Keplr wallet is the leading, IBC-enabled wallet for Cosmos ecosystem, and beyond. It's being developed by the Chainapsis team who have been building ecosystem tools since 2019 and have previously won several Cosmos HackAtoms.
Why Keplr?
Private keys are stored locally. This removes the friction and risk of webpages having to manage user private keys safely and securely.
As the user's private key is not managed by the website, users do not have to worry about the level of security of the website. The user only has to trust the security guarantees of Keplr, and freely interact with various web applications as they wish (and verify the contents of the transaction).
Keplr can easily connect to libraries such as CosmJS, simplifying the process of connecting webpages to blockchains.
Keplr and Umee
Keplr has officially announced support for the Umee chain integration shortly after the launch of Umee Mainnet on February 15th, 2022. Users can now stake and participate in voting directly through the Keplr interface. If you would like to know how to set up your Keplr wallet or stake the Umee tokens through Keplr, keep reading this guide.
How to create an Umee wallet on Keplr and stake your tokens? In this guide we are using the Keplr extension from the Chrome web store and Keplr dashboard to successfully create a new wallet and stake your tokens.
Step 1 - Install Keplr wallet extenstion
If you haven't yet, go to https://www.keplr.app/ and click on the "Install Keplr for Chrome" button. A new window will open asking you to add the Keplr wallet to your Chrome browser. Select "Add to Chrome".
Step 2 - Create your Keplr wallet
Once you open the Keplr extension, you can either "Create new account" or "Import existing account".
Follow the on-screen instructions and make sure you have backed up your mnemonic seed securely and preferably offline. Never share this phrase with anyone!
Once you have backed up your mnemonics, enter the name of the wallet and confirm it by selecting "Next". You will be asked to confirm your seed phrase that you have just backed up. After that select "Register" and your Keplr wallet will be successfully created.
Step 3 - Stake your tokens
Open your Keplr wallet extension and select "Stake"
A new window will open up taking you to Keplr staking dashboard where you can see all of the available validators. If you liked this guide and would like to support our efforts, then you can delegate to "Qubelabs" validator.
In order to stake your tokens, select "Manage" and new pop-up will appear where you can delegate, undelegate or redelegate Umee tokens. Select "Delegate" and enter the amount of UMEE you would like to delegate to the selected validator. After than another pop-up will show where you need to confirm the staking transaction by selecting "Approve".
That's it, congratulations! You have now successfully staked your UMEE tokens.
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