How To Setup Your Crypto Wallet — Metamask Edition
Video Walkthrough:
Download Your Metamask Wallet
Website- https://metamask.io/
Be sure you are on the correct website- there are many scam websites pretending to be MetaMask!
Choose the browser you are using and download the extension.
This is an example from the extension page for chrome
The recommendation is to pin the extension you are using to the browser for easy access
Extra brownie points if you can boop the fox on the nose
Press the big blue button “Get Started” and you’ll be brought below
Red Arrow- if you already have a crypto wallet you can input your secret recovery phrase and utilize MetaMask for your wallet
If you have no idea what that means go to the Green Arrow
Green Arrow- create a new wallet
Read through the text and if you agree hit the blue button to move on
Create a new password (remember longer passwords are safer than shorter ones…as long as you can remember it that is).
Do not store this password on your phone or computer!
Input the PW, agree to terms & press Create
Read the little text above this and engrain this thought please, it may save you from being hacked one day
If this is your first time in Crypto be sure to watch the video
Attention!! This next step is critical
This is going to be the most important piece of information in your Crypto journey. Write these down and store them in an ultra secure location. If you lose these phrases, give your phrases to anyone, get your phrases hacked- your entire account can be wiped out or inaccessible.
Think of this as giving away your SSN and all of your personal identity info (name, birthday, address, phone number, passwords)… It’s just something you don’t do.
If I scared you just now… Good! Now keep those phrases in a safe place & NEVER on an electronic device.
DO NOT EVER GIVE THESE TO ANYONE, THERE IS NEVER EVER EVER EVER…
ANY REASON YOU WOULD NEED TO GIVE THESE TO ANYONE YOU DO NOT KNOW OR KNOW FOR THAT MATTER…
Press next once you have these written down.
QUIZ TIME!
You’ll now need to reenter your secret backup phrase for verification that you actually know what the phrase is. Press confirm after you successfully filled in 100% of the words.
WHOOO!!! CONGRATS You Now Have Your Metamask Wallet setup
This is what the home page of your wallet looks like. (Remember you can access this wallet through the pinned extensions on your browser)
The green arrows- are your public wallet address (this is recorded on the blockchain) and this is what you can share with people. You can see this as kind of like your mailing address. Without this address, people will not be able to send you any funds.
Again reminder if the first one wasn’t enough - NO SHARING OF PRIVATE KEYS OR RECOVERY SEED PHRASES. AN ADMIN OF WOLF DEN WILL NEVER ASK YOU FOR THIS. DON’T BE FOOLED!
