private-key-conversion.ts

import { BinTools, Buffer } from "avalanche"
const bintools: BinTools = BinTools.getInstance()

const main = async (): Promise<any> => {
  // hex private key exported from metamask
  let hexPrivKey: string = "461109a6ffdd39be8eb7b763cb52b9cd7190c6e88ad35b7421dfb6f859ead495"
  let buf: Buffer = Buffer.from(hexPrivKey, 'hex')
  let encoded: string = `PrivateKey-${bintools.cb58Encode(buf)}`
  console.log(encoded)
  // cb58 encoded private key to import into our web wallet
  // PrivateKey-XrkrRUWpsQ2ctH4D73vghLV1eSGnfp2CdspvvuBxQbHLzJttf
}
  
main()