Migrate¶
Migrate moves a balance you hold on Openverse — coin and USD — to a Bitgold Network address you control. The Console proves you own the Openverse wallet with a small test transfer before anything is issued, so a typo or a stolen session cannot redirect the payout.
Who this is for¶
Holders of Openverse coin or USD who want those assets on Bitgold. This is not the page for sending BTG between Bitgold addresses; use your wallet for that.
Before you start¶
- The Openverse wallet that holds the assets. The Console accepts the official Openverse wallet or a Solana-compatible wallet that can sign a message.
- A Bitgold Network address you control. It can be any EVM wallet, and it does not have to be the wallet you use to sign in.
- A signed-in Console account. Signing in is a free, off-chain signature; it does not move funds.
- Ten minutes without interruptions. The test-transfer step needs you to read an amount from the Openverse wallet.
The receiving address is permanent
You choose the Bitgold receiving address once. After it is saved it is locked, and the payout is sent there. There is no self-service way to change it, so verify the full address before you save it.
What moves, and what does not¶
The payout is staked coin + wallet-balance coin + wallet-balance USD + the staking compensation. Coin locked inside mintable records is not part of that payout. It is mapped to your receiving wallet in a later step and settled through the VRC-10 module.
Your Openverse staking rewards did not accrue during the migration window. The compensation step pays a fixed ratio of each active stake account, in BTG, to the receiving wallet. Inactive stake accounts are not compensated.
The six steps¶
1. Link the Openverse wallet¶
Choose Connect and link, select the Openverse wallet, and sign the short message the Console shows. The signature is free and off-chain; it proves the wallet is yours. Once linked, the Console reads your coin and USD balances directly from Openverse.
If the wallet holds the wrong assets, unlink it before confirming the test transfer. After verification, the link is fixed.
2. Choose the receiving Bitgold address¶
Paste a Bitgold (0x…) address or use Use my wallet for the signed-in account. Check it character by character against the wallet that will receive the funds: the first four and last four characters are not enough. Save it, then read the confirmation that the address is locked.
3. Confirm the test transfer¶
The Console sends a small, random amount of coin to the linked Openverse wallet. Open that wallet, find the incoming transaction, and enter the exact amount in the Console. You have a limited number of attempts, so read the amount from the wallet rather than guessing.
The test amount is a proof of ownership, not a fee. It stays in your Openverse wallet.
4. Receive on Bitgold¶
When the amount matches, the migration is verified and the eligible coin and USD are issued to the receiving address. The result card shows the deliverable amounts. A verified migration may still take time to be marked Completed while delivery is confirmed.
5. Migrate mintable records¶
Locked coin records lists the coin held in mintable entries. Running this step maps every record to your Bitgold receiving address. No funds move on chain at this point; the records are filed for the VRC-10 settlement. The coin is not paid out as part of step 4, so do not expect it in your wallet balance.
6. Claim staking compensation¶
Missed staking rewards shows the active stake accounts, the staked basis, the ratio, and the total. Claiming records one BTG payment per active account to the receiving wallet. Inactive accounts are skipped.
Statuses¶
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Linked | The Openverse wallet is linked; the receiving address may still be pending. |
| Verified | The test-transfer amount matched. Delivery can proceed. |
| Completed | Delivery is confirmed and the migration is closed. |
| Closed | The migration cannot be delivered. Contact support through the official site. |
Verify it worked¶
- The status is Verified or Completed, not Linked.
- The receiving address in the Console matches the address in your wallet.
- The delivered BTG and USD balances appear at that address in the explorer.
- The mintable step reports the number of records mapped, and the compensation step reports the active accounts paid.
Troubleshooting¶
| Problem | What to do |
|---|---|
| The test amount never arrives | Confirm the linked address is the wallet you are checking and that it is on Openverse, not Bitgold. Do not ask anyone to "resend" it. |
| The amount is rejected | Re-read the exact decimal amount from the Openverse transaction; do not round it. Attempts are limited, so wait for the cooldown instead of guessing. |
| The receiving address is wrong and already saved | It is locked. Do not move more assets in; contact support through the official site and describe the case. |
| The mintable coin is missing from the payout | It is not part of the payout by design. It is mapped to the receiving wallet for VRC-10 settlement. |
| An inactive stake account was not compensated | Only active stake accounts are eligible. |
| Someone offers to speed up the migration for a fee | Not an official channel. The Console is the only place the flow runs, and no one needs your recovery phrase. |