💼 6. Create a Validator Wallet (Keypair)

Before registering as a validator, you need to generate a wallet that will hold your RNGY stake and be used for validator operations.

🔐 Step 1: Generate a New Wallet

Run the following command to create a new keypair:

renergyd keys add validator --home "$HOME/.renergyMainnetNode"

• You will be prompted to set a wallet password

• This password is required whenever the wallet is accessed

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📤 Example Output

After successful creation, you’ll see output similar to:

address: renergy1x9k4v...abc
name: validator
pubkey: {"@type":"/ethermint.crypto.v1.ethsecp256k1.PubKey","key":"A9Fh2Kp...XYZ"}
type: local

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📌 What This Step Accomplishes

Creating the wallet results in:

• 🧾 A validator wallet address (e.g., renergy1...)

• 🔑 A public key used for staking and validator registration

• 🔐 A locally encrypted private key stored under: ~/.renergyMainnetNode

This wallet will be used to:

• Self-stake RNGY

• Register your validator

• Pay transaction and governance fees

⚠️ Important: Back up your mnemonic seed phrase securely. If it’s lost, the wallet cannot be recovered.

Your validator wallet is now ready to be used on Renergy Blockchain.