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How to start with Electron

The Electron wallet release includes Windows, Linux and macOS installer. The Electron wallet is more userfriendly and works on all three platforms, thanks to the native desktop framework ElectronJS. The first step to start using CloakCoin is to install the CloakCoin Electron wallet.

Initialization

The CloakCoin Electron wallet will open and start loading the blockchain. On the first load, the wallet will ask if you want to download the blockchain.

It is advisable to answer with YES. This considerably reduces the time to load all the blocks.

(If you have any issues with the auto-downloader, try to download the blockchain manually)

CloakCoin Electron Welcome Screen



Searching for Connections

After the welcome screen, the wallet will start looking for connections, it takes a few minutes depending on the quality of your network. After establishing a connection with the Cloak network the wallet will start to sync the missing blocks.

CloakCoin wallet waiting for network connection...it takes a few minutes ☕

Cloakcoin wallet connected and is fully synced with the network!

Encyrpt Cloak Wallet

At this point, it is recommended to encrypt your wallet before making any CloakCoin transactions!

Go to: Settings/Encrypt wallet

CloakCoin Electron Encryption

This will encrypt the wallet.dat file for sending and staking coins.

⚠️ Do not lose the passphrase! If you forget your passphrase, your funds will be lost! ⚠️

CloakCoin Electron Wallet

Your wallet will automatically generate your first addresses. On Receive are two generated addresses displayed which you can use, to receive funds/payments.

One regular Cloak address for normal open transactions and one ENIGMA address (stealthaddress) used for private and untraceable ENIGMA transactions.

CloakCoin Electron Receive Addresses



Addresses

❗ Cloak addresses are used for normal/traceable transactions. Every exchange use the regular address to receive and send CloakCoin ❗

A regular Cloak address always starts with B... or C... and is exactly 34 characters long!

❗ ENIGMA addresses are used for private and untraceable transactions. The transfer through these addresses work only wallet to wallet with ENIGMA support ❗

An ENIGMA address (Stealth/ENIGMA address) always starts with smY... and is exactly 102 characters long!

An ENIGMA address masks a Cloak address and can't be find on the CloakExplorer.

You can create as many receiving addresses as you like.

Clicking New Cloak Address will add a regular Cloak address and New ENIGMA Address creates a Stealth/ENIGMA address used for private anonymous transactions.

For easier address indentification, you can also use the address book to save Cloak and ENIGMA addresses with a label.

CloakCoin  Electron Addressbook



Stake CloakCoin

CloakCoin is a pure proof-of-stake (PoS) cryptocurrency that offers an interest of 6% per annum on staked coins.

To stake CloakCoin, you need a positive balance in your wallet.

Go to: Settings/Unlock wallet

Enter your passphrase to unlock the wallet, to start the staking/minting process.

CloakCoin  Electron Addressbook

Thanks to the for cloaking and staking only option, it's not possible for an attacker to steal/send your coins while staking.

You can calculate your, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly staking reward with the CloakCoin Staking Calculator!

Staking Calculator



Send Regular Transaction and ENIGMA Transaction

To send CloakCoin click on the menu bar on Send

It is possible to send here with a Cloak or ENIGMA address. The process of sending an ENIGMA transaction is similar as sending a regular transaction. The only difference is the type of address type. For a private ENIGMA transaction it is necessary to activate ENIGMA and to use a smY... address.

  1. Paste the smY... address into the Send To field.
  2. Paste the Amount, you want to anonymize.
  3. Activate ENIGMA.
  4. Choose how many Cloakers should participate.
  5. Set Timeout to 3 minutes. (If not every Cloaker participate successfully, the transaction will be canceled after 3 minutes)
  6. Send
  7. Check the status of your ENIGMA TX at Enigma Stats
Electron ENIGMA send

On Off Description
Shows, if you are connected to Anons/Cloakers.

Shows, if your wallet is encrypted/unlocked for sending and staking.
Shows, if CloakShield is activated.
Shows, if you are currently staking.
Shows, if you are connected to the Cloak Network

Search on the right side of your taskbar the Cloak logo and do a right click on it. Now go to Options...



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