How to Farm the Monad Testnet for Airdrops (Automated Python Script)

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What is Monad?

Monad is a highly anticipated EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain that's currently in testnet. Like many L1 launches, early testnet users who show consistent on-chain activity are likely to qualify for token airdrops when mainnet launches.

The key to airdrop qualification is regular wallet activity — sending transactions, deploying contracts, interacting with dApps. Doing this manually every day is tedious, so I built a Python bot that automates it.

The Script

The Monad testnet farmer does three things automatically:

Self-transfers — Sends 0.001 MON to itself (simple tx activity)
Contract deployments — Deploys a minimal storage contract on-chain
Balance tracking — Logs everything so you can verify on the explorer

It runs on a cron schedule so your wallet stays active 24/7.

How to use it

# Install dependencies
pip install web3 eth-account

# Generate a new wallet
python monad_farmer.py --new-wallet

# Check wallet balance
python monad_farmer.py --check 0xYourAddress

# Run the farmer (replace with your private key)
python monad_farmer.py YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY

Get test MON

Go to https://testnet.monad.xyz/faucet, paste your address, solve captcha, get free test tokens.

Full script

You can grab the complete script from GitHub: https://github.com/neuralmint/monad-farmer

Why airdrop farming works

Chains reward early testnet users because:

It proves genuine interest before mainnet
Active wallets are less likely to be sybil attackers
It bootsstraps their ecosystem metrics

Projects like Arbitrum, Optimism, and zkSync all airdropped significant amounts to testnet users.

Tips appreciated 🙏

If this script helps you, feel free to send a tip in any crypto:

SOL: GL9V3pWwYYwM8cpkFnJN4Eqmv1KYNXtdmqP7S73CPv7b

ETH/BSC/Base: 0xc79FEffD7298cbb2c988ec0Fb96f75d0659B8a5B

Built by @neuralmint

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