Every transaction on the Ethereum blockchain requires you pay a fee when you create a transaction. This is where the hardest part of the process is. Scroll through until you find one you want, and then click the button, Make sure you’re on the Main Ethereum network. You’re sending the Ether you bought in Coinbase to your MetaMask wallet. So, when you’re in MetaMask you’re going to copy your public key and then paste that into your Coinbase wallet. Here’s what public and private keys look like: Your private key is the only thing that can access the funds that are connected to your public address. Your private key should be safe-guarded in the same way you treat your house key. Only you have that key and you keep it in a safe place. Your private key is like your physical key which opens the door to your house. Your public key is like the address to your house, which everyone knows and is searchable online. Think of this key pair like your house address and a physical key that opens it. So, one long string of characters is your public address and another long string of characters is your private key. Cryptocurrency uses a different system than what you’re used to. If you’ve never sent Bitcoin or Ether to a digital wallet, hold onto your britches and take notes. Step 3: Send Ether to your MetaMask wallet. Pro tip: Don’t be a fool and buy too much Ether. If you’re not in the USA, you can buy Ether at a cryptocurrency exchange. If you already have a Coinbase wallet, you can buy directly through MetaMask which uses the Coinbase widget. For US citizens, the easiest way is to buy through Coinbase. In order to buy a cryptokitty you have to buy some Ether first. Pro tip: make your password very difficult and don’t forget to write down your seed recovery phrase with pen and paper. Here’s an example of a difficult password: Troy!Tupee$Live67M2stlaughTerry987 I made mine into an animated GIF using the free tool, Giphy. Cryptokitties are like snails, meaning that all of them can get pregnant. Here’s my kitty and its name is First Parent of Dracula. I wrote this complete guide after many people on Twitter were begging for answers. My friend who bought one two days ago told me she made $80 by breeding hers. Let’s just say I spent way too much for my very first cryptokitty. I bought Ether early this year and paid about $70 for 1 ETH. I’m not going to tell you how much I paid for my cryptokitty. This amount is really low, due mostly to me underbidding my kitty’s reproductive talents. So far, I’ve earned $2.20 by pimping out my first kitty, First Parent of Dracula. I don’t consider myself to be the type of person who gets completely swept away by new internet fads, but when my friend told me yesterday that she made $80 by breeding her cryptokitty (and still retaining ownership), I was seized by the idea that I could earn passive income while I pimped out my virtual cats. Professional Mad Scientist! That’s my kitty!
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