What is an Ethereum Wallet - how do I get one?

A wallet holds your cryptocurrency and digital items (once made). Only you can access your wallet and its like you own bank account you control.

What is a Wallet?

🔐 What Is a Wallet?

A wallet is your personal gateway to the Ethereum blockchain. It’s where you store ETH (Ether) — the cryptocurrency needed to interact with decentralized applications like Mintable.

You’ll need a wallet to:

• Hold your ETH

• Mint NFTs

• Buy or sell items

• Approve transactions securely

💡 Why Do I Need a Wallet?

Every transaction on Ethereum (minting, buying, selling, transferring NFTs) requires ETH to pay gas fees. Your wallet is what submits these transactions to the blockchain — and where you hold your funds and NFTs.

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🔐 Are Wallets Secure?

Yes! Wallets are self-custodial — meaning you’re the only one with access.

• You must manually approve or deny every transaction

• Mintable cannot make transactions on your behalf

• This gives you full control over your digital assets

🔒 Always keep your wallet’s private key or seed phrase safe. Anyone with that info can access your wallet.

🧰 What Is the Mintable Wallet?

Every user who signs up on Mintable also gets a free Mintable Wallet — a custodial wallet powered by MetaMask technology.

• It lets you receive NFTs, including from gasless mints

• You can take custody of the wallet at any time and import it into MetaMask

• It’s ideal for onboarding users who don’t yet have their own wallet

🔗 Learn more: What is the Mintable Custodial Wallet?

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🚀 Ready to Set Up a Wallet?

We recommend getting started with MetaMask: 🔗 Install MetaMask →

Then connect it to Mintable and start collecting or creating NFTs right away!