# CloudWallet 101

The first option for creating on Wax is Wax.io's own wallet solution: CloudWallet ([mycloudwallet.com](https://www.mycloudwallet.com/)). This wallet option is completely in-browser based, and does not require any downloads or installation.

A Wax wallet can be created either with email, or via a series of social-media account signin options:

[Create an account on cloudwallet](https://www.mycloudwallet.com/signin#create-account)

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Once the account is created, the CloudWallet option requires a 5 Wax (\~$0.25 at time of writing) deposit to 'unlock' it's on-chain functions. It can also be paid by CreditCard, however this option costs $5 instead (not recommended).

In the future the Pixel Journey will help providing CloudWallet redemption codes for certain users as well, to smoothen this account creation/on-boarding route.

Each CloudWallet starts out with a small amount of CPU, NET and RAM staked from creation, however you will need to add more to these to be able to smoothly use the Wax Blockchain.

50-200 Wax of resources ($2.5-10 worth of Wax at the time of writing), is plenty for most casual users, and allow for up to hundreds of transactions made available on the network every day.<br>

CloudWallet by default a non-custodial wallet option. However it's possible to soft/hard claim your account from there, to export it's keys, and allow for them to be imported into other wallet options (such as [Anchor Wallet](https://docs.pixeljourney.xyz/education/getting-set-up-on-wax/creating-a-wallet/anchor-wallet-101)).

By "Soft-Claim", you get access to your keys, but can continue to make use of the many 'perks/features" of cloudwallet itself still.

And by "Hard-Claim", you gain full custody of your keys, while losing access to using the core/cloudwallet exclusive features.

## Special features offered by cloudwallet are:

* 25 daily free transactions (with your CPU/NET being covered by Wax)
* Automatic transaction signing for trusted dApps (manually enablable for most transactions)
* Access to CloudWallet only dApps/projects (such as BlockchainBrawlers, or Alien Worlds)
* Access to the cloudwallet dashboard/account overview
* Access to the cloudwallet bridge tools for tokens and NFTs (this will be necessary for bridging later in the Pixel Journey)
* Custodial/Non-custodial Wax account management options