVENetwork 100 pts total Claim on the Korellia Wheel 1 Spin every 24 hrs 1/5/10 pts per spin Claim on Twitter 1 time only 150 pts total Claim on Discord 1 Claim every 24 hrs 20 pts per claim Engineering Governance Vote Participate in KYVE’s governance (How to) 10 pts per vote Staking Stake $KYVE to support protocol nodes (How to) 130 pts max Delegating Help secure the KYVE network by delegating (How to) 150 pts max Funding Help fund a pool (How to) 50 pts max Create Bundle Protocol nodes only(How to) 50 pts per bundle Vote Correctly Protocol nodes only 1 pt per correct vote Reporting a bug If you’ve got an eye for detail and are good at spotting vulnerabilities in a network, be sure to report them to the KYVE team. To report a bug you can use the KYVE Discord channel and tag one of our team members. Click on the button “report a bug” on our page pool on the Dapp or by directly following this link. Note: To participate in KYVE’s incentivized testnet, users need to go to the KYVE Dapp, where they can connect their wallet and start completing tasks. Badges KYVE has created special badges, rewarding users who have been participating in improving KYVE since before Mission Korellia began. These badges are like certificates, giving value to a user’s contribution. For example, if a user was given a badge for having run a node for a long time, their node will be more trustworthy and therefore more likely chosen over a newer node that does not have a badge. Badge 1: Moonbase Node Runner For users who had a node running during the 2nd version of KYVE, on Moonbase Alpha. Badge 2: Cosmos Badge For users who had a node running during the current version of KYVE, before the incentivized testnet. Badge 3: OGs For users that have claimed via the KYVE faucet, before the incentivized testnet. Badge 4: Krew & KYVErs For our dedicated Ambassadors from all over the world helping improve KYVE. Tokenomics There are two reward pools in the incentivized testnet: Pool A rewards the top 5,000 participants on the leaderboard Pool B rewards all participants 1 to 10,000 Here’s a breakdown of the token distribution, which will come from the ecosystem: 2% of the supply for incentivized testnet (general) (20,000,000 $KYVE) 25% of the dedicated supply for the incentivized testnet Pool A (up to 5,000,000 $KYVE) 25% of the dedicated supply for the incentivized testnet Pool B (up to 5,000,000 $KYVE) 50% of the dedicated supply for the incentivized testnet KYVE will be delegated to the top node runners in either top 2500 or 5000 (10,000,000 $KYVE) More details to come, so stay tuned! Join KYVE’s community: Twitter：[https://twitter.com/KYVEnetwork](https://twitter.com/KYVEnetwork) Discord：[https://discord.com/invite/E73KZwaa4S](https://discord.com/invite/E73KZwaa4S) Telegram：[https://t.me/kyvenet](https://t.me/kyvenet) --- *Originally published on [luckdog](https://paragraph.com/@luckdog-2/kyve-incentive-testnet-officially-released-on-may-3)*