From 8fb7e27d243d792c21d77fc16f78be7cc8b7b715 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jamie Pitts <509756+jpitts@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:57:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updates to the README. --- README.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1d042bf2..8fc0af36 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # Ethereum Wallet Ðapp -The Ethereum Wallet Dapp -- "Wallet" -- is a dapp originally intended for use within the now-deprecated Mist Browser. There is also a web-hosted version on [https://wallet.ethereum.org](https://wallet.ethereum.org). This edition has been hosted in this way for a number of years, mainly to enable users who created multisig wallets to continue to be able to manage them. +The Ethereum Wallet Dapp is a dapp originally intended for use within the now-deprecated Mist Browser. There is also a web-hosted version on [https://wallet.ethereum.org](https://wallet.ethereum.org). This is hosted in order to enable users who created multisig wallets using Mist to continue to be able to manage them. -Keep in mind that to use the web-hosted version of Wallet, you will need to run geth! +To use the web-hosted Wallet, you will need to locally run geth! ## Notices @@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ Do not use this dapp to manage significant value! [Read this guide](https://medi This dapp and multisig smart contract can contain severe bugs! -## About those Ethereum keys... +### Ethereum Keys -Mist and Ethereum Dapp Wallet make use of geth-style encrypted Ethereum keys. You may have generated them in Mist, MEW, MyCrypto, or even geth, but they must be present in order to access your accounts and multisigs w/ the web-hosted Ethereum Dapp Wallet. +Mist and Ethereum Dapp Wallet make use of encrypted Ethereum keys. You may have generated them w/ a password in Mist, MEW, MyCrypto, or even geth itself, but they must be present in order to access your accounts and multisigs in the web-hosted Ethereum Dapp Wallet. -When you use the Wallet w/ geth, your keys are accessed by geth. Think of geth as your gateway to Ethereum mainnet, and Wallet -- even though it is in your browser -- is using geth to interact with your keys. +When you use the Wallet w/ geth, your keys are actually accessed by geth. Think of geth as your gateway to Ethereum mainnet, and Wallet -- even though it is in your browser -- is using geth to interact with your keys. -Keep them secret. Keep them safe. +Understand where your keys are on your local disk, and back them up. Keep them secret! Keep them safe! ## Using the Ethereum Wallet Dapp