How to get Solana (SOL) Free: Step by Step

We are going to see a very good way to get Solana for free and that can be very useful to pay for the gas fees when you want to make a transaction.

To do this, we will use a faucet. These platforms consist of giving cryptocurrencies to our wallet in exchange for nothing or for some small action that you can do in a short time. As it is logical, it is a very small amount that we will get, although it is free of charge.

The faucet made its appearance due to an error and problem that many of us have encountered, having cryptocurrencies in a network such as the Solana network, and not having the native token in this case SOL, to pay for the gas fee or commission when you want to make a transaction. Its main use is to get a sufficient amount and be able to make one or two transactions in that network to move our funds. The creation of the faucet is suggested in order to help users who may need it if they find themselves in this situation, and not simply to give away cryptocurrencies. Therefore, do not try to claim several times, as the amounts are so small that it does not pay off.

Above all, use it if you find yourself with funds in a network and you can’t move them because you ran out of the network’s native token, and you will need it to pay for the gas fee or commission. It is a type of platform that can be very useful in some occasions, when the exchanges do not allow withdrawals or withdrawals are with a very high minimum.

Faucet on Solana (SOL)

In order to get our Solana (SOL) for free, we have to go to stakely.io/faucet, the site where we can find the faucet for this token. In this section, you can see all the different cryptocurrencies that are available for the faucet function, and you can also see some that are currently unavailable. These cases usually occur when the account of that network is without funds to continue sharing and you will have to wait for them to refill the account with funds to be able to use it.

Select SOL by clicking on request. Then we will see a short description of what a faucet is and below we must indicate the address where you want to receive the SOL. Next, complete the anti-bot recaptcha, and click on verify. We continue with posting a tweet, and you can and I recommend you check the box so that your twitter name is anonymous and can not be seen. Let’s check the box if you want it, and click on tweet. We select the new checkbox again, to mark that we are using the faucet because you need it to make a transaction.

To finish, we must post the tweet and after a few seconds the transaction will be done so you can get the tokens. You can also see on the right side the different transactions that have already been made, and see the amount that you will be able to receive. To do this, click on transaction ID and it will take you to the explorer of that network, where you can see the amount they are giving in each transaction. You can check different transactions to see if it is always the same amount, which it usually is. In this way, you will be able to calculate what you are going to receive and see if you are going to get the possible cost of the transaction in the gas fee you want to make.

Remember again that the perceived amount is very little, and it is really only worth it when you may need it for a transaction and thus be able to swap your tokens to have more SOL and be able to continue making transactions, or if you want to withdraw to another wallet or Exchange. Use it in a responsible way, as it is a way to help users in each network for a small action or in exchange for nothing and support the use of the network.

With this simplicity, you will already get SOL and thus be able to make some transaction and move your tokens or exchange them for SOL to continue making more transactions. I hope it has been very useful and you can use it when you need it and you find yourself in these cases. Remember that if you don’t have an account with binance, you can create one just below.