What wallet to use?¶
The Loki wallets are a gateway into private decentralised transactions and communications. It allows you to hold private keys and secure, mine, stake or trade Loki. Each wallet is designed specifically for different users depending on their goal and level of expertise.
The different wallets currently available are the:
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Graphical user interface wallet (GUI)
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Command-line interface wallet (CLI)
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Mobile wallet
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Web wallet
Use cases¶
Before deciding which wallet you want to use you must first know what you want the wallet for.
Receiving and sending Loki¶
All Loki wallets can receive and send Loki however someone are much easier to use for this specific purpose.
The easiest Wallets to use for sending and receiving Loki are:
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Graphical user interface wallet (GUI) or,
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Mobile wallet
The GUI wallet can be downloaded here, while the mobile wallet can be downloaded from the Google play store.
Hosting a Service Node as an Operator¶
If you want to host and operate a Loki Service Node there is only one wallet that offers the ability to register a Service Node, which is the command-line interface wallet (CLI) which can be downloaded here.
To better understand how to prepare, register and maintain a Service Node check out this guide here.
Staking to a Service Node as a contributor.¶
Do you have atleast 25% of a Loki Service Node staking requirement and want to contribute to a Service Node pool?
If so you will want to either use the:
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Graphical user interface wallet (GUI) or,
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Command-line interface wallet (CLI)
If you rarely use the terminal or command line we would suggest to perform your stake through the GUI wallet which can be downloaded here alternatively if you would like to perform the stake on the CLI wallet you can download it here.