Guides / Setting up a cold wallet

Guides: Setting up a cold wallet

Keep your crypto secure with a Ledger hardware wallet. Just don’t lose your seed phrase.

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Buy a Ledger

Buy directly from Ledger.com and avoid resellers. The cheaper version Nano S Plus works for desktop but the Nano X can connect to your phone as well.

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Unbox

Use the provided USB cable to connect it to your computer and follow on-screen instructions.

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Setup

Create a new wallet on your device. Write down your recovery phrase on a paper and hide it. Set a PIN code. Install Ledger live on your computer.

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Send Tokens

Add the accounts you will be using and then send tokens to your Ledger adress. Click “Receive” and follow the steps.

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