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- | Cold wallets are hardware devices that store your ' | + | Cold wallets are hardware devices that store your ' |
- | - To create a cold wallet, you must use a computer that is not connected to the Qortal Network now or never, depending on your concerns. | + | - Download |
- | - To create a cold wallet, just download | + | - Create your account |
- | - Create your account, save your backup file (your password encrypted private key) to USB thumb drive or whatever hardware you choose to use. | + | - If you would like to store the backup file on more than one device, which is highly suggested, you can do so by clicking the gear icon in the upper right hand corner - then selecting ' |
- Write down your address before closing the UI. | - Write down your address before closing the UI. | ||
- You can now uninstall the user interface (UI). | - You can now uninstall the user interface (UI). | ||
- | - You will not see your address in the block explorer until the transaction is completed. | + | - You will not see your address in the block explorer until the transaction is completed. Send a small amount of coin to your cold wallet address, to make sure the transaction went through and your address is displayed in the block explorer. |
- | - Send a small amount of coin to your cold wallet address, to make sure the transaction went through and your address is displayed in the block explorer. | + | |
Your cold wallet is ready! You can now send coin to this address whenever you please. | Your cold wallet is ready! You can now send coin to this address whenever you please. |