# Namada FAQ - How do I join as a validator post-genesis? - Joining as a validator post genesis can be done following [these instructions](https://hackmd.io/@bengtlofgren/rkear5uOs) - How do I use the Faucet? - The faucet can be used to get a various list of tokens from the following command: ```bash! namadac transfer \ --token NAM \ --amount 1000 \ --source faucet \ --target [your-established-account-alias] \ --signer [your-established-account-alias] ``` - Where can I see the available tokens on the Faucet? - The following list of tokens are available to withdraw from the faucet: NAM, DOT, ETH, BTC There are a few more, but we leave it to you as a challenge to find out which these are :thinking_face: HINT: `namadac balance` - How do I use the Ethereum Bridge? - The Ethereum Bridge is not yet implemented as of 0.12.0. Keep an eye on the [Changelog](https://github.com/anoma/namada/tree/main/.changelog) :eyes: to see when it will be officially released. - How can I make an IBC transfer? - Same as Ethereum Bridge, so keep an eye on the [Changelog](https://github.com/anoma/namada/tree/main/.changelog)! - What requirements do I need to be a User/Validator on Namada - User requirements: :::info | Hardware | Minimal Specifications | | -------- | -------- | | CPU | x86_64 or arm64 processor with at least 2 physical cores (must have support for AVX/SEE2 instruction) | | RAM | 2GB DDR4 | | Storage | at least 100GB SSD (NVMe SSD is recommended. HDD will be enough for localnet only) | ::: - Validator requirements: :::info | Hardware | Minimal Specifications | | -------- | -------- | | CPU | x86_64 or arm64 processor with at least 4 physical cores (must have support for AVX/SEE2 instruction) | | RAM | 4GB DDR4 | | Storage | at least 500GB SSD (NVMe SSD is recommended. HDD will be enough for localnet only) | ::: In order to build binaries from source, at least 16GB RAM will be required - Where can I find the binaries to run Namada if I do not want to build from source? - https://github.com/anoma/namada/releases/ - Wen token? - When token
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Public Goods Funding (PGF)

Namada's existence relies on its open-source software stack, research, and ecosystem tooling all of which have relied on standing on the shoulders of other open-source information, readily available to the public through the internet. All of these foundations share the common attribute of being non-rivalrous and non-excludable, which are sufficient charactersitics to define them as public goods. It is a well known concept in the economics literature that public goods tend to be underfunded due to these qualities. In short, this occurs because of coordination problems between individuals, whereby equilibrium market prices do not reflect the benefit the goods existence brings to the society as a whole, but rather the buyers of the good. It can be shown that if the consumers of the good (i.e buyers and free-loaders respectively), all merged into a single actor that made a single purchasing decision, this collective problem can be solved trivially. In economics, this imaginative all-knowing figure is sometimes referred to as the "social planner". In reality, unfortunately, merging all benefactors into one individual is not feasible, and therefore we must use other tools at our disposal to attempt to reach the same outcomes as the social planner would arrive at. Example Here is a short example to demonstrate this. Let’s simplify the world where we have some public good free open source software. Let the number of blocks committed towards this project be denoted by $x$. Assume that each additional block of code committed provides the end user with $(100 - x)$ additional “monies” of benefit, and costs the developer $x$ “monies” to commit.

3/14/2023
Current hermes.toml file for IBC purposes

Between the most recent testnet and a devnet The most recent testnet is running on chain-id qc-testnet-5.1.025a61165acd05e The most recent devnet is on namada-5e6c06e.6402c8cc0d8cca7 [global] log_level = 'debug' [mode]

12/12/2022
Using IBC with Namada

This document describes using the inter-blockchain communication (IBC) protocol with Namada. This documentation covers being able to create connections through IBC as well as setting up local fractal instances of Namada for testing purposes. :::warning Warning! This is quite an advanced feature at the moment and is currently in development ::: This document will cover three essential steps for using IBC with namada Configuring the client for IBC Creating channels between nodes

12/12/2022
Validator challenge 8/9/22

In order to help with the testing, I wanted to create a kind of competition for the validators to see who is the best tester amongst us! :)) Below are a set of tasks and you will receive a score based on the difficulty of the task. What tokens exist on the Namada testnet at genesis? (2 points) (Game theory) The validator with the second highest balance of each token receives 2 points per token. (Hint: Use the faucet!) Submit a proposal to governance (1 point)

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