diff --git a/lib/defaults.ts b/lib/defaults.ts
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index 0000000..b7d4044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/defaults.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import {ChainInfo, defaultChainOptions} from './index';
+import HttpChainClient from './http-chain-client';
+import HttpCachingChain from './http-caching-chain';
+
+export const DEFAULT_CHAIN_URL = 'https://api.drand.sh'
+
+export const DEFAULT_CHAIN_INFO = {
+    public_key: '868f005eb8e6e4ca0a47c8a77ceaa5309a47978a7c71bc5cce96366b5d7a569937c529eeda66c7293784a9402801af31',
+    period: 30,
+    genesis_time: 1595431050,
+    hash: '8990e7a9aaed2ffed73dbd7092123d6f289930540d7651336225dc172e51b2ce',
+    groupHash: '176f93498eac9ca337150b46d21dd58673ea4e3581185f869672e59fa4cb390a',
+    schemeID: 'pedersen-bls-chained',
+    metadata: {
+        'beaconID': 'default'
+    }
+}
+export const QUICKNET_CHAIN_URL = 'https://api.drand.sh/52db9ba70e0cc0f6eaf7803dd07447a1f5477735fd3f661792ba94600c84e971'
+
+export const QUICKNET_CHAIN_INFO = {
+    public_key: '83cf0f2896adee7eb8b5f01fcad3912212c437e0073e911fb90022d3e760183c8c4b450b6a0a6c3ac6a5776a2d1064510d1fec758c921cc22b0e17e63aaf4bcb5ed66304de9cf809bd274ca73bab4af5a6e9c76a4bc09e76eae8991ef5ece45a',
+    period: 3,
+    genesis_time: 1692803367,
+    hash: '52db9ba70e0cc0f6eaf7803dd07447a1f5477735fd3f661792ba94600c84e971',
+    groupHash: 'f477d5c89f21a17c863a7f937c6a6d15859414d2be09cd448d4279af331c5d3e',
+    schemeID: 'bls-unchained-g1-rfc9380',
+    metadata: {
+        beaconID: 'quicknet'
+    }
+}
+export const FASTNET_CHAIN_URL = 'https://api.drand.sh/dbd506d6ef76e5f386f41c651dcb808c5bcbd75471cc4eafa3f4df7ad4e4c493'
+export const FASTNET_CHAIN_INFO: ChainInfo = {
+    hash: 'dbd506d6ef76e5f386f41c651dcb808c5bcbd75471cc4eafa3f4df7ad4e4c493',
+    public_key: 'a0b862a7527fee3a731bcb59280ab6abd62d5c0b6ea03dc4ddf6612fdfc9d01f01c31542541771903475eb1ec6615f8d0df0b8b6dce385811d6dcf8cbefb8759e5e616a3dfd054c928940766d9a5b9db91e3b697e5d70a975181e007f87fca5e',
+    period: 3,
+    genesis_time: 1677685200,
+    groupHash: 'a81e9d63f614ccdb144b8ff79fbd4d5a2d22055c0bfe4ee9a8092003dab1c6c0',
+    schemeID: 'bls-unchained-on-g1',
+    metadata: {
+        beaconID: 'fastnet'
+    }
+};
+
+export const TESTNET_DEFAULT_CHAIN_URL = 'https://pl-us.testnet.drand.sh'
+export const TESTNET_DEFAULT_CHAIN_INFO: ChainInfo = {
+    public_key: '922a2e93828ff83345bae533f5172669a26c02dc76d6bf59c80892e12ab1455c229211886f35bb56af6d5bea981024df',
+    period: 25,
+    genesis_time: 1590445175,
+    hash: '84b2234fb34e835dccd048255d7ad3194b81af7d978c3bf157e3469592ae4e02',
+    groupHash: '4dd408e5fdff9323c76a9b6f087ba8fdc5a6da907bd9217d9d10f2287d081957',
+    schemeID: 'pedersen-bls-chained',
+    metadata: {
+        beaconID: 'default'
+    }
+}
+export const TESTNET_QUICKNET_CHAIN_URL = 'https://pl-us.testnet.drand.sh/cc9c398442737cbd141526600919edd69f1d6f9b4adb67e4d912fbc64341a9a5'
+export const TESTNET_QUICKNET_CHAIN_INFO: ChainInfo = {
+    public_key: 'b15b65b46fb29104f6a4b5d1e11a8da6344463973d423661bb0804846a0ecd1ef93c25057f1c0baab2ac53e56c662b66072f6d84ee791a3382bfb055afab1e6a375538d8ffc451104ac971d2dc9b168e2d3246b0be2015969cbaac298f6502da',
+    period: 3,
+    genesis_time: 1689232296,
+    hash: 'cc9c398442737cbd141526600919edd69f1d6f9b4adb67e4d912fbc64341a9a5',
+    groupHash: '40d49d910472d4adb1d67f65db8332f11b4284eecf05c05c5eacd5eef7d40e2d',
+    schemeID: 'bls-unchained-g1-rfc9380',
