Hardhat Chad, the anonymous creator of Solana's on-chain mining project Ore, suggested that if the Solana Foundation intends to incentivize testnet activities, rewards could be provided.
Chad posted on the X platform that if Solana wants to encourage users to participate in testnet activities, such as testing new features or protocols, then the Solana Foundation should provide incentives in the form of SOL. This can motivate users to actively participate in testing, improve the performance of the platform, and identify potential problems before deploying to the mainnet.
The community has mixed reactions to this. Chad clarified that he is not seeking funding from the foundation. His goal for Ore is to build a currency, not to develop testnet tools. (Cointelegraph)