mew-tips.js

module.exports = [

'[The MEW Philosophy] Education is Key: Ethereum, security, privacy, importance of controlling your keys & how the blockchain works.',

'[The MEW Philosophy] Empower the people: Give people the ability to interact with the Ethereum blockchain without having to run a full node.',

'[The MEW Philosophy] If it can be hacked, it will be hacked: Never save, store, or transmit passwords or keys.',

'[The MEW Philosophy] Make it easy & free: Everyone should be able to create an account and send Ether & Tokens.',

'[The MEW Philosophy] People are the Priority: You are the most important. If monetization leads to a worse user experience, we don\'t do it.',

'[The MEW Philosophy] Private: No tracking, ads, demographics! We don\'t know who you are, what you do on our site, nor where you are.',

'Always double-check what you are sending, how much you are sending & what address you are sending to.',

'Always send a small amount of ETH to test first & make sure it arrives at intended destination before sending all the ETH.',

'Before sending to a third-party or using a new service, always Google the service name + "scam" or "reviews.',

'Bookmark your crypto sites. Use those bookmarks and only those.',

'Brain wallets (where you choose the seed) are not secure. Human brains cannot generate entropy. Don\'t use brain wallets.',

'Cold storage is the best storage.',

'Do not ever run remote-access software (e.g. TeamViewer).',

'Do not trust any address except the one posted on the official site.',

'Do you know another language? Help keep MEW translations up to date! https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4z55s2.',

'Don\'t click on links from Slackbots or Slack DMs.',

'Don\'t ever trade / buy / sell ETH via Paypal. They can file a dispute and take your money 90 days later.',

'Don’t click any link regarding crypto, money, banking. Always navigate directly',

'Don’t click on advertisements.',

'Double check the URL: it\'s always https://www.myetherwallet.com.',

'Follow us on Twitter for important alerts: https://twitter.com/myetherwallet.',

'For new accounts, especially cold storage, send small amount in & out.',

'https://ethplorer.io/ allows you to easily see token balances and transfers.',

'If you ever have an Issue with you Swap, click the orange "Issue with your Swap?" button on the Swap page. This will get you help fastest!.',

'If you have accidentally visited or typed a malicious site, clean out your recent history and autocomplete.',

'If you mistyped your private key, you can try the tool at the bottom of our helpers page: https://www.myetherwallet.com/helpers.htm.',

'Install an adblocker that actually turns off Google/Bing Ads.',

'Keystore File (UTC / JSON): This is encrypted by your password. It matches the format used by Mist so you can easily import it in the future.',

'MEW is client-side / serverless. We are 100% open source & audit-able by all.',

'MEW supports viewing & sending all ERC-20 Tokens. You can add them yourself.',

'Mnemonic Phrases derive an infinite number of addresses & private keys.',

'Never email your private key or keep it in cloud storage. Print it out or get a hardware wallet instead.',

'Never hand type your private key / keystore file. Double-check the words for mnemonic keys if hand typing.',

'Never hand-type your address. (If you mistype, your ETH could be lost forever!).',

'Never invest more than you are willing to lose, then you can enjoy the ride 🎢.',

'No one is giving you free or discounted ETH. Even for completing a survey.',

'Order a TREZOR today: https://trezor.io/?a=myetherwallet.com.',

'Order, or pre-order, a Ledger today: https://www.ledgerwallet.com/r/fa4b?path=/products/.',

'Our helpers page is full of nifty helpers, like WEI <-> ETH converter and debugging ENS reveals! https://www.myetherwallet.com/helpers.htm.',

'Phishers try to trick you with scary messages. Don\'t fall for them',

'Private Key (unencrypted): The unencrypted text version of your private key, meaning no PW is necessary. Keep it *offline*, like on *paper*!.',

'Pro-tip: When asking for help, be nice. Grouchy-pants get helped slower than a 1 GWEI TX on a token sale day. 👖🔥 .',

'Save / back up your private key in a separate location BEFORE sending ETH/Tokens to it.',

'See what gas price you should use at http://ethgasstation.info.',

'Store backups of you Keystore file version & paper wallet in physically separate, offline environments.',

'The best passwords are strong & easy to remember. If you store your password with your keystore file, it\'s pretty much useless.',

'The TX fee = gas price * gas limit & is paid to miners for including your TX in a block. Higher gas price = faster TX, but more expensive.',

'Turn on 2FA for *everything* today. Turn on 2FA for everything. Go do it. Right now.',

'Use the version of your address that has uppercase letters. It has a checksum.',

'Want to dive deeper? Check out our friends at https://theethereum.wiki.',

'Want to dive deeper? Check out this list: https://github.com/Scanate/EthList/blob/master/README.md.',

'We will never DM you or email your without you emailing / DMing us first. Don\'t trust DMs or Emails',

'Worried about your device being compromised? Get yourself a Ledger or Trezor Hardware Wallet.',

'Worried about your device being compromised? Get yourself hardware wallet.',

'You can check your balance & TXs on https://etherscan.io/',

'You can connect to MEW\'s, Etherscan\'s, Infura\'s or *your own* nodes via MyEtherWallet.com. Click the dropdown in the top-right.',

'You can turn your unencrypted private key into a keystore file via the MyEtherWallet Chrome Extension.'

]