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Getting Started

Install Leather

Install Leather From a Source

Create a New Wallet

Add or Restore Accounts

Receive Tokens

Receive Assets

Install Leather Desktop Bitcoin Wallet

Collect Account Diagnostics

Change Theme

Change Network

Withdraw BTC From the Stacks Legacy Wallet

Wallet Security

Secure Your Secret Key

Understanding Wallet Derivation Paths

Recover Secret Key with Backup Data

Lock and Unlock Wallet

View Secret Key

Account Privacy

Migrate Assets Between Wallets

Tokens

Send Bitcoin (BTC)

Buy STX

Send STX Tokens

Receive BRC-20 Tokens

Receive Stacks Contract Tokens

Receive SRC-20 Tokens

Receive Stacks (STX)

Receive Bitcoin (BTC)

Integrated Swap Disabled

Collectibles

Receive Bitcoin Stamps

Receive Stacks NFTs

Receive Bitcoin Ordinals

Receive Collectibles

Migrating Ordinals to Leather from Sparrow

Buy BRC-20 Tokens

Send Ordinals

Send BRC-20 Tokens

Create Ordinal Inscriptions on Gamma

Applications

Send Bitcoin From App

Connect to dApps

How to Use Leather on OrdinalsBot

How to Use Leather on Luminex

How to Use Leather on UniSat

How to Use Leather on Magic Eden

Mint BRC-20 Tokens on Magic Eden

Hardware Wallets

Connect Leather with Your Ledger Hardware Wallet

Network

How to Participate in Bitcoin Is More

Bridge BTC to sBTC

Install Leather For Developer Builds

Understand Pending Transactions

Increase Transaction Fee

Add Network

Stacking STX

Configure Transaction Nonces

Configure Transaction Fees

Obtain STX Tokens For Testnet

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Lock and Unlock Wallet

Wallet Security

Last Updated 3/25/24

Last Updated 3/25/24

We recommend that users lock their Bitcoin wallet should they need to step away from their browser. This prevents unauthorized parties from accessing your funds and ensures that your wallet is secure.

How to Lock and Unlock Your Leather Bitcoin Wallet


  1. Click on the overflow menu at the top right of your wallet extension tab

  2. Select “Lock”

  3. Re-enter your password and click “Continue” to unlock your wallet



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