{"id":1072,"date":"2022-03-02T12:54:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T12:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2022-08-29T07:55:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T07:55:09","slug":"how-to-create-a-solana-wallet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/how-to-create-a-solana-wallet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create A Solana Wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Solana has grabbed the spotlight recently. The project is now on the list of top 8 cryptocurrencies worldwide, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jonathanponciano\/2021\/08\/31\/solana-skyrockets-to-new-high-above-130-amassing-nearly-40-billion-in-market-value-as-competition-with-ethereum-heats-up\/?sh=79314e9e4353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a>. To join projects on Solana, you have to set up a wallet on the Solana blockchain first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since you cannot add the Solana network to your MetaMask, we created this quick guide about how to set up a Solana wallet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you will need to go to the Solana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sollet.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a>. Once you enter a website, press OK. Choose any of the available wallet apps for your browser after you set up your Solana wallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/1yD6WRka8H0q0xbmPNzU6iJOnI96HPfNIp7oHbqJtlYh_RNduyn-XE0dHoYbyyLaYAkMNBGcyImpjxQuZJEumJwowhI8Gz6Cv9C_N1PTPJGrYETCySOvT5-BN28cR0vZaE_aYDiu\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/v4YVwtopHFr3Octr_yo482Pswx_b21mWu9nucD6xpZu5H3fEcmCWliP9-NI6f4JdNbBYx_5qn_7FrBwtGvmyihNGHr8SWBbahI85cpigTa8MxuoSTr6fzWlPfVhEd_y47SkmZzsG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you have written down and saved your private keys in a secure place. Tick the box if you saved the phrase and press <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/pU33Fx9bIUfTsbewECDD_obEhxtZuAjpEN-RIbCvLnNIJSzv52_BOQ7RDnDims_jblx18o5qn648QnmWil-kPMJCIa7HTJN0kQhl3KhGTavxZZKw94TevbkXWTjX54B6WmjzMtsA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Press <strong>Continue <\/strong>and create a password for your wallet. Keep in mind that your password should be unique and longer than 8 characters. It must also contain a number and uppercase for more security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/evimEfxaXJ0kqdnLecseKLAsrficbCH9S6cdw-yBfa71vmmc2jJADW1nizwJjWTzru6nAtU6cFqYnMWJeEQ3z6hqiVQfhYNHd-QbSV_SUtowViUDR4QZJfvZjJ-nvyDEOwn-p0fN\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you confirm your password, your Solana token wallet is set up. Now, you will be able to buy, send, and receive Solana-based tokens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solana has grabbed the spotlight recently. The project is now on the list of top 8 cryptocurrencies worldwide, according to Forbes. To join projects on Solana, you have to set up a wallet on the Solana blockchain first. Since you cannot add the Solana network to your MetaMask, we created this quick guide about how to set up a Solana wallet.&nbsp; First, you will need to go to the Solana&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1177,"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions\/1177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.gamespad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}