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How faucet payouts work
A “payout” can mean an internal credit, a FaucetPay deposit, or an on-chain TX. Each step has different fees and custody risk.
Three exit paths
1) Internal balance only until you hit a site minimum. 2) Micro-wallet routing (usually FaucetPay)—faucets push sats to your FaucetPay account; you batch before self-custody. 3) Direct on-chain BTC address—simple but often uneconomical for dust. Deep dive: FaucetPay routing. Setup: Set up FaucetPay.
Fees eat micro-balances
Bitcoin miner fees are priced in sats per vbyte, not as a percent of amount sent. A 2,000-sat claim can cost more to withdraw on-chain than it is worth. Use the Bitcoin fee calculator with a realistic template before you broadcast. Minimums matter—see Faucet withdrawal minimums.
Verify before you scale
Run a two-week trial: log pending vs paid credits. Compare desk minimums in the payout database against your live dashboard. If payouts stall, capture screenshots before opening tickets—wrong coin type is the usual culprit.
Related in this cluster
- Faucet withdrawal minimums — Why minimums trap dust and how to batch before paying network fees.
- FaucetPay routing — Micro-wallet batching between faucets and self-custody.
- Set up FaucetPay — Connect payout addresses and sweep on a schedule.
- Bitcoin faucet payout database — Live minimums, coins, and FaucetPay rails—verify on each site.
- Faucet referral desk — US-accessible platforms with disclosed partner links.
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