+    metadata: {
+        beaconID: 'quicknet-t'
+    }
+}
+export function defaultClient(): HttpChainClient {
+    const opts = {
+        ...defaultChainOptions,
+        chainVerificationParams: {
+            chainHash: DEFAULT_CHAIN_INFO.hash,
+            publicKey: DEFAULT_CHAIN_INFO.public_key
+        }
+    }
+    const chain = new HttpCachingChain(DEFAULT_CHAIN_URL, opts)
+    return new HttpChainClient(chain, opts)
+}
+
+export function quicknetClient(): HttpChainClient {
+    const opts = {
+        ...defaultChainOptions,
+        chainVerificationParams: {
+            chainHash: QUICKNET_CHAIN_INFO.hash,
+            publicKey: QUICKNET_CHAIN_INFO.public_key
+        }
+    }
+    const chain = new HttpCachingChain(QUICKNET_CHAIN_URL, opts)
+    return new HttpChainClient(chain, opts)
+}
+
+export function fastnetClient(): HttpChainClient {
+    const opts = {
+        ...defaultChainOptions,
+        chainVerificationParams: {
+            chainHash: FASTNET_CHAIN_INFO.hash,
+            publicKey: FASTNET_CHAIN_INFO.public_key,
+        }
+    }
+    const chain = new HttpCachingChain(FASTNET_CHAIN_URL, opts)
+    return new HttpChainClient(chain, opts)
+}
+
+export function testnetDefaultClient(): HttpChainClient {
+    const opts = {
+        ...defaultChainOptions,
+        chainVerificationParams: {
+            chainHash: TESTNET_DEFAULT_CHAIN_INFO.hash,
+            publicKey: TESTNET_DEFAULT_CHAIN_INFO.public_key
+        }
+    }
+    const chain = new HttpCachingChain(TESTNET_DEFAULT_CHAIN_URL, opts)
+    return new HttpChainClient(chain, opts)
+}
+
+export function testnetQuicknetClient(): HttpChainClient {
+    const opts = {
+        ...defaultChainOptions,
+        chainVerificationParams: {
+            chainHash: TESTNET_QUICKNET_CHAIN_INFO.hash,
+            publicKey: TESTNET_QUICKNET_CHAIN_INFO.public_key
+        }
+    }
+    const chain = new HttpCachingChain(TESTNET_QUICKNET_CHAIN_URL, opts)
+    return new HttpChainClient(chain, opts)
+}
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diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 943d529..faeae63 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import FastestNodeClient from './fastest-node-client'
 import MultiBeaconNode from './multi-beacon-node'
 import {retryOnError, roundAt, roundTime, sleep} from './util'
 import {verifyBeacon} from './beacon-verification'
+import {defaultClient, fastnetClient, quicknetClient, testnetDefaultClient, testnetQuicknetClient} from './defaults'
 
 // functionality for inspecting a drand node
 export interface DrandNode {
@@ -214,4 +215,17 @@ export function isG1Rfc9380(value: any, info: ChainInfo): value is G1RFC9380Beac
 }
 
 // exports some default implementations of the above interfaces and other utility functions that could be used with them
-export {HttpChain, HttpChainClient, HttpCachingChain, MultiBeaconNode, FastestNodeClient, roundAt, roundTime}
+export {
+    HttpChain,
+    HttpChainClient,
+    HttpCachingChain,
+    MultiBeaconNode,
+    FastestNodeClient,
+    roundAt,
+    roundTime,
+    defaultClient,
+    quicknetClient,
+    fastnetClient,
+    testnetDefaultClient,
+    testnetQuicknetClient,
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a74652..3eeffe2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "drand-client",
-  "version": "1.2.5",
+  "version": "1.2.6",
   "description": "A client to the drand randomness beacon network.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",