Chain notebooks
Polkadot: locate the balance
Understand network-specific accounts, assets and fees.
Overview
Prepare a Polkadot wallet and learn why the same account does not have one balance across the ecosystem.
Learning outcomes
- Locate an account's balance on the correct chain
- Prepare an unfunded Talisman Polkadot account
- Read fees and balance restrictions
- Check Polkadot Hub asset identity and administrative controls
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Course syllabus
One ecosystem, several ledgers
Identify the chain and account before interpreting a DOT or asset balance.
7 min readPrepare Talisman's Polkadot account
Choose the appropriate account type and privately prepare recovery without funding it.
7 min readRead the available balance
Separate transaction fees from account balance restrictions and minimum requirements.
7 min readPrepare a Hub asset interaction
Inspect asset controls, minimum balances and the network hosting a proposed trade.
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