Adding Custom Tokens to MyEtherWallet

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2 min readApr 26, 2018

If you’re still excitedly waiting for tokens after participating in our ICO, you may have to manually add them to be able to view your funds. Don’t worry, your tokens are safe and it’s an easy process!

There are two ways of adding custom tokens:

1. Using Ethplorer.io

1. On the “Send Ether & Tokens” page on MEW, click View Balance Only (Must use one of above options to send) and paste your address.

2. In a new tab, go to Ethplorer.io

3. Type in the name of the token into their search bar, or navigate to your address and click on the token’s name from that page.

4. At the very top on this page page is the address.

5. Below that there is a field called “decimals”, which is a number between 0 and 18.

6. Back on MEW, click the Add Custom Token button on the right sidebar.

7. Paste the Address from the top of the Ethplorer.io page

8. Type in what you want to call it — the name or the symbol.

9. Paste the Decimals from Ethplorer.io.

10. Click “Save”.

You can now send your new token and see it’s balance in the sidebar!

2. Using Etherscan.io

1. On the “Send Ether & Tokens” page on MEW, click View Balance Only and paste your address.

2. In the sidebar, click the https://etherscan.io link under Transaction History or How to See your Tokens.

3. Click the dropdown in the right-upper quadrant. It’s labeled Token Tracker.

4. Click the token that you aren’t seeing on MEW.

5. Copy the string next to Contact Address.

6. Back on MEW, click the Add Custom Token button on the right sidebar.

7. Paste the Contact Address.

8. Type in what you want to call it — the name or the symbol.

9. Return to Etherscan.io. Look for the number (between 0 and 18) next to Token Decimals.

10. Enter this under Decimals on MEW.

11. Click “Save” on MEW.

You should now be able to see your TCO balance on the list of tokens!

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