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Vijay Krishnan
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Vijay Krishnan

Vijay Krishnan, an experienced expert in blockchain and Web3, holds the position of head of SysOps for Linea, a Layer 2 blockchain at Consensys. With a rich background in blockchain, he's guided Fortune 100 companies from ideation to product build. With over 50 projects and 300+ use cases to his credit, Vijay has left an indelible mark on the industry. Prior to Consensys, he pioneered the AWS Partner Blockchain ecosystem and led IBM North America's Blockchain Practice. With two decades on Wall Street, he possesses deep financial and tech insights. Vijay, a leader and subject matter expert, empowers clients in DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and the metaverse. Beyond work, he's a mentor, speaker, author, and organic farmer. His knowledge and innovation continue to shape the blockchain and Web3 landscape.
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Preparing your MetaMask wallet

Open the MetaMask wallet that we installed and configured in the previous chapter in the A self-custodial wallet, MetaMask section. Before we initiate a transfer transaction, we need to do some preparation on the wallet by setting up accounts and connecting the wallet to the blockchain. Follow the next steps to prepare your wallet first:

  1. The following figure shows the main login page for MetaMask; enter the password for your wallet here:
Figure 3.5 – Logging in to MetaMask

Figure 3.5 – Logging in to MetaMask

  1. Now, click on the three dots on the right of Account 1 and click Expand view. Figure 3.6 shows you a visual representation of the steps:
Figure 3.6 – Opening MetaMask in Expand view

Figure 3.6 – Opening MetaMask in Expand view

  1. You will see something as shown in the following figure where a new page in a browser will open with an expanded view of the MetaMask wallet:
Figure 3.7 – MetaMask expanded view

Figure 3.7 – MetaMask expanded...

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Vijay Krishnan, an experienced expert in blockchain and Web3, holds the position of head of SysOps for Linea, a Layer 2 blockchain at Consensys. With a rich background in blockchain, he's guided Fortune 100 companies from ideation to product build. With over 50 projects and 300+ use cases to his credit, Vijay has left an indelible mark on the industry. Prior to Consensys, he pioneered the AWS Partner Blockchain ecosystem and led IBM North America's Blockchain Practice. With two decades on Wall Street, he possesses deep financial and tech insights. Vijay, a leader and subject matter expert, empowers clients in DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and the metaverse. Beyond work, he's a mentor, speaker, author, and organic farmer. His knowledge and innovation continue to shape the blockchain and Web3 landscape.
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