The use of Crypto Faucets by many is seen as beginners way to enter in to crypto world with zero investment in order to try out what it is all about but quickly realizing that the time invested is not reflected by the amount of coins you can earn so most people abandon this method in search of other easy ways to earn and increase their crypto portfolio .
This post is not meant as an ultimate guide to faucets nor a way to get rich fast , it is only meant as a collection of alternative ways to earn additional coins and possibilities on how you can maximize profits on the coins you currently hold. Overall this post will contain some of faucets I use on daily basis but not limited to those as I will talk about browsers and crypto lending programs as well and how they can work together .
Despite I mentioned faucets in the introduction to this post I would like to start from browsers just to get them out of the way. I will list 3 browsers that can generate crypto by simply using them as your primary browser and this list as well as their placing on it is based on my own experience and not on the amount they can generate or value of the tokens.
3rd Place
NetBox Browser
The NetBox at least in my knowledge is the new kid on the block. This browser provides services such as Staking, generates NBX token for use of the browser as well as wallet for the said tokens .
It is Both a browser as well as a node , meaning it is helping to secure the network and rewarding user for their “activity” so the more you use it the more you contribute to secure the network and earn NBX tokens.
In order to maximize the profits you can stake the tokens for additional passive earning and if you wish to become a master-node you need to stake 100k NBX.
This browser provides a bonus based airdrops of which the first one is a limited 20NBX and if you create the account following a ref link you are eligible for additional 10NBX that I was not aware of and created the profile by going directly to their website. In case you wish to try it out please use my link to be eligible for the 3 step bonuses that will e helpful towards staking the tokens and the start of your passive income . In case you are interested please leave a message in the comments section as while I am awaiting for a link to be provided from their support for unlimited downloads by default they provide only 3 single use links.
2nd Place
Brave Browser
The Brave Browser is knows for 2 main reasons, the first one is privacy as not only it is not storing information regarding usage of the browser and websites visited but it also integrates an ad and script blocking service.
This browser can earn BAT in 2 different ways , the first one is the classical ads for which you are prompted with a small popup that upon clicking on it opens the advertiser page and you get credited for the view.
While writing this post that took me several hours I got one notification of which screencap you can see above.
The second method is a reward for referring people to download the browser and using it for at least 30 days. The earning are credited on a monthly basis to your Uphold account that it is suggested to setup and go through the KYC. Sadly this is no longer valid and the program ended with the last calculated referrals that downloaded the browser prior to 24 November and downloads after that date will not be calculated towards the last payment scheduled for the end of January 2021 .
Due to the poor quantity of ads do not expect big monthly payouts as despite I did set up to view 5 ads an hour but frequently I don’t get any for an entire day . While using the browser I noticed that if you are displayed any ads it is either during the morning or late afternoon thus I use it only in that timeframe.
Most users that were successful with earning using Brave were people that refer other users which is still the most profitable way to get BAT.
1st Place
Cryptotab Browser
Anyone that is in to crypto and Bitcoins should already know CryptoTab so no special introduction should be required. This browser unlike the others that are providing their own tokens that can be exchanged later on for either FIAT or other coins is focused on mining mainly Monero and other 5 tokens depending on which is more profitable at the moment and converting them in to BTC that you can withdraw ASAP reached 1k satoshi (0.00001000) and the transaction will be processed in approximately 10 days without additional charges.
I placed this browser at the first spot despite the fact that it is performing actual mining using your PC’s resources simply because it pays in BTC and seems I use all the 3 browsers described in this article it generates the most on monthly basis and you can use it on multiple devices as your profile is associated to your google account user to log in to browser. If interested please use the following link to download https://cryptotabbrowser.com/17551407 or simply google for cryptotab .
All the above are chromium based browsers so all the plugins you use on chrome will be compatible thus can simply replace the standard chrome that not only is slower and heavier on CPU usage than the ones I listed but they pay you for using them .
The second option for additional income would be use of Crypto Lending platforms that are rewarding user’s for holding crypto in their wallets and pay out a small reward on a daily, weekly or monthly basis without of necessity of staking.
The first one that I found easy to setup and use is NEXO. Despite I am still testing this platform regarding the amount of interest they generate and in this case is paid on daily basis I am pretty confident you can rely on it as I did manage to successfully deposit and withdraw my coins without any problems or unexplained delays.
Currently I am holding only BTC tokens that I generated using Cryptotab browser and LTC that I will talk about later on that are deposited on daily basis using a faucet with direct payout.
The percentage of interest you can earn is based off a Loyalty system in 4 different levels that was introduced with recent update and you can choose to either earn interest in the same currency you are holding or in their native NEXO token with a 2% higher rate. It is suggested to set interest rate to NEXO for the simple reason of being able to raise the loyalty level to Platinum and by doing so increase the interest rate of your crypto. The rates are not as high as their competition but as mentioned at the beginning setting up this profile was the easiest one out of 3 that I submitted my KYC for and was the fastest one to approve.
