Write a Message Onto the Blockchain

A Message on the Ethereum Blockchain Will Likely Last Far Longer Than One Carved in Stone

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Prerequisites

There are 2 prerequisites to being able to do this;

1. Installing the MetaMask “wallet” browser plugin
2. Getting a small amount of ETH transferred to your MetaMask wallet

Installing MetaMask

If you haven’t done the first one, follow the steps here to get MetaMask:

Guide: How to setup MetaMask

Acquiring ETH Into Your MetaMask Wallet

If you don’t have any ETH in your MetaMask wallet, there are actually many ways to do that, but there is a really simple one; Within MetaMask there is actually a “Buy” button. Clicking that and following the steps will allow you to purchase some ETH directly into your MetaMask Wallet.

Writing a Message Onto the Blockchain

1. Enable Hex data on the MetaMask extension in…