Using the Metamask Wallet: Selecting a Network (Test Network) and How to Request Free Ether in a Faucet.(Part2)

 

What is blockchain?

It is an accounting book of transactions made between two or more people, each page of the digital book represents a block of the chain, containing:

  • Page or block number.

  • Result of the previous block.

  • Date of execution of the block.

  • A number represents each transaction between people.

  • Summary of the transactions.

Here we will analyze the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) network, which allows you to create applications similar or with the same functionality as in Ethereum. The features of the network are:

  • Binance Coin (BSC), its native cryptocurrency, exists to pay for gas or transaction execution fees.

  • The BSC is owned by a company, not the cryptocurrency community, like Ethereum, but offers transactions with lower processing costs.

  • The applications work through Smart Contract, a trusted third party all expenses and actions associated with the participation of a third party.

When a programmer develops applications, he first tests and runs them on a similar blockchain called BSC test net, since if there are errors, it does not involve losses because BNB test net have no monetary value.

 

How to use the Metamask wallet:

Step 1: Log into the wallet (see the previous article), you can see that:

  • ·Initially or by default you will be on the Ethereum main network.

  • Click on the Ethereum Main net.

Step 2: A screen appears where it says Add Network, click.

Step 3: We configure the BSC-Test net:

To configure the main network or BSC main network:

 

Step 4: Now the wallet presents the following information:

  • Smart Chain - Test Network.

  • Account one.

  • Account balance 0 BNB.

  • Account address is:
    0x6c454662CabE25Fc2E94d5C1855F7c97B1af0D5a

Step 5: The account or address information is found in the BSC browser (also called explorer), Click on the link: BSC Testnet and then paste the account address.

The main net scanner is: BSC

 

Step 6: When you click on the search, you can see that the account balance is 0 BNB.

Step 7. How to get BNB from test net: There are taps or faucets where you can get free BNB from testnet, one of them is:

Step 8: In ten seconds you will see a balance of 0.5 BNB in ​​your wallet.

Step 9: Finally, you can verify the information by logging back into the browser: https://testnet.bscscan.com/ enter the account address and you will see the balance.

 
Carlos Sampson