10 Things to do with Sync, VeChain’s Web Browser + Wallet

With the release of v1.2.2, Sync remains as the #1 choice for managing digital assets in the VeChain ecosystem. Developed in-house, the tool is much more than just a wallet, with access to a growing number of developer tools and applications. Let’s take a quick look at 10 things you can do with the web wallet and browser built on Chromium, the open-source software code that powers Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

10. Manage Wallets

This one sounds like a no-brainer, but Sync is really good at creating and managing wallets. And having multiple wallets is always a good thing. Wallets for saving, wallets for receiving funds from strangers, wallets for using on public dApps. Sync has no limit on wallets, so you could split up and organize your accounts to ensure the privacy and security of your digital assets.

9. Lucky Airdrops

If you’ve ever been in China, you’ve definitely seen this style of money transfer. Funds are placed into a virtual red envelope (smart contract), which can then be opened by anyone with the generated link. Good idea for a promotional giveaway, a party gag, or just a gift among friends.

8. Play 2048x

Long-time community developer “Raleigh_CA” came up with a fun twist to this mobile game – users must pay an entry fee (in VET or VTHO), which goes into the pot, and is given to anyone capable of breaking the high score. Controls are quite simple, and the strategy can be picked up easily, even for beginners. The developer has hinted more games might be on the way if this one goes well, so give it a try.

7. Check out your stats on Wallü & VeChainStats

For those who like to keep track of the size of their wallets, Wallü & VeChainStats are two similar tools from the same developer that give you the power to track and monitor various analytics, such as the total amount of VTHO claimed, your global ranking by asset, and much more. You can even tag and track known addresses, perfect for when you want to keep tabs on your whale friends trading patterns.

6. Trade tokens on Vexchange

Simple, fast, and easy, this decentralized exchange lets you make small, quick swaps between VET, VTHO, and other VIP180 tokens. Great for adjusting your portfolio, arbitrage opportunities, and turning that hard-earned VTHO into something new from the ecosystem.

5. Vote on VeChain governance issues (Coming soon)

We included this one since technically, the steering committee already used it. But nodeholders should get used to this, since it could play an important role in the future of the platform.

4. Make multiple payments with VeChain Tokens

If anyone is looking for a quick payroll solution, or just wants to try out VeChain’s Multi-Task Transaction feature that bundles multiple clauses into a single transaction, check out VeChain tokens. It’s .CSV file upload feature allows you to store a long list of addresses for repeated uses, so projects can make sure employees are paid regularly, without hassle. Sure would be handy if VeChain ever got around to launching that stablecoin!

3. Deploy your own smart contracts

This one might not be for everyone, but for developers looking to write, deploy, or test a smart contract written in Solidity, Inspector is a handy tool. Don’t take my word for it, read this Medium post by community developer AbyteAhead.

2. Manage your node and browse the marketplace with Node Manager

Our community developer bounty produced this very detailed tool for managing a wallet. The unique selling point about this dApp is the ability to buy, sell, transfer, or upgrade a node by having access to the node marketplace. This functionality was previously only available on the mobile wallet, making it difficult for Ledger users to buy/sell a node, or claim the VTHO that the node had generated. If you haven’t used it already, it’s a great way to take full control of any wallet already connected to Sync or Ledger.

1. Store funds on a Ledger device

Some users have no interest in dApps or the blockchain, and just want to hold assets as a long-term “store-it-and-forget-it” investment. Sync is the answer, as its secure interface let’s users access the hardware device without importing the wallet on to the device.

As the ecosystem continues to grow, we look forward to other dApps becoming Sync compatible.

Did I leave anything out? Let me know on Twitter.

Users can download Sync directly from VeChain: Link.

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VeChain Tokens – A simple but powerful web-based tool for Sync

VeChain Tokens is the latest addition to the VeChainWorld.io tool hub. Advertised as a token transfer and inspection tool, it has plans to incorporate some of VeChain’s most powerful features. VeChain Tokens can be visited inside the Sync browser, allowing the user to control their wallets and manage the various VIP-180 tokens, including OCE, SHA, EHrT and others. It was also one of the first dApps built with Connex, the set of API’s designed by VeChain for browsers to interact to the blockchain with.

To use VeChain Tokens, visit https://vechaintokens.abyteahead.com/ or directly on the Github from within the Sync browser.

VeChain Tokens stands out for its ability to process hundreds of clauses within one transaction – allowing users to instantly create payments to unique recipients all around the world. Currently, the largest payment sent close to 400 recipients in one transaction, used by a project’s HR department to distribute funds. Users can access this feature by saving multiple addresses into a .csv file, and then upload it directly into the web-based tool.

As a monitoring tool, VeChain Tokens allows users to save addresses in the interface, so that they can quickly track balances, including accounts that don’t belong to them. This comes in handy when monitoring well known accounts such as foundation accounts or addresses used for donations.

Still, the most important features are yet to be released. With the imminent mainnet update scheduled for late July, VeChain Tokens can roll out a host of new features.

Upcoming Features

Users sending mass transactions using a .csv file will be able to create a graph of the completed transaction. This data tree can be a valuable accounting tool, as it provides a record of the token flow for these complex multi-recipient transactions.

Using VIP-191, users can send tokens without using VTHO. Instead, VeChain Tokens can pay the transaction fee, while subtracting a small compensation fee from the original token balance. This removes some of the complication of the two-token economic model, allowing users to transfer tokens without having to buy VTHO on an exchange. Learn more about VIP-191 here.

There are a lot of possibilities stemming from the release of the new mainnet update. One example of the ETH-CONST optimization is the possibility of generating known-address new contracts on chain controlled by a single master contract, this opens the availability of many new tools, for example, building multi-address wallets for a single user on-chain. VeChain Tokens will explore the possibilities of using this, which could give users the ability to generate child accounts from their main wallets. These child accounts will be fully controllable by the root account, giving users more privacy when receiving tokens. Other developers will be able to leverage this feature and create more meaningful applications.

Community Development

VeChain Tokens is another tool to come from the community. The developer, who goes by the name of AByteAhead on vechainworld.io, has years of experience developing on blockchain projects, bringing a deeper understanding of the challenges blockchain users face when trying to adopt new solutions.

Users should download and install Sync to take advantage of these great blockchain tools. In the future, VeChain will release another tool, known as My-Tokens, a user-friendly way to send and receive VIP-180 tokens. Developers wishing to have their tokens listed there are welcomed to submit them using the token registry GitHub.

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