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Gives bitcoins out for free to each visitor. IP addresses that receive bitcoins are recorded, so that bitcoins are given only once to each address. It is operated by [[User:Gavinandresen|Gavin Andresen]].
Gives bitcoins out for free to each visitor. IP addresses that receive bitcoins are recorded, so that bitcoins are given only once to each address. It is operated by [[User:Gavinandresen|Gavin Andresen]].


The amount of bitcoins given per visitor depends on the amount of bitcoins in the faucet account. Currently, when there are less than 500 bitcoins in the faucet, it gives out 0.05 bitcoins, or 0.50 bitcoins otherwise.
The amount of bitcoins given per visitor depends on the amount of bitcoins in the faucet account. Currently, it gives out 0.001 bitcoins.


People can donate to the faucet account. When the bitcoin currency was new, this account could be easily filled, because the price of bitcoins was very low. It used to be the norm that 5 bitcoins were given to each visitor, but now only 0.05 BTC are given.
People can donate to the faucet account.


==See Also==
==See Also==


Because the Bitcoin Faucet has been down for such a long time, I have created a working one!
* [[Trade#Getting_started|Alternate bitcoin distribution services]]
I call it the Bitcoin Dispenser and it can be found at http://freebitcoins.macdonaldboats.com/
I give complete credit to the creator of the Bitcoin Faucet for the idea.
If you have any extra Bitcents or Bitcoins please help out and donate to the cause!
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Check out the site to see how it works, and to see how you can advertise on my site.
 
* [http://faucet.bitcoin.st Bitcoin Street Faucet] SMS Based


== Testnet ==
== Testnet ==

Revision as of 12:23, 30 August 2011

Gives bitcoins out for free to each visitor. IP addresses that receive bitcoins are recorded, so that bitcoins are given only once to each address. It is operated by Gavin Andresen.

The amount of bitcoins given per visitor depends on the amount of bitcoins in the faucet account. Currently, it gives out 0.001 bitcoins.

People can donate to the faucet account.

See Also

Testnet

There is a separate TEST Bitcoin faucet that gives test bitcoins for people who want to do tests on the Testnet.

External Links

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