Storing, Accessing and Sending Your DOT
If you have locked DOT in your account (because you e.g. bonded them for voting, or you bought locked DOT during a token sale) then you can check on polkado...
Mon, 14 Nov, 2022 at 8:42 PM
You can look up your Polkadot (or Kusama) transaction history on block explorers like e.g. Subscan or Polkascan. In this article you will learn how to do ...
Wed, 24 Nov, 2021 at 9:22 PM
If you cannot find your DOT address on a block explorer, it has either not received the minimum amount of DOT required to activate the account yet, or its b...
Wed, 14 Dec, 2022 at 12:22 PM
In this article, you will learn how to create a new account in the Polkadot-JS user interface (UI). For most users, we strongly recommend using the Polkadot...
Tue, 17 Jan, 2023 at 1:16 PM
While it might be possible in theory to restore your 12-word mnemonic seed on the Ledger (see instructions here), it would defy the purpose of a hardware wa...
Mon, 14 Nov, 2022 at 5:00 PM
In this article, you will learn how to restore an account in Parity Signer that was originally created in Parity Signer. If you want to know how to creat...
Thu, 2 Jun, 2022 at 11:12 PM
"I noticed there's a separate Ledger app for Kusama. Do I need both apps for managing DOT and KSM, or can I just use the Polkadot app for both tok...
Mon, 14 Nov, 2022 at 5:01 PM
Can I Skip the Unbonding Period? There is currently no way to circumvent the unbonding period in Polkadot, which serves as a cooldown. DOT that is bonde...
Tue, 31 Jan, 2023 at 3:51 PM
On Polkadot-JS you will see an Accounts Page as well as an Address Book. What is the difference between them? 1. Accounts Page In order to send f...
Mon, 14 Nov, 2022 at 5:12 PM
"I bought DOT tokens during the token sale in July 2020. I have my DOT address as well as my mnemonic seed and JSON file - how do I access my tokens?&q...
Mon, 14 Nov, 2022 at 8:45 PM