Avoiding Common Mistakes
A consolidated checklist: verify the address, test small, back up first, set the restore height, keep a refund address, and beware scams.
#wallets
26 lessons with this tag.
Locked vs Unlocked Balance
The 10-block unlock on received outputs, balance vs unlocked balance, change outputs, and the longer lock on mined coins.
I Restored My Wallet but the Balance Is Zero
The classic restore-height mistake that skips your funds, how to rescan from an earlier height, and confirming your primary address.
My Wallet Won't Sync
How syncing works, remote node vs your own node, common connection and 'daemon busy' issues, and how to fix a slow or stalled sync.
Building a Light Wallet
How Cake Wallet and MyMonero work: embedded wallet2 vs a light-wallet server, view-key scanning and view tags, and the security trade-offs of each.
monero-wallet-rpc: The Workhorse
monero-wallet-rpc as a service: accounts and subaddresses, get_balance, create_address, get_transfers, transfer and sweep_all — the engine behind most server integrations.
Multisig, the Janus Attack & the Burning Bug
M-of-N key aggregation and its rounds, plus two subtle failure modes every contributor must know — the Janus subaddress-linking attack and the burning bug — and their mitigations.
Your First Swap, Step by Step
A complete walkthrough of doing a real swap into your own wallet — and testing small first.
Hardware Wallets with Monero
How hardware wallets keep your keys offline, which ones work with Monero, and how they fit alongside a hardware node.
Monero Hardware: An Overview
The hardware that powers self-sovereign Monero — node appliances, single-board computers, and hardware wallets — and which you actually need.
Backups & Recovery
How to back up properly and confidently restore your wallet when you need to.
Passphrases & Extra Protection
Adding an optional passphrase for an extra layer, and the trade-offs to understand.
Securing Your Seed
Practical ways to back up and protect your 25-word seed against loss, theft and disaster.
The Self-Custody Mindset
Why 'not your keys, not your coins' is the foundation of holding Monero — and the responsibility it brings.
Hardware & Cold Storage
Keeping keys offline with hardware wallets and cold-storage workflows.
Multisig in Depth
How Monero multisig works, when to use it, and its trade-offs.
What Is Coin Control?
Understanding outputs in Monero and why controlling which ones you spend matters.
Subaddresses & Accounts
Organizing funds with accounts and subaddresses for privacy and bookkeeping.
Wallet Security Basics
The handful of habits that keep your Monero safe from day one.
Sending Monero
How to send XMR: addresses, amounts, fees, priority and confirming it arrived.
Receiving Monero & Addresses
Primary addresses, subaddresses and integrated addresses — how to receive privately.
Create Your First Wallet
A step-by-step walkthrough of creating a Monero wallet and verifying your backup.
Your Seed Phrase (25 Words)
What Monero's 25-word mnemonic is, how it backs up your whole wallet, and how to store it safely.
Public & Private Keys in Monero
Monero's unusual two-key design: spend keys and view keys, and what each one can do.
Types of Monero Wallets
Official GUI/CLI, Feather, Cake, Monerujo and hardware wallets — which to pick and why.
What Is a Crypto Wallet?
A wallet doesn't hold coins — it holds keys. The mental model that makes everything else click.