Completing the transfer is a multi-step process. The graphic below provides an overview, and detailed instructions follow.
Get the 64 character private key from your plastic token by scanning the QR code on the private key side of the token using any QR code scanner app, including the mobile Chrome browser in iOS. Write down the code. NOTE: You should never send a private key by email. If someone else gets your private key they can steal the contents of your wallet. But we'll let it slide this one time only. In this case, the risk is small because the wallet will be empty once you complete these steps, and the worst that can happen if someone stole your key before the transfer is complete is that you lose your TPIx coin.
Go to MyEtherWallet.com.
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Click on "Access Your Wallet."
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Click on “Software” on the right (not MEWConnect, Hardware, Metamask).
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Click on “Private Key” (not Keystore File or Mnemonic Phrase options). These options are “Not Recommended,” but please proceed.
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Type in your 64 character Private Key code.
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The wallet should open to show you the Address, Balance, and Network.
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Click on “+Custom Tokens” above the Tokens search bar on the right. To see your TPIx token in this wallet, enter the following information:
Congratulations! You have opened a wallet that contains one TPIx coin that can now be transferred and traded. But you aren’t finished yet. This wallet is not secure because you’re using a non-recommended way to handle wallets with the private key code.
To keep your TPIx coin secure, you need to go further down the crypto rabbit hole and transfer it to a wallet with more security. This step requires creating yet another crypto wallet, buying some Ethereum (ETH), and paying a transaction fee to move the TPIx token on the blockchain. Ethereum is a cryptocurrency used as payment to process transactions on the blockchain. The transaction fee to move the TPIx token to another wallet will require probably be less than $0.25 worth of Ethereum.
Next, create an ERC20-compatible wallet on your phone. We recommend “Coinbase Wallet” due to its simplicity.
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Download “Coinbase Wallet” from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. For the purposes of these instructions, this app will be labeled with double quotes "Coinbase Wallet" in order to distinguish it from the other service called Coinbase. Coinbase and "Coinbase Wallet" are made by the same company but are different products.
Buy some Ethereum.
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Create an account on Coinbase (not "Coinbase Wallet" which you should have already done above). Remember, Coinbase and "Coinbase Wallet" are made by the same company but are different products.
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Buy at least $2 (two dollars) worth of Ethereum (ETH) in Coinbase ($0.99 transaction fee, and $1.01 for gas to transfer tokens).
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You will need to upload your driver's license or another form of identification for the AML/KYC regulations (anti-money laundering and know your customer rules).
Send the ETH to MyEtherWallet.
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From your Coinbase account, you can send Ethereum to another wallet.
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Go to your ETH Wallet in Coinbase.
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Click “Send ETH” and enter the (public) wallet address of your MyEtherWallet.
Send your TPIx from MyEtherWallet to the "Coinbase Wallet" on your phone.
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Select TPIX in the drop-down menu
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Amount : 1
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To Address : Enter the public key of your "Coinbase Wallet"
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The public key (wallet address) of your "Coinbase Wallet" is visible if you click the QR code in the app next to Send and Receive buttons.
It will take a few minutes for computers across the distributed ledger to confirm your transaction and add an immutable record of the transaction to the Ethereum blockchain. Once a sufficient number of nodes have done so, your transaction will be recorded, and you will be able to see your TPIx in your wallet.
See the TPIX in your "Coinbase Wallet" on your phone.
Congratulations, again! This wallet is truly your own, and you have now joined the crypto revolution.