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The guide below may no longer be up-to-date, and as a result, the process outlined within it might not work as intended. In that case, you can contact us for further assistance.


‼️ IMPORTANT

This claims process only applies to DOT (old) that were purchased in the form of DOT Allocation Indicators on Ethereum before June 30, 2020.

If you bought your DOT tokens more recently or from another source, this process does not apply to you. You do not need to claim. If you have any questions about DOT, feel free to search this support site, ask our AI chatbot or contact us.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Before you start


⚠️ ATTENTION 

Remember that if you participated in the DOT pre-sale, you are also eligible to obtain KSM in Kusama.

You must follow the same steps to claim your KSM as you did for claiming your DOT, but connecting to the Kusama network instead.


1. If you already have a Polkadot address


If you previously created an account in the Polkadot browser extension or a different wallet, you can skip the account creation process and scroll down to the Making a Claim section. Make sure you have Polkadot selected on the top left, like in the video shown at the bottom.


2. If you don't have a Polkadot address yet


If you don't already have a Polkadot address, you'll need to create one first. If this is the first time you are creating an account, please pay extra attention to this. During this process, you will be shown a mnemonic seed phrase. 


⛔ READ THIS FIRST! 

The mnemonic phrase is the most important detail of your Polkadot account. It is your master private key to your DOT. Whoever has these 12 words will be able to access your DOT. It is, therefore, important that nobody but you ever see those 12 words, and it is also important that you never lose them. Check out these steps on how to store them properly:

How to Store Your Mnemonic Phrase and Backup File Safely


ℹ️ GOOD TO KNOW

Accounts created in the extension don't automatically export the account in a JSON file. You'll need to do this manually in order to restore using the JSON file and password:

How to Export Your JSON Backup File

Making a Claim


If you made a DOT purchase in one of the pre-launch sales, you will need to claim your DOT tokens. For those who made a pre-genesis claim by sending a claim transaction to the Claims contract on Ethereum, you will still need to send a free attest transaction to agree to the terms and conditions of your allocation. In that case, go to the Attesting section.


If you did not make a claim in the pre-genesis claims period, follow the below guide to claim your DOT tokens after genesis. There is no time limit for making your claim, so feel free to do this at any time.


ℹ️ GOOD TO KNOW

When you make a claim, you will also attest to the agreement that corresponds to your DOT allocation. The two actions, "claim" and "attest", are done in a single transaction.


What you will need

  • The Ethereum account that holds the DOT indicator tokens
  • The MyCrypto Wallet
  • A Polkadot account


You should already have your Ethereum account that holds the DOT indicator tokens from Polkadot's prior sales. You will need to have access to this account in order to make a signature.


To sign the claim, you can use MyCrypto, a versatile wallet that supports a variety of storage methods for your Ethereum account.


Claiming your DOT with MyCrypto


MyCrypto is a good choice if you have stored the key to the Ethereum account holding your DOT indicator tokens on Metamaks or a hardware device like a Ledger.


1. Once you've opened MyCrypto, you can start by navigating to the Claim Tokens page on Polkadot-JS UI. Select the account you would like to claim the DOT into and click the "Continue" button to proceed:



2. Now, you will need to provide the Ethereum address that is associated with the DOT indicator tokens that you will claim. Enter the Ethereum address into the box and click "Continue":



3. Next, your screen should look like this:



4. The next step is to go to the MyCrypto site and click on "Sign & Verify Message" tab.



This will prompt you to select a method for unlocking your wallet.



5. After unlocking your wallet, paste the message from Polkadot-JS into the "Message" box.



6. When you click "Sign Message" you will get a JSON output like the one below:



7. Copy and paste the JSON output of the signed message from MyCrypto into the input box on the Polkadot-JS UI and click "Confirm Claim."



8. A green box will appear telling you the amount to claim with a "Claim" button to make the claim. Click on the "Claim" button and click "Submit (no signature)" to complete the claim.



If this claim succeeded, then you will see a success message and your DOT will be in the account that you claimed to.


Third-Party Claims Processes


We don't recommend using third-party apps or processes to perform your claim or acquire DOT. This can lead to a loss of your allocation. Manually specifying your transaction data, as specified in our claims process, is the only way to be certain you will receive your allocation.


Attesting


If you have already made a pre-genesis claim but still need to attest, follow the steps below.


Accessing your Account


You will be sending a free transaction from your Polkadot browser extension account on the Polkadot-JS UI. Once the transaction is complete, the tokens will be available in your account. You will first need to grant access to the site via a pop-up from the extension.


Make the Attestation


After entering your account, you should see a red counter appear on the "Claim Tokens" tab on the left navigation drawer.



1. Click on the "Claim Tokens" tab and you will see a large notification at the top of the page that tells you an attestation needs to be signed.



The notification will display one or more Polkadot addresses that you have loaded in Polkadot-JS UI that you need to sign. Select a Polkadot account with a claim using the drop-down selection. If you don't see a notification or don't see the selector, please double check that the account has been loaded into Polkadot-JS and that it has already claimed during the preclaim period. 


2. Click "Continue" and you will see a green box appear on the right.



3. Click on "I Agree" and then "Sign and Submit" to make your free attest transaction. When the transaction is included in the block, you will see a green success box appear in the upper right corner and the DOT will be in your account.



If you encounter any difficulties during the processes above, please get in touch with us for assistance.

The entire claiming process is laid out in the following video tutorial: