# Creditcoin CLI `creditcoin` is a terminal-based general-purpose tool developed by the Creditcoin team and includes all the essential functionalities required to manage CTC balances, manage nominator and validator accounts, and initialize EVM accounts. The `creditcoin` terminal is available in the docker image specified in the [Using a Docker container](/validator-guides/using-a-docker-container.md) guide. {% hint style="warning" %} Creditcoin CLI is recommended for users with previous CLI and technical experience. If you have no systems administrator or CLI tools experience, consider using a GUI wallet. For detailed information about the Creditcoin CLI refer to the documentation on Github or use the `--help` command. {% endhint %} **Creating accounts** Create accounts using the `new` command and write down the newly generated mnemonic phrase and store it securely. ``` creditcoin new ``` **Sending & Receiving CTC** The CLI tool also allows sending and receiving CTC. To send funds use the `send` command as shown below. It will prompt you for the seed phrase of the account from which funds will be sent. ``` creditcoin send --amount --substrate-address
``` To receive CTC, you can provide the sender with the receiving account's address. **Showing an Account's Address** To get an account's address from its seed phrase, use the `show-address` command. The `show-address` command will prompt you for the seed phrase. ``` creditcoin show-address ``` **Checking your Balance** You can check the balance of an account using the command below. This is an unauthenticated command; it does not require the private key or seed phrase to the account. Verify that `creditcoin` is connected to a node you trust to provide you with accurate data. You can check the balance of any account without incurring transaction fees. ``` creditcoin balance --substrate-address
``` **Staking** You can stake CTC by using the `bond` command with an amount. You will be prompted for your stash account's seed phrase. You can use the `--reward-destination` flag to change how the staking rewards will be handled. The default is `Staked`, which will re-stake the rewards, but it can be changed to `Stash` to keep them unstaked and available to use. ``` creditcoin bond --amount --reward-destination ``` Once CTC was successfully bonded, the account can be used to set up a new validator node or nominate validators. {% hint style="success" %} If you want to set up a [Validator ](/validator-guides.md)or become a [Nominator](/nominator-guides.md), read the detailed guides and make sure you understand both the risks and the responsibilities. {% endhint %} **Interacting with EVM accounts** You can also use the CLI to fund EVM accounts and withdraw CTC received from an EVM transfer using the `evm` command. You can fund an EVM account using a Substrate account with the `fund` command: ``` creditcoin evm fund --amount --evm-address
``` To withdraw from the EVM side, you must send funds to the EVM account associated to your Substrate account. Get your associated EVM address with the `convert-address` command. {% hint style="warning" %} The conversion done by the `convert-address` command is not a two-way function. If you run it again using the resulting address you will get yet another different Substrate or EVM address. Make sure you have the private keys for the account you are converting before sending funds to its associated address. {% endhint %} ``` creditcoin convert-address
``` Then send funds to your associated EVM account from any EVM account and withdraw them by running the `withdraw` command. ``` creditcoin evm withdraw ``` This will transfer all CTC from your associated EVM account to your Substrate account. **For a full list of the EVM features of** `creditcoin` **check the** `evm --help` **command.** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.creditcoin.org/wallets/how-to-connect-your-wallet-to-creditcoin/command-line-interface/creditcoin-cli.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.