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Sergey Ovcharenko
Sergey Ovcharenko

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A Litecoin Wallet That Remembers Nothing

In a previous article we introduced Ritual Protocol. Today we look at how it works in a real application.

Imagine: you need a new address on a blockchain network, or you want to access an existing one. You place some runes, point to London at 12:47, and tap a sequence of emojis. That's it. Cold wallet ready. No custodial nonsense, everything by the book — the way Satoshi intended. The only difference is that you don't need to remember or store a seed phrase. It's deterministically derived from your ritual.

No Storage

A typical wallet generates a key on first launch and saves it somewhere. A file, a database, an encrypted vault — doesn't matter. There's a place that needs to be protected, that can be lost, that can be stolen.

This wallet saves nothing. At all. Every time you need access — you reproduce it.


The Ritual

From a cryptographic standpoint, the protocol recommends at least 80 bits of ritual entropy. But the app doesn't restrict you. If you want a "Vatican City 12:00" address — just open it and use it.


A Regular Wallet Inside

After the ritual, a completely ordinary wallet opens. Address, balance, transaction history. You can receive and send LTC. Fees are calculated automatically, there's a MAX button, and both Litecoin address formats are supported.


The only difference is how you got here. And the fact that once you close the app — the key no longer exists anywhere.


Disclaimer

This wallet was built as a demonstration of Ritual Protocol's capabilities and a test of its viability in everyday use. All bugs found during testing have been fixed — but please use this software responsibly and for its intended purpose.


Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/runetcom2014/LTC-Wallet

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