Monad

Monad Testnet: Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide

1/ Understanding Monad’s Significance

/monad has quickly become a focal point in the crypto ecosystem, drawing significant attention due to its robust financial backing — over $240M raised from leading investors — and confirmation of the forthcoming $MON token. 

These factors have made Monad a prime candidate for retroactive rewards, intensifying competition and interest. If you are seeking a practical roadmap to participate and maximize your impact on the Monad testnet, this guide covers all essential steps and nuances.

2/ Getting Started: Selecting Your Wallet

Before interacting with Monad’s testnet, you’ll need to choose a compatible wallet. Any EVM-based wallet (such as MetaMask, Rabby, or OKX Wallet) is suitable. 

However, Monad has also introduced its own dedicated wallet, HaHa Wallet, which features a built-in faucet and a native experience. While it remains unclear whether using HaHa Wallet will be considered for future rewards, leveraging the official ecosystem is generally a good practice.

3/ Obtaining MON Test Tokens

To interact meaningfully with Monad’s ecosystem, you will need $MON tokens. Test tokens are available through both complimentary and paid channels.

Free Methods Include:

Official testnet faucet: https://testnet.monad.xyz/ (0.05 or 0.2 MON per claim)

Glacier: https://glacierfi.com/faucet Stake 0.1 MON, connect Twitter and subscribe for daily 0.5 MON distributions

Mozi: https://app.mozi.finance/ Use Telegram login and transfer 0.1 MON to your account

Thihdweb: https://thirdweb.com/monad-testnet Simple captcha completion yields 0.01 MON

Owlto https://owlto.finance/Faucet/Monad, 
aPriori https://stake.apr.io/faucet, 
Telentum https://monad.talentum.id/projects, 
Blockvision https://discord.gg/blockvision,
Morkie https://faucet.morkie.xyz/monad,
MonAI https://monai.gg/faucet, 
Odyssey https://odyssey.gateway.tech/dashboard/faucet: 

Engage with each platform’s tasks or social integrations for incremental daily MON drops

4/ Core Activities to Complete on Monad Testnet Part 1

To maximize your exposure and potential eligibility for future airdrops, it is critical to engage with as many projects and protocols within Monad’s ecosystem as possible. Key actions include:

Official platform: https://testnet.monad.xyz/ Claim faucet rewards and interact with meme token purchases

Major DEXs (Uniswap, PancakeSwap, IzumiSwap, Ambient, Dirol, Rubic, etc.): Perform swaps, add/remove liquidity, test trading features

Staking platforms (Kintsu https://kintsu.xyz/, Magma https://www.magmastaking.xyz/, aPriori https://stake.apr.io/, shMonad https://www.shmonad.xyz/): Stake and unstake MON

Lending and trading apps (KiloEx https://app.kiloex.io/trade?chain=MON, Curvance https://monad.curvance.com/monad, Kinza https://monad-test.kinza.finance/#/dashboard, Nostra https://monad.nostra.finance/, Summer https://app.sumer.money/?chain=10143, Nitro Finance https://testapp.nitrofinance.xyz/): Deposit MON, borrow against collateral, trade assets

5 / Core Activities to Complete on Monad Testnet Part 2

Gaming and social apps (Fantasy.top, Play Network https://t.me/PLAY_GameStore_Bot, Accountable https://game.accountable.capital/, Mahjong https://monad.mahjong123.io/, Odyssey https://odyssey.gateway.tech/dapp/rps, Redbrick https://redbrick.land/monad): Participate in quests, games, mint in-game NFTs

NFT platforms (MagicEden, NFTs2Me, Poply, Demask, Lil Chogstars, Morkie): Mint, trade, and collect NFTs

Bridging and contract deployment (Owlto, Thirdweb, zkSwap, OnChainGM, Comet): Deploy smart contracts, bridge assets between networks

Domain and social identity (AllDomains, .nad, XL): Register domains, experiment with creating memecoins

For each dApp, explore the full range of available interactions: swaps, staking, contract deployment, bridging, NFT minting, social tasks, and more.

/monad is currently in testnet phase, you are not risking anything. In any case, I do not recommend connecting your main wallets to unknown and unverified protocols. DYOR 🤟

do you trust glacier or mozi? I don't know them and don't trust them to connect wallets or to stake anything.