[Ethereum] How to import the current wallet in Mist

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I generated my wallet with geth command line "geth new account", with password, and got my key.

Following a guide, I just downloaded Claymore's Dual Miner, setup the start.bat pasting my key and started mining on Nanopool.
Now I'm about to get my first payment reaching the minimum payout so… what should I do? I found the Mist Wallet to keep track of my wallet, is this the correct way? should I import my key in some way in it?
Please help, because I think I miss something very basilar..

thank you!

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You can check your public address here to see your balance: https://etherscan.io/

You can use myetherwallet to send or interact with ethereum network: https://www.myetherwallet.com/

Be careful! make sure you are on the secure https sites for the above and avoid phishing sites.

There are other ways, but these are the ones I use.

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[Ethereum] How to import contracts to Mist

To import a contract into the Ethereum Wallet (Mist), you will need the following pieces of information:

Here are the steps:

Select the Contracts tab on the top of the screen.
Click Watch Contract
Enter a contract name
Enter your contract address
Enter the JSON interface. You will need to enter this for Mist to know what the contract functions and data fields are.

If you want to test using the DAO currently in the crowdfunding phase, there are instructions in the The DAO - Voting page (under the title Voting and other information) with the following details:

Contract name: The DAO
Contract address: 0xbb9bc244d798123fde783fcc1c72d3bb8c189413
JSON interface: [{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":""}],"name":"minTokensToCreate","inputs":[],"constant":true},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":""}],"name":"totalSupply","inputs":[],"constant":true},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":""}],"name":"closingTime","inputs":[],"constant":true},{"type":"function","outputs":[],"name":"refund","inputs":[],"constant":false},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"address","name":""}],"name":"curator","inputs":[],"constant":true},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":"balance"}],"name":"balanceOf","inputs":[{"type":"address","name":"_owner"}],"constant":true},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":"_numberOfProposals"}],"name":"numberOfProposals","inputs":[],"constant":true},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"address","name":""}],"name":"extraBalance","inputs":[],"constant":true},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"bool","name":""}],"name":"isFueled","inputs":[],"constant":true},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"bool","name":"success"}],"name":"createTokenProxy","inputs":[{"type":"address","name":"_tokenHolder"}],"constant":false},{"type":"function","outputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":"_voteID"}],"name":"vote","inputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":"_proposalID"},{"type":"bool","name":"_supportsProposal"}],"constant":false},{"type":"event","name":"FuelingToDate","inputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":"value","indexed":false}],"anonymous":false},{"type":"event","name":"ProposalAdded","inputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":"proposalID","indexed":true},{"type":"address","name":"recipient","indexed":false},{"type":"uint256","name":"amount","indexed":false},{"type":"bool","name":"newCurator","indexed":false},{"type":"string","name":"description","indexed":false}],"anonymous":false},{"type":"event","name":"ProposalTallied","inputs":[{"type":"uint256","name":"proposalID","indexed":true},{"type":"bool","name":"result","indexed":false},{"type":"uint256","name":"quorum","indexed":false}],"anonymous":false},{"constant":true,"inputs":[{"name":"","type":"uint256"}],"name":"proposals","outputs":[{"name":"recipient","type":"address"},{"name":"amount","type":"uint256"},{"name":"description","type":"string"},{"name":"votingDeadline","type":"uint256"},{"name":"open","type":"bool"},{"name":"proposalPassed","type":"bool"},{"name":"proposalHash","type":"bytes32"},{"name":"proposalDeposit","type":"uint256"},{"name":"newCurator","type":"bool"},{"name":"yea","type":"uint256"},{"name":"nay","type":"uint256"},{"name":"creator","type":"address"}],"type":"function"}]

Note that The DAO is currently generating a lot of events from the transactions generated when "investors" buying tokens in The DAO. This could slow your computer down. Search this site for the text "Mist freeze" if you encounter this issue.

[Ethereum] Explanation on why I need an address, a pool and a wallet

Right. I will try and keep this brief such that it is clear.

A wallet and an address are the same. They are synonymous. An address is a 64 character hex string to/from which transactions can be sent. It is sometimes referred to as a wallet because of this characteristic - it can hold Ether like a physical wallet can hold cash.

RE mining. You do not have to mine. Mining is what secures the Ethereum network. It essentially involves computers using their processors to solve complex maths puzzles. As these puzzles are hard it is unlikely that your normal desktop PC will ever succeed in solving a puzzle. As such, pools exist. These pools allow you and many other users to combine your processing power such that it is more likely that you will solve the next puzzle.

Mining rewards are given to the entity who mines a block. If you are part of a pool this is more likely to be you. You then get a portion of that reward. If you mine on your own, you will likely never solve the puzzle and will likely never earn any Ether.

Your key file contains your private key in an encoded format. Your private key is needed to sign transactions. For example sending Ether or submitting a contract. It is encoded such that if someone manages to get your keyfile, they can not sign transactions (unless they also know your password).

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