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Create and Fund Your Account

To perform any transaction, your new account needs $KDA tokens.

  • For testnet usage, get free testnet $KDA using the official faucet: 🔗 Kadena Testnet Faucet

  • For mainnet, there are multiple ways to acquire $KDA, including:

    • Centralized exchanges (CEX)
    • Decentralized exchanges (DEX)
    • Payment providers such as Transak and Simplex

Testnet Funding (Faucet)

This section applies to the Kadena testnet only.

  1. Copy your Kadena address from your wallet (it looks like k:...).

    Copy Your Address

  2. On the testnet faucet, paste your:

    • Account: k:address
    • Public key: address (same as above, but without the k: prefix)

Once funded, you’ll see a screen like this while a transaction is being processed:

Transaction Processing