Set Up Your Wallet
You need a wallet before you can receive testnet tokens or deploy a contract. Two paths are supported:
- OXN Web Wallet — wallet.bout.network. Preconfigured for OXN Testnet. Recommended for new users.
- MetaMask — the wallet you already use for Ethereum, with OXN Testnet added as a custom network. Recommended if you already have a MetaMask setup you want to keep.
Option A: OXN Web Wallet (recommended)
- Visit wallet.bout.network.
- Create a new account or import from mnemonic / private key.
- Confirm the network shows OXN Testnet.
No network configuration required. You're done.
Option B: MetaMask
Open MetaMask → Settings → Networks → Add a network → Add a network manually, then fill in:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Network Name | OXN Testnet |
| New RPC URL | https://rpc.bout.network |
| Chain ID | 186 |
| Currency Symbol | TBLUAI |
| Block Explorer URL | https://explorer.bout.network |
Click Save. Switch to the new network from the network dropdown at the top of MetaMask.
Verifying the connection
Open MetaMask, make sure OXN Testnet is selected, and check that:
- Your balance shows
0 TBLUAI(before you request from the faucet) - The account address begins with
0x…
If your balance shows something else or the address format is wrong, MetaMask cached a stale chain configuration. Delete the network and re-add it.
What if MetaMask's "Add Network" popup doesn't appear?
MetaMask sometimes fails to show the wallet_addEthereumChain confirmation dialog when the requesting site is served over HTTP (not HTTPS). This is a MetaMask behavior, not an OXN issue. Workaround:
- Use OXN Web Wallet instead.
- Or add the network manually through MetaMask's Add a network manually menu using the values above.
About the currency symbol
OXN's native token has two display symbols by environment:
- Testnet: wallets display it as
TBLUAI. - Mainnet: wallets will display it as
BLUAIwhen mainnet launches.
Both refer to the same underlying asset — the prefix T marks the testnet variant, which has no economic value.