<p>Ditto. I found this and am trying to implement it.</p>

<p>Apparently, you create a private testnet with low difficulty. I guess I'll go to lunch, because it apparently takes about an hour to do my "genesis block."</p>

<p><a href="https://github.com/freewil/bitcoin-testnet-box" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/freewil/bitcoin-testnet-box</a></p>

<p>Be clear to stay away from the SourceForge one! Its instructions are out of date.</p>

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<p>Having a hard time getting the amount of testnet coins I need. Anyone know a way of getting a rather large amount of testnet coins?</p>

<p>If you can spare some:mvhTdSXUhs812vY5t1StAKohwid5GwALgK</p>

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# Looking for testnet coins

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-21)

Having a hard time getting the amount of testnet coins I need. Anyone know a way of getting a rather large amount of testnet coins?

If you can spare some:mvhTdSXUhs812vY5t1StAKohwid5GwALgK

**Tags:** testnet


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-27. Score: 0

Ditto. I found this and am trying to implement it.

Apparently, you create a private testnet with low difficulty. I guess I'll go to lunch, because it apparently takes about an hour to do my "genesis block."

<https://github.com/freewil/bitcoin-testnet-box>

Be clear to stay away from the SourceForge one! Its instructions are out of date.


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