Thread by @EvmosOrg

Hey Everyone, we really appreciate your patience as we work diligently to fix the existing issues with the airdrop claim for ledger + @keplrwallet users. It is not our intention to exclude these users and here's a quick 🧵 on what happened and how we are bringing you a solution👇

First: The Problem

While most all cosmos chains have historically used the same Cosmos key type, Evmos uses the Ethereum key type to stay compatible with the ETH tooling that you know and love (MetaMask, Remix IDE, Truffle, Hardhat, etc.)

This results in a different address being generated than would be generated had Evmos used the Cosmos key type.

Notice how the string <prefix1>dtwarh8... is the same for both Cosmos Hub and Osmosis addresses, but NOT for Evmos? This is the result of using different key types.

The reason this affects Keplr users is because Keplr defaults to using the Cosmos app which uses the Cosmos key type, and therefore generates the wrong address.

This results in users funds appearing to be "stuck" as well as users incorrectly showing no eligible RektDrop balance.

Now: The Solution

First off, all funds are SAFE! No users funds will be permanently affected by this error.

We do however need to create a way for users to access their funds using the original Cosmos keys.

The best part is that a solution is underway to allow users to send funds from the Cosmos-generated address to the Ethereum-generated address and you can track the progress here: github.com/tharsis/evmos/…

We realize we need to do a better job of communicating these issues and we are sorry for the frustration this has caused many of you.

We will be slow to respond to individual questions as we focus on building this solution but will update you on further developments.