Get eCash (XEC)

New to crypto? No problem. eCash (ticker XEC) is what you use to unlock stories here. Follow these three steps and you'll be reading in no time.

Get a Cashtab wallet

Cashtab wallet is a free web wallet that allows you to hold and transact with your XEC. It works in any browser and is the fastest way to create an eCash wallet.

Get Cashtab wallet →

Buy some XEC

Once you have a wallet, you'll need a small amount of XEC inside it. You can buy XEC from an exchange — create an account there, purchase XEC, then send it to the address your wallet shows you (copy and paste carefully).

Find a list of the best Exchanges and Instant Exchanges on scorecard.cash.

Come back and unlock

When your Cashtab wallet has XEC, you're ready. Open any article on Proof Of Writing, use the pay button to send the payment from your wallet, and the full story unlocks automatically after a few seconds. You can also click on the reader login button to send a dust transaction from your wallet, and the site will remember which articles you've already unlocked.

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