The second Crypto lending program is Celsius. This one is available only on mobile devices but with that you can manage and monitor your asset’s on the go.
The earning rates using Celsius are somewhat higher than the ones offered by Nexo thus making it a perfect addition besides the fact both have different coins available for deposit and automatically generating interest without necessity of staking.
The coins and rates available for staking are as follows :
In addition to the 2 listed above the third reputable crypto lending platform with interest paid on a monthly basis is BlockFI. Due to the fact that they accept only few coins of which the most are stable coins and I was unable to pass their KYC for some reason I am not providing stats for that platform but you can still review their rates and accepted coins at https://blockfi.com/ .
Now finally we can list the few Faucet websites that I use on a daily basis.
The first 3 require you to claim your coins once every 24h and they are sent directly to your wallet and they are the main reason for which I wrote this post as there is nothing more annoying than joining a faucet with 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes timer and waiting for months before reaching the minimum threshold for withdrawal and in most cases finding out that it was either a scam or due to inactivity for whichever reason your balance was brought down to 0 and you either start all over again or abandon the website in search for alternatives (and the later in most cases is intended as the generated traffic and revenue are pocketed by the website owner keeping the service running as faucet’s are not very profitable).
The first one is the ZEN token official website .
This website provides the mentioned daily faucet as well as a browser based minigame for additional ZEN that works the best on mobile device but you can play it on PC as well.
The earning rate is determined based on multiple factors such as using Brave Browser , adding your social Media accounts or simply holding your tokens on the account associated to your profile .
In addition to that you get the daily bonus and a bonus round every 5th day by selecting the 3 ZEN tokens shown on the above image that currently are greyed out as I am on the first day of the 6 daily onus round .
In case you don’t have an account and wish to try it please use my link : https://getzen.cash/auth/register?ref=134754
The second one is the Globalhive page that pays in ZEC tokens that I am currently depositing on my Celsius account in order for the coins to generate additional interest.
This website provides a daily faucet with direct deposit to your ZEC account, as mentioned I suggest to use Celsius for the mentioned reasons as well as for the fact that the minimum deposit is so low that it is possible to withdraw directly not like certain exchanges thus if you select a different option please make sure you verify the minimum deposit amount.
Just as the previous one this faucet rates are determined by the linked Social Media accounts as well as the use of Brave Browser to maximize the amount of coins claimed on daily basis.
Just as the previous website you get an additional daily bonus and a free roll every 5th day out of a 6 days streak While using Brave Browser to maximize the claimed tokens .
Lastly we have PipeFlare that works in the same way as the other 2 websites but in addition you can also claim free Doge also paid to your wallet directly with minimum payment being +1 DOGE (Based on recent claims it is once every 2 days).
In addition to the ZEC and DOGE you can also claim FLR token but at the moment it has no actual use nor is listed on any exchange. Just as the previous websites also this one should be used with Brave Browser and linked to your Social Media Accounts to maximize the daily claims.
The only difference with this website is that they provide a full layout leading to the “Bonus Spin” and if you miss your daily claim it will not reset your progress while the other websites if you don’t claim within 25 hours approximately the progress is reset and you miss out on the free spin that is the highest paying claim .
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I almost forgot to add the LTC faucet of which payouts i am depositing to my Nexo account. Many websites are reporting it as SCAM or fraudulent and for this purpose i would suggest not to invest on this website. This faucet is a Litecoin Cloud Mining service that provides an initial hashpower that will allow you to perform 2 daily payouts and at the time of writing this post the amount is LTC 0.00015000 each for total of LTC 0.00030000.
The website and the payout are fully automated and it did occur to be that at times instead of the 2 payouts for day limit i was credited 3 times so it is still a win for me. Please find below the proof of payment from both LTC miner website as well as Nexo.
LTCMiner:
Nexo:
In case you want to try this one out for yourself please remember that despite they pay for the free subscription account in case you dont upgrade the payments will be disabled after 1 month and i strongly suggest not to upgrade as mentioned this website is still being reported as fraudulent so grab your free coins while it pays and later forget about it.
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There are certainly other Crypto Faucet websites worth mentioning but this might be a good subject for another post in case this one will be well received.
In case you found any useful information in this post and would like to try out any of the mentioned services please consider using one of the following links :
Cryptotab Browser: https://cryptotabbrowser.com/17551407
NetBox Browser: https://netbox.global/r/cryptixmlonwax
Horizen: https://getzen.cash/auth/register?ref=134754
GlobalHive: https://globalhive.io/r/29482
PipeFlare: https://pipeflare.io/r/12jm
LTCMiner: https://ltcminer.com/1921730 <-- feel free to use the free subscription but DO NOT UPGRADE unless you like to gamble and do so at your own risk.
Thank you all for reading and till the next time.