# Testnet Validator Airdrop Aleph Zero Testnet is an essential proving ground for the platform and the whole ecosystem. The Testnet Validator Airdrop program rewards node operators who contribute to Aleph Zero Testnet as validators. The airdrop aims to provide incentive and offset costs of running a dedicated Testnet validator. ### **Testnet Validator Airdrop rules** 1. **Eligibility:** The Airdrop rewards node **operators** who run **both** Mainnet and Testnet validator nodes. Due to legislative reasons, individuals and companies located in the following countries are excluded: Belarus, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, USA 2. **Active block production:** A node operator gets rewarded for each Testnet era during which their validator node produced at least one block, assuming their Mainnet operator was also producing blocks during a corresponding Mainnet era. 3. **Fair Distribution:** To ensure everyone gets a fair shot, all participants are required to complete a KYC/KYB process. This verification helps to ensure that the rewards are distributed *per node operator* rather than *per node.* 4. **Reward Pool:** **500 AZERO** for each Testnet era, divided among all active validators in that era. The rewards are paid to the Mainnet validator account at the end of each quarter. 5. **Registration:** To participate in the Airdrop, each node operator needs to register by filling in the [Validator Form](https://validators.alephzero.org/) (see below for details). The data present in the form at the end of each quarter will be used as a base for calculating the payout list for that quarter. 6. **Contact:** In case you changed your Testnet/Mainnet validator address at some point during a quarter and you would like the old address to also be taken into account, please update the form with new data and send an email to explaining the situation. The same email address can be used if you would like to dispute the amount of rewards received. ### **Registering for the Airdrop** The [Validator Form](https://validators.alephzero.org/) helps us to collect information about eligible node operators and addresses of validator nodes they are running. To participate in the Airdrop you must complete the Validator Form. The procedure is simple and straightforward: 1. Navigate to the [Validator Form](https://validators.alephzero.org/) and click the **Fractal ID** button to go through KYC/B authorization. 2. Upon completion and confirmation of your identity (this can take several hours), go to the form again and log in using the same **Fractal ID** button. 3. Fill in addresses of your Testnet and Mainnet validator nodes. In case your are using a controller or a proxy account, please make sure to put the addresses of **stash** accounts there (in other words - accounts you used to bond the required 25K AZERO/TZERO when setting up a validator). 4. To prove that you are indeed the owner of the entered Testnet account, we ask you to sign a simple message using that account's private key. Simply go to [this page](https://test.azero.dev/#/signing) and use that Testnet account to sign a message **Aleph Zero**. Paste the resulting signature in the Validator Form and click Send. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.alephzero.org/aleph-zero/use/validate/testnet-validator-airdrop.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.