What are crypto faucets? How to claim free Bitcoin (and avoid scams)
Free Bitcoin? That’s the bait.
Crypto “faucets” promise drips of Bitcoin, Ethereum or other tokens for clicking ads, solving captchas or filling out surveys. The pitch is simple: do a task, get a payout, no credit card needed. For rookies it sounds like a harmless on-ramp. No wire transfers. No charts. Just easy money.
Here’s the truth. Most faucets are gimmicks. Some are outright scams. And the time tax is brutal.
That doesn’t make them worthless. Faucets can be a low-stakes sandbox to learn how a wallet works and what a blockchain transaction looks like. If…