Peanut Protocol is useful for sending testnet tokens for a smooth dev onboarding experience.
Peanut distributed tsEth (testnet-scroll-eth) at EthDenver to help devs get onboarded more easily to the hackathon.
Scroll’s objective was showing how easy it is to deploy on the Scroll testnet. Getting testnet funds for gas is always annoying, because devs have to look for a faucet and then initiate it. Faucets have to be somewhat bot-resistant and implement some kind of PoW or captcha systems.
A much smoother alternative relies on using Peanut Links. Peanut Links are a way to send crypto tokens with a simple URL like the one below.
This what they look like:
https://peanut.to/claim?c=matic&i=14&v=v3&p=8rDKrwSpC7TACqrl.Scroll chose a custom redirect URL such that devs were redirected to a relevant quick start guide after claiming the tokens. The Links can be distributed as part of a welcome email or as QR codes.
For EthDenver 2022, Peanut Links were delivered on physical QR codes on these cute peanut packs. The conversion rate on physical QR stickers is around 50%, whilst emailed links have a conversion rate of around 30%. Unused Links can be reclaimed easily.
Peanut Links for testnet tokens reduced the time to onboard to the Scroll testnet from about 10 minutes to 10 seconds.
A peanut packet containing QR codes to claim tsEth.