Summary of Contents for SHIFT Cryptocurrency Digital BitBox
- Page 1 Digital BitBox User Guide Desktop App v2.2.2 Mar. 2018 Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 1 of 22 March 2018...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Using an Ether wallet ........................15 Sending ERC20 tokens ....................... 17 Using an Ethereum Classic Wallet ....................18 Upgrading the BitBox firmware ..................... 19 FAQs ............................20 Additional help..........................22 Revision History .......................... 22 Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 2 of 22 March 2018... -
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Digital BitBox (“BitBox”). Designed and produced in Switzerland, your BitBox hardware wallet gives you the highest level of security for your cryptocurrencies in a compact, discrete and robust design. The BitBox is the most... -
Page 4: Download And Install The Desktop App
Figure 3: Desktop App Download Dialogue (for Mac) Save the file and run it (example for Mac shown above). Once installed, start the desktop app by clicking on the icon. Figure 4: Desktop App Icon Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 4 of 22 March 2018... -
Page 5: Setting Up Your Bitbox
Keepass. disadvantage in this case is that you cannot easily remember the password, and will have to store it separately which introduces a risk. Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 5 of 22 March 2018... -
Page 6: Changing Your Password
“sent-to” addresses together with the persons who you sent Bitcoin to and the purpose for the payment. The same applies to incoming transactions. Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 6 of 22 March 2018... -
Page 7: Receive Tab
BitBox. Note that your BitBox does not have to be plugged in to receive Bitcoin. Advanced tip: by clicking on “Verify Address Securely”, you can verify the displayed address automatically with a paired BitBox mobile smart verification app. Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 7 of 22 March 2018... -
Page 8: Send Tab
Note that fees are not applied based on amount of Bitcoin associated with the transaction, but rather the amount of data associated with the transaction (i.e. the Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 8 of 22 March 2018... - Page 9 6 confirmations. In general, the higher the fee, the faster the transaction will be confirmed. Figure 11: Payment is not yet confirmed Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 9 of 22 March 2018...
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Page 10: Create And Switching Between Wallets
Entering a password here (should be different than for your main wallet) creates a new wallet that looks like your primary wallet (same name), but allows you to store a different Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 10 of 22... -
Page 11: Options Tab
• Create New Wallet This allows you to create a new wallet. Once completed, it immediately becomes the Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 11 of 22 March 2018... -
Page 12: Multisig Tab
Once you have generated the invitation code, you can enter it into the wallet by clicking “Join Multisig”. The multi-signature wallet co-exists independent of your personal wallet(s). Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 12 of 22 March 2018... -
Page 13: Second Factor Authentication
In this way you can be sure your wallet(s) are always recoverable, independent of the BitBox. 2) You have reset your wallet (via Options-->Reset Device). In this case you can restore your wallet using the instructions below. Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 13 of 22 March 2018... - Page 14 11 January 2018 named “Daves wallet”. Note you can only load one wallet at a time on your BitBox (including the associated “Hidden Wallet). Your wallet is now restored. Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 14 of 22 March 2018...
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Page 15: Using An Ether Wallet
Factor (U2F) devices is installed. First plug your configured BitBox into your USB port and navigate to myetherwallet.com . Click on “Send Ether & Tokens” from the header menu and select Digital BitBox. Figure 14: Select Digital BitBox Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1... - Page 16 Enter your wallet password into the “Digital BitBox password“ field and press “Connect your Digital BitBox“. The following screen appears. Figure 15: Initializing your Ether Wallet Select HD derivation path: select the default setting, the first option where you see “Digital BitBox”...
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Page 17: Sending Erc20 Tokens
Click on “Transaction History” à Tokens to view your ERC20 tokens transaction history. ATTENTION: Do NOT generate a new wallet on MyEtherWallet by pressing “New Wallet”. This will NOT create a wallet on your Digital BitBox, and coins sent there will NOT be accessible via your BitBox. -
Page 18: Using An Ethereum Classic Wallet
To send and receive Ethereum Classic, via the pulldown menu in the upper right, select “ETC”. Figure 18: selecting an Ethereum Classic Wallet The rest of the process is identical as for Ether Wallet described previously. Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 18 of 22 March 2018... -
Page 19: Upgrading The Bitbox Firmware
Navigate to the downloaded firmware and double-click. Downloads contain firmware signed using our company keys. The signatures are checked inside the Digital BitBox bootloader at every plug in. Invalid or modified firmware cannot run. Source code is available on GitHub. If you wish, you can verify that the Digital BitBox is running the same code by building the firmware on your own and uploading it. -
Page 20: Faqs
Yes, based on your seed (“wallet backup”) and password, you can create recovery keys which can be used to load your wallet in a software wallet, see: digitalbitbox.com/backup. Instructions for loading the wallet onto a BitBox are Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 20 of 22 March 2018... - Page 21 Ethereum private keys. Typically, Ethereum uses a single private key. If you do not know which key to use, it is likely the first key listed. These keys can be imported one by one to MyEtherWallet by going to Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 21 of 22 March 2018...
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Page 22: Additional Help
If you have questions not addressed in this guide, visit support.digitalbitbox.com/ to submit a support ticket. Revision History Version Date Author Description 13.02.2018 cf@shiftcrypto.ch Initial version 19.03.2018 cf@shiftcrypto.ch Litecoin support added Digital BitBox User Guide v1.1 Page 22 of 22 March 2018...
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