Kinetic Migration
Code Changes
If you're upgrading to Kinetic from Agora, there'll be some code changes for you to deal with.
Follow the links below to see how the Kinetic API differs from previous Kin SDK versions.
TypeScript
See the TypeScript API changes
Python
See the Python API changes
iOS
See the iOS API changes
Android
See the Android API changes
Hosting Kinetic
When you transact with Kinetic on Mainnet, you'll need a Kinetic instance to connect to. This can be your own self-hosted instance or a 3rd party Kinetic As A Service option.
See here for more details.
Transaction Fees
On Agora, transaction fees were paid directly by the Kin Foundation who were / are hosting the Agora service.
In Kinetic, developers will be responsible for paying for transaction fees for their own apps, unless they are using a 3rd party Kinetic As A Service provider that chooses to cover those costs as part of the service.
Support towards these payments can come from the Kin Foundation in terms of KRE payments and grant requests.
Kin Rewards Engine
Earn Kin by using it in your App
Kin Catalyst Fund
Grants! Kin offers a range of grants to help great ideas become reality.
Upgrading Keypairs
As apps upgrade to Kinetic, we recommend that developers migrate their users to the new Kinetic Keypairs.
These Keypairs are standard Solana Keypairs and give users greater control of their funds through mnemonics that allow them to access their funds with any Solana wallet. E.g. Phantom, Solflare, etc.
We recommend a process where user's Kin is moved from their previous Stellar Keypair to a new Solana Keypair.
Step 1 - Access the existing Stellar Keypair in Kinetic
We have compatibilty tools that allow you to generate a Keypair in Kinetic from a Stellar secret.
TypeScript
Use Stellar Keypairs in Kinetic with Node / Typescript
See how to implement this in your code
here. Pop
into kinetic-typescript on Discord if you
need assistance.
Python
Use Stellar Keypairs in Kinetic with Python
See how to implement this in your code
here. Pop into
kinetic-python on Discord if you need
assistance.
iOS
Convert Stellar Keypairs to Solan Keypairs on iOS
Pop into kinetic-ios on Discord if you need
assistance.
Android
Convert Stellar Keypairs to Solan Keypairs on Android
Pop into kinetic-android on Discord if you
need assistance.
Use the compatability tool to use your Stellar secret in Kinetic and get a Keypair.
Step 2 - Create a new Solana Keypair
Create a new Solana Keypair with a mnemonic using a Kinetic SDK and use this as the user's new Keypair going forward.
Step 3 - Move all of the user's Kin to the new Keypair
Use the Stellar Keypair to sign a transaction moving all of the users' Kin to their new Solana Keypair.
Step 4 - Claim back any Sol from the empty accounts
On a monthly basis, we will pay app owners back the value of their closed empty accounts in Sol. Get in touch once you're ready to reclaim your funds.
What If I Get Stuck?
Pop into the kinetic-general channel on Discord or one of the SDK specific channels and we'll give you a hand.
Getting Help
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