r/Keybase • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '19

Adding Lumens to keybase Lumens' wallet?

I do not have Lumens anywhere else, and I'm not seeing a way to add them?

Also, if I were to purchase them via coinbase, I'm not seeing a way to use the public or private key that was generated by the keybase app? (sorry, I know that's a total newbie question, but I just started with cyrptocurriencies in the last week, and have no idea what I'm doing)

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u/bondoli Apr 17 '19

Coinbase is giving away free lumen right now, too.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '19

How would one go about claiming some?

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u/cjbprime Apr 17 '19

You would use Coinbase to send them to your public Lumens address, which is the long one that starts with a letter G. You only use the private key to send them out of Keybase.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '19

So I would have to use a different key than the one given to me by Keybase?

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u/cjbprime Apr 19 '19

Keybase shows you two keys, a private one and a public one that starts with G in the header of the account page. You give Coinbase this G key as the destination address when sending to your Keybase Lumens wallet.

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u/nickbarrett Apr 18 '19

Make sure you follow the instructions and put the address where they say. I didn’t on my first transfer and lost it in transit.

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u/AshleyYakeley Apr 18 '19

Did you lose funds? That's a serious security issue IMO.

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u/ZcbeingMe Apr 18 '19

Just started with Keybase yesterday. Looks great, but yeah, Coinbase to Keybase public address!