This walkthrough explains how to link your external ERC-20-based KVT wallet address with your Kinesis account, to ensure you receive your KVT Yield.
Note that KVT underwent an upgrade to the Stellar network on the 17th of February 2025 and all KVTs held in users’ Kinesis accounts have been automatically upgraded to Stellar. For all ERC-20-based KVTs held in users’ linked external ERC-20 wallets, the equivalent Stellar-based KVTs have been automatically credited to their Kinesis account.
This guide is dedicated only to these few users who still keep their ERC-20-based KVTs in their external unlinked ERC-20-compatible wallets. Linking wallets is crucial so Kinesis can credit you with the upgraded Stellar-based KVTs, to replace your ERC-20 KVT tokens.
Note that the ERC-20-based KVTs held in your linked addresses will remain visible in your wallets, but they will hold no value and be non-transferable.
To receive your KVT Yield payments on your KVTs held outside the Kinesis Monetary System, you must link your KVT wallet address to your associated Kinesis account. Address linking is essential for identifying the wallet address where you hold your assets, and the Kinesis account that will receive the yields.
Note that only Kinesis users with external wallets may need to manually link their addresses. Users who already store their KVTs in their Kinesis account or have previously linked external wallets containing KVTs, will automatically receive their yields without further action.
Kinesis urges all its system participants to check their status and ensure that all accounts in which they store their KVTs are listed on the Yields tab of their Kinesis profile.
You can link your external wallets using a dedicated Address Linking widget located in the Yields tab of your Kinesis account.
You need to link these addresses only if they are unlinked. If all addresses in which you store your KVTs are already listed, no action will be required.
Remember, your Kinesis account is where all your KVT yields will be credited, even if you store your KVTs externally.
Note: A verified Kinesis account and an external (stand-alone) wallet) are required to complete the linking process.
Learn how to set up a new Kinesis account here.
Note: the process varies slightly depending on the wallet you use.
Linking a MetaMask KVT address
How to link a MetaMask KVT address to your Kinesis account using MEW (MyEtherWallet)
Step 1: Sign in to your MetaMask wallet.
If you have multiple wallets set up, select the one containing your KVT.
You can see the list of all your MetaMask wallet addresses by clicking the circular button in the top right corner.
Step 2: Navigate to the Yields hub and locate the address linking widget:
The Yields tab on the Kinesis platform dashboard ☝️
Choose the External tab, then open the Link a new address button.
Address Linking widget in the Yield tab on the Kinesis platform ☝️
Step 3: You will see a pop-up window, where you will need to select KVT from the available currency options and enter the Public address of the MetaMask wallet you wish to link. Additionally, you can set a name tag as a reference.
Click Next, to open the screen displaying your KM number:
The KM number (starting with KM followed by numbers, e.g. KM12345678) also known as the Kinesis Payment Reference, is a number Kinesis uses to identify your account, for the purpose of e.g. address linking or depositing funds.
The KM number & signature screen ☝️
Step 4: Go to the MyEtherWallet page.
MEW (MyEtherWallet) is a free interface helping you interact with the Ethereum blockchain, on which Kinesis Velocity Tokens (KVT) are hosted. Alternatively, you can also use MyCrypto, which is a fork of MyEtherWallet, with the process remaining the same for both interfaces.
When on the MEW website, click on Access my wallet.
Then, click on the Browser extension option.
Step 5: The first time you access your external wallet with MEW, you will be prompted in Metamask to Connect to MyEtherWallet. Once you have connected them, your address will be displayed in MyEtherWallet.
Step 6: Click Message and then Sign Message:
Step 7: Copy the KM number (as displayed in Step 3) and paste it into your MEW Sign Message window, then click Sign:
Step 8. Confirm the message signature in Metamask.
You should see the Message Signed screen with your unique message signature (as displayed below). Copy the message signature between the quotes (highlighted in blue).
Note: only select the alphanumeric code in between the apostrophes.
Paste your unique message signature underneath the KM number, on the same Link a new wallet screen that you have opened in Step 3.
Congratulations! You have successfully completed linking your KVT address with your Kinesis account. You will see a confirmation message showing on the screen:
You can now view your linked address in the External tab of the Linked addresses box.