Introduction

In this guide, I will show you how to claim SHM testnet tokens so you can interact with the Shardeum Public Beta & be in for a chance to receive a potential airdrop!

Shardeum is an EVM-based network designed for linear scalability, offering sustained low gas fees while upholding genuine decentralization and robust security.

Step 1

First, we need to open up our MetaMask wallet, if you don't have a MetaMask wallet you should check out our How To Setup MetaMask Guide.

Now select "Ethereum Mainnet" and then select "Add Network".






Step 2

Now we need to fill in the details to add the Shardeum Network to MetaMask, you can find them here or alternatively you can copy the details from the image below.






Step 3

Now we can go ahead and begin the process to claim our testnet tokens, To do this you will need to open your Twitter account and then Click this link it should direct you to Twitter and generate a Tweet, edit the tweet & change the "0x000000..." to your own ETH address from MetaMask (You can find your ETH address just above the "0 SHM" balance)




Step 4

Once you've posted that Tweet you need to copy the link to the Tweet and paste it to this page here

Now you should be able to select "Request SHM" - If you have any issues; you can check the images below for the instructions too.

You should see a pop-up to let you know it was successful, go back to MetaMask and you should now see "100 SHM" in your wallet!

You can now start interacting with Shardeum testnet with your testnet tokens!





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