- Choose a wallet: First, you need to choose a wallet that supports the Polygon network. We recommend using MetaMask, a popular Ethereum wallet that also supports the Polygon network.
- Install MetaMask: If you don't have MetaMask already installed, you can install it as a browser extension. Go to metamask.io and follow the instructions to install the extension for your browser.
- Connect to the Polygon network: Once you have MetaMask installed, you need to connect to the Polygon network. Click on the MetaMask icon in your browser and select "Polygon" from the list of available networks.
- Add MATIC to your wallet: To add MATIC to your wallet, you need to send it to your MetaMask address on the Polygon network. You can buy MATIC on a cryptocurrency exchange and withdraw it to your MetaMask address.
- Store your seed phrase: After creating your wallet, make sure to store your seed phrase in a secure place. This phrase is used to recover your wallet if you lose access to it.
By following these simple steps, you can create a MATIC wallet on the Polygon blockchain and start using it to send and receive MATIC tokens.
To make things easier, we have created this guide for you to follow when creating a MATIC wallet on the Polygon blockchain.
- Click the following link https://metamask.io/download/ to download the app.
- Download the Metamask app.
Supported browsers are Chrome, Brave and Firefox, Opera, and Edge.
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- Metamask will automatically sense your browser. For this example, Chrome was used. Click “Install MetaMask for Chrome”.
- Metamask will direct you to the webstore to download the app. Spend 2.15 minutes to watch the video if you need some more information about Metamask.
- Click “Add to Chrome”.
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- Click “Add extension”.
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- You can see the following image once the extension is added to your browser.
- Click “Get started” and start creating the Metamask account.
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- Click “I agree” to “Help us improve Metamask”. It is basically a “Privacy Policy”.
- Once MetaMask is open, you will be prompted to either "Create a Wallet" or "Import wallet".
If you are first setting up your MetaMask account, select “Create a wallet”, else you can select "Import wallet" and then you will be asked to input your 12 word seed phrase to link your account.
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- When you opt to create a new account, you will be asked to create a password and accept the “Terms of Use” and then click “Create”.
- Secure your account.
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- Watch the video on how to secure your wallet then click “Next”.
- You will have opted to click reveal the secret words or skip it by clicking “Remind me later”.
- Click the “CLICK HERE TO REVEAL THE SECRET WORDS”.
- When MetaMask reveals your secret words (You will see a 12-word seed phrase), Do not forget to write them down.
- Do not store these online, as that can always be a potential security risk. Instead, write these down in a notebook.
- Configure MetaMask to connect to the MATIC Network.
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- Click the Ethereum Mainnet dropdown menu as shown below.
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- Click “Add network” to go to the popular custom networks page.
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- Select Polygon Mainnet from the list of popular networks then click “Add”.
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- Click “Approve” to allow the Polygon network to be used within MetaMask.
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- Once the network is added successfully, you can click “Switch to Polygon Mainnet”.
- Click “Got it” to continue.
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- Start using the MATIC network to purchase NFTs.