If you're here, someone probably sent you some cryptocurrency, along with a password. That currency has been put in what
is sometimes called an "address," but you can think of as a treasure chest. Use the form below to enter your phone number
and the password you received, in order to get the key to that treasure chest, known as the "private key."
Please note that the "private key" is just a string of numbers and letters, and anyone who has it can use it to
unlock this treasure chest and take its contents -- so keep it secret. In the unlikely event it turns out to be empty,
well, maybe someone stole it ... or maybe whoever texted you that they were going to put the money in the chest never
actually got around to it. (The sender also has this private key, of course.) Probably best to check with them first.
Once you have the private key, you'll probably want to move it into a more secure "wallet." See the What To Do With
Your Money section below for details.
Private Key
Address
(View address transaction history on Etherscan.io.)
What To Do With Your Money
Wallets
The first thing you'll probably want to do is move the money into a cryptocurrency "wallet," which is basically another
kind of treasure chest, one with lots of tools and safeguards built into and around it. Several cryptocurrency wallets
let you directly import a private key. Instructions for the most popular ones follow:
Exchanges
Once you have the cryptocurrency in a wallet, you can sell it for your local currency at an exchange.
(Exchanges don't allow you to directly import a private key.)