Ronin offers two distinct ways for users to interact with its ecosystem: Ronin Wallet and Ronin Waypoint. While Ronin Wallet is the traditional wallet solution for asset management and medium to interact in the Ronin chain, Waypoint serves as an alternative account integration system enabling seamless access to your keyless wallets.
Although Ronin Waypoint utilizes a keyless wallet (a.k.a. Social login wallet, MPC wallet) for its transactions, it is important to note that the keyless wallet can also be utilized using your Ronin wallet by importing it with email & recovery password using the social login option. The main purpose of Waypoint is for users to be able to do transactions without the need for any external applications or extensions.
Ronin Wallet
Extension & Mobile App for both Key-based (seed phrase & private key) and Keyless wallets
The Ronin Wallet is the traditional wallet in the Ronin ecosystem, available as a browser extension and mobile app. [https://wallet.roninchain.com]
It allows users full control over their assets by supporting seed phrase wallets, private key accounts, and social login wallets. This flexibility ensures secure and direct access to games, marketplaces, and decentralized applications (dApps) within Ronin.
With the Ronin Wallet, you can manage all your assets within a single interface, eliminating the need to connect to dApps to do basic blockchain transactions such as token transfer.
Ronin Waypoint
Account Integration for Keyless Wallets
Ronin Waypoint is an account service integration that enables users to access their keyless wallets without needing a browser extension or mobile app. [https://waypoint.roninchain.com]
By signing in with an email and password to the Waypoint site, users can easily interact with the Ronin ecosystem on any browser or supported apps, offering a frictionless and user-friendly experience. As an added layer of security, a one-time entry of your keyless wallet’s recovery password is required when you first interact with a supported dApp to initiate a blockchain transaction.
NOTE: There are no current interactions available within the Ronin Waypoint site aside from creating a new keyless wallet with your login email if and only if you haven’t created one yet.
Ronin Waypoint Use Cases
Waypoint is a new technology that seeks to simplify how blockchain wallets work, adding convenience and a more seamless experience for new users. Currently, only a few dApps have fully integrated Waypoint services to enhance the user experience. Let’s list them down below with their corresponding article guides:
- App.Axie - the central hub of the Axie community offering tools, features, and a marketplace. You can now sign in with Waypoint and do transactions directly within your browser, even on mobile. Learn more here.
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Axie Classic - the original mainstream game of Axie Infinity, structured as a turn-based card battler where players create teams of Axies to duke it out in the arena. In Classic, you can:
- Easily transfer your axies from your keyless wallet to your secret recovery phrase wallet in the same account. Learn more.
- List/Buy axies and transfer tokens from within the app. Learn more.
- Mavis Market - Ronin’s first generalized NFT marketplace where users can buy, sell, and showcase assets powered by the Ronin network. Explore the Mavis Market.
- Ronin App - the centralized utility site of Ronin that includes Ronin blockchain explorer, Katana swap, Ronin bridge, RON staking, etc. Explore the Ronin App.
Differences in Transaction Signatures: Ronin Wallet vs. Ronin Waypoint
One of the key distinctions between Ronin Wallet and Ronin Waypoint lies in how the transaction flow is initialized.
- Ronin Wallet Transaction: When performing a transaction using Ronin Wallet, the transaction will trigger a prompt to your wallet extension or mobile app. With this method, you first need to make sure you have imported your wallet to your extension/app via secret recovery phrase OR private key OR social login + recovery password credentials, whichever is applicable; and that your wallet is unlocked.
Sample Ronin wallet prompt of an AXS approval transaction in App.Axie for Ascending an Axie.
- Ronin Waypoint Transaction: With Ronin Waypoint, the transaction is signed without needing a wallet extension or mobile app. Instead, the Waypoint pop-up will prompt you for your keyless wallet’s recovery password once, allowing you to proceed with the transaction with just a browser.
Sample separate Ronin Waypoint page pop-up of an AXS approval transaction in App.Axie.
Comparison Table
We have to understand that Waypoint is not another wallet. It is simply a medium to be able to interact directly with your keyless wallet on supported dApps. To better understand the difference between the Ronin wallet and Ronin Waypoint in terms of flow and utility, here's a comparison table:
Keyless wallets are also called MPC wallets or Social Login wallets.