Wallets

Overview

A ComputeNet wallet is a keypair used to hold and transfer COMPUTE on Alpha Mainnet (chain computenet-mainnet-1). The network is live and experimental — you control your keys, and COMPUTE has no guaranteed value.

Create a Wallet

Use the ComputeNet CLI to generate a new keypair. Back up your key material securely — anyone with the private key controls the balance.

# Generate a new wallet key
computenet key generate --out ~/.computenet/wallet.key

# Show your public address
computenet key address --key ~/.computenet/wallet.key

Check a Balance

Balances and chain state are readable through the HTTPS-safe API routes and the block explorer.

# Via the CLI
computenet balance <address> --chain computenet-mainnet-1

# Read-only API routes
/api/computenet/status      # network status & height
/api/computenet/chain       # full chain
/api/computenet/head        # latest block
/api/computenet/peers       # connected peers

Send COMPUTE

Transactions are signed locally with your wallet key and broadcast to the network. A transaction fee is paid to the miner that includes it in a block.

computenet send \
  --key ~/.computenet/wallet.key \
  --to <recipient-address> \
  --amount 1.0

Key Safety

• Keep your private key offline and backed up in more than one secure location.
• Never share your private key or seed. There is no recovery if it is lost.
• Staking is not active yet, so wallets are used only for holding and transferring COMPUTE.