# Taiko Alpha-2 Testnet is Live | Incentivized Testnet for node runner $TKO 🪂

By [Alpha Thread 🧵](https://paragraph.com/@nkboy) · 2023-03-27

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“The current $ARB airdrop is bringing joy to many individuals and why not? It’s a $1000+ airdrop 💸. It’s essential not to miss out on another airdrop that could occur in the next 2–3 months.”

### • What is Taiko ?

Taiko is a decentralized Ethereum-equivalent ZK-Rollup.

It enables easy deployment of dApps on its network while maintaining security levels similar to Ethereum and offering lower transaction fees than on the L1 chain.

Taiko is a community-driven that operates in a decentralized and permissionless manner. It relies solely on Ethereum public data and allows anyone to run a node, and any proposer or prover can participate.

As a Type 1 ZK-EVM, Taiko is built on the Privacy & Scaling Explorations team’s work at the Ethereum Foundation, specifically on ZK-EVM circuits.

Here is first a bit of background on how Taiko works:

### How to eligible for Airdrop

Millions are made from airdrops, and you can cash in too 💰

$TKO Token has been confirmed with a potentially huge airdrop 🪂

Maximize your chances of receiving it with this Taiko #airdrop strategy:

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☝️Taiko is the new ZK-Rollup equivalent of Ethereum, emulating eth to scale it with a decentralized and secure Layer 2 architecture that supports all EVM transaction codes.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6e2a8dbac5dce0d3ba9924483a86eb8d327d3d8b1f4ed0af54a0b8884dadc5b0.png)

☝️Vitalik Buterin himself has applauded their outstanding work on ZK-EVM, even though they're still in the early stages of development.

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Aidrop strategy 🎯

1\. Add Taiko A2 and Sepolia networks:

• [chainid.network](https://chainid.network)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/08caa8a675d85a10dc8d424129492249c911efa26e87e9469298c806b0796293.jpg)

2\. Request testnet $ETH:

• [sepoliafaucet.com](https://sepoliafaucet.com)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/876d6a71bfcc5739df9d0869bf34fe0e0d04abb97bb693158c7dcb5c9adabe2a.jpg)

3\. Send $ETH from Sepolia to Taiko A2:

• [bridge.a2.taiko.xyz](https://bridge.a2.taiko.xyz)

Leave some ETH in the Sepolia, don't send all of it.

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4\. Select "HORSE" from the drop-down list of tokens, and a "Faucet" button will appear just below.

5\. Request a token and send it to Taiko A2. Repeat this step with the BLL token. If the error "Not enough ETH" appears, select Custom and set it to e.g. 0.001.

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6\. Switch the wallet to Taiko A2, open the "Transactions" tab, and claim the tokens:

• [bridge.a2.taiko.xyz/#/transactions](https://bridge.a2.taiko.xyz/#/transactions)

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7\. Make several swaps with different tokens:

• [swap.a2.taiko.xyz/#/swap](https://swap.a2.taiko.xyz/#/swap)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3025ed740f7791216b92200e064889c2445176fa165794dc2daabd796003f652.jpg)

8\. Provide liquidity to a pool:

• [swap.a2.taiko.xyz/#/pool](https://swap.a2.taiko.xyz/#/pool)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9f07e871c2afb3f97a6e4ca97270dc940348a8f0c38b8b37abe5226d0bd0da14.jpg)

9\. Back to the bridge and transfer BLL, HORSE, and ETH tokens back from Taiko A2 to Sepolia:

• [bridge.a2.taiko.xyz](https://bridge.a2.taiko.xyz)

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*Originally published on [Alpha Thread 🧵](https://paragraph.com/@nkboy/taiko-alpha-2-testnet-is-live-incentivized-testnet-for-node-runner-tko)*