#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET INSTALL#
#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET FULL#
#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET PASSWORD#
#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET OFFLINE#
#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET PLUS#

In that case, you would have made an account and used an email/password type of login rather than getting your keys.

Another possibility is that you were actually using a centralized service, like Coinbase or Binance.

Once you locate your keys, see the вЂPaper walletвЂ™ and вЂPrivate key, keystore file, or phraseвЂ™ sections above. You are looking for a list of 12 or 24 words, a 64-character string of letters and numbers, or a file that has a name beginning with вЂUTCвЂ™. Check your files and notes from the time when you remember creating the wallet.

#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET PLUS#

If you remember generating a wallet, you will need to find the access information: a private key, a phrase, or a keystore file plus password. Giving us your email or phone number wonвЂ™t help - we never had that information, and it was not tied to any account.

MEW is a client-side wallet, which means we donвЂ™t collect or store any user information, and donвЂ™t manage accounts.

#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET OFFLINE#

For these three types of wallet access - the ones we call вЂSoftwareвЂ™ on our Access Wallet page - the same advice applies as to the вЂPaper walletвЂ™ above: check your public address balance on a block explorer, set up a new secure wallet, and follow the instructions for offline access to transfer your assets.If you have only the file or only the password, unfortunately, we canвЂ™t restore access for you.

#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET PASSWORD#

The file only works together with the password chosen when the file was created.

Alternatively, you may have saved a keystore/JSON file on your computer and written down a password for it.

A recovery or mnemonic phrase will have 12 or 24 words (rarely, 13 or 25 words if it features a passphrase). An Ethereum private key has 64 hexadecimal characters (meaning numbers and letters a-f), not counting an вЂ0xвЂ™ in the beginning.

Even if you didnвЂ™t print out a paper wallet, you might have the private key or phrase written down.

You just need to do this once, and then continue your crypto journey with a more secure setup. We know this seems like a hassle, but we promise, itвЂ™s worth the safety of your assets. If you hold multiple currencies, you will need to send multiple transactions, and remember that you need to have some ETH in the wallet for gas to send out tokens. Follow our Help Center guide and video instructions to do this and send a transaction from your old wallet to a new one.

#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET INSTALL#

You will have to download MEW and install it on a computer thatвЂ™s not connected to the internet, then access with your private key while still offline.

You will see that MEW web does support access by private key under вЂSoftwareвЂ™ methods on the Access Wallet page, but again, you shoudnвЂ™t do it online.

DonвЂ™t forget to back it up and write down your recovery phrase before sending assets to the wallet. We recommend creating a wallet with MEW wallet app.

If your coin balances are as expected, you will need to access them and move them as soon as possible to a new, more secure wallet.

A transaction that you donвЂ™t recognize could mean that, unfortunately, your wallet was compromised.

If you are seeing unexpected balances, review your transaction history. Note which cryptocurrencies you hold and their balances.

Search your public address on an Ethereum block explorer like EthVM or Etherscan.

#HOW TO GET ETHEREUM WALLET FULL#

HereвЂ™s why: the private key gives full and permanent access to your walletвЂ™s contents, so accidentally entering it on a fake site or having it exposed to malware can lead to the immediate theft of your assets. Here, the private key will be your method of access, but we donвЂ™t recommend entering your key directly online.

Do you have a printout of a public address, a private key, and/or a QR code? This is usually what a вЂpaper walletвЂ™ looks like.

What to do if you have an old: Paper wallet Once youвЂ™ve located your coins, we can help you get them to a safer, better wallet, and catch you up on all the news in the space since you were gone. Whatever your access method, MEW supports it, though you may have to take a few extra steps to keep your access secure. If you have an old wallet that you havenвЂ™t looked at in years, MEW is a great place to restore access to your assets, and then dive right back into all the latest and best developments on Ethereum. Crypto prices are up, and for some early investors, it finally looks like the вЂmoonвЂ™ is within reach.

How to get ethereum wallet