How to Create Wrapped Hive Engine Tokens [step-by-step]

How to Create Wrapped Hive Engine Tokens
[step-by-step]

EDIT: New version of oracle software, intended only for HE tokens was released on 8th November 2020: https://hive.blog/hiveengine/@fbslo/introducing-wrapped-hive-engine-tokens-wtokens-in-a-box

Since the launch of wLEO token, there has been quite some interest from different HE tribe leaders to create their own wrapped token. This post is a step-by-step guide on how to do it.

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First, wLEO got hacked and it's still not 100% clear how it happened, so there is still a chance that there a vulnerability in this code. USE ON YOUR OWN RISK!

The code is under GNU GPLv3 license, so you are free to use and modify it without any payment. I do appreciate any tips and witness votes. The Wrapped Hive project was sponsored by @theycallmedan, so go vote @threespeak for witness as well. Also, first wHE token development was paid by @leofinance team, so vote for their witness as well.

What do you need?

Basic JS skills (if you modify code yourself)
Basic SysAdmin skills (to setup server)
Basic understanding of crypto (what are private keys, wallets...)

Ethereum address with ~0.1 ETH (price of contract deployment changes based on current gas price)
Server (I use 4 GB RAM for wHive app, so this server by @privex should be enough, I use Ubuntu 18.04) - for hosting oracle app
Domain (optional) - for frontend (e.g. https://whive.network)
CloudFlare (optional) - prevent DDoS attacks
Infura.io API keys
Ethplorer.io API keys
Extended Ethereum private key - https://iancoleman.io/bip39/
EthGasStation.info API Keys

Don't worry, you will learn how to get all of this. Except for server, domain and eth fees, everything else should have free tier.

API keys

Let's first get all the API keys and other things.

For infura.io, register on their website, create new project, and under "setting", you will see "Project ID" and "Project Secret". You will need only "Project ID".

Ethplorer.io API keys you can get by registering on their website, under "API panel" create a new API key.

Extended private key is used to generate new Ethereum addresses ("Hierarchical Deterministic Wallet"). Go to https://iancoleman.io/bip39/, select "ETH - Ethereum" from "coin" dropdown, click "GENERATE" and store BIP39 Mnemonic generated (you will need it later when burning unwrapped tokens). Then scroll down, under "Derivation Path" -> "BIP44" and store "BIP32 Extended Private Key".

For EthGasStation.info, use https://data.defipulse.com/ to create API key.

Greate, you are now ready to start with the actual setup.

ERC20 contract creation

Create ERC20 token before setting up the server. We will use https://github.com/gochain/web3 CLI.

curl -LSs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gochain/web3/master/install.sh | sh

web3 start
export WEB3_NETWORK=ethereum

Add your Ethereum private keys (for address holding 0.1 ETH)

export WEB3_PRIVATE_KEY=ethpprivatekeygoeshere

Create a contract:

web3 generate contract erc20 --symbol WTOKENSYMBOL --name "Wrapped Token Name" -d number_of_decimals

An example for wHIVE would be web3 generate contract erc20 --symbol WHIVE --name "Wrapped Hive" -d 3.

Build and deploy to mainnet:

web3 contract build WTOKENSYMBOL .sol
web3 contract deploy WTOKENSYMBOL .bin

You will receive hash for the transaction and from that transaction, you will be able to see your token's contract address.

Server & Oracle app setup

First, let's update server and install NodeJS & NPM:

sudo apt update
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x -o nodesource_setup.sh
sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh
sudo apt install nodejs

Verify installation:

node -v

It should output something like v12.17.0, use version 12 or up.

npm -v

Should output something like 6.14.4.

Next, install the MongoDB database.

sudo apt install -y mongodb
sudo systemctl status mongodb

You should see

mongodb.service - An object/document-oriented database
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mongodb.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sat 2018-05-26 07:48:04 UTC; 2min 17s ago
     Docs: man:mongod(1)
 Main PID: 2312 (mongod)
    Tasks: 23 (limit: 1153)
   CGroup: /system.slice/mongodb.service
           └─2312 /usr/bin/mongod --unixSocketPrefix=/run/mongodb --config /etc/mongodb.conf

Start MondoDB CLI create collections:

mongo
use ETH-HIVE
db.status.insertOne({ type: "token_nonce", nonce: 1 })
db.status.insertOne({ type: "token_fee", fee: "1" })

Make sure token_nonce is 1 if the address used to call token's smart contract only has 1 transaction. Otherwise, update to actual nonce (the nonce is the number of transactions sent from a given address).

Any dev with some basic JS skills can modify the code to run with any HE token, since it's mostly changing the name of the token. Use weed https://github.com/Wrapped-Hive/oracle/tree/weed) branch as base code.

I also offer service to modify source code and setup entire server for a small fee of $100 (in HIVE or another crypto).

After you have your code ready, upload it to the server and move to its directory. Let's install all NPM dependencies:

npm install

Now rename config file:

cd config
mv config.demo.js config.js

Modify the file and add all the info needed:

nano config.js

var config = {
  "contractAddress": "contract_address", //your token's contract address (from ERC20 token creation)
  "ethereumAddress": "minter_address", //eth adddress used to deploy contract and will later mint new tokens
  "privateKey": "minter_private_key", //eth private key
  "hiveAccount": "deposit_hive_address", //hive account to hold native tokens
  "hivePrivateKey": "private-key", 
  "mongodb": "url_for_mongodb", //mongodb endpoint, mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
  "ethEndpoint": "infura.com-endpoint",
  "ethplorer_api": "ethplorer.com-api-key",
  "xpub": "extended_public_key", //extended private key (it's a mistake in the config, it should be xpriv)
  "ethgasstation_api": "ethgasstation.com api key",
  "token_api_url": 'http://api.ethplorer.io/getTokenHistory',
  "min_amount": 1,
  "max_amount": -2, //negative to disable
  "fee_deposit": 5, //fee in %
  "fee_account": "fee_hive_account", //send fees to this account
  "fee_account_private_key": '5k...', //not use, ignore
  "hive_api_nodes": [
    "https://api.hive.blog",
    "https://api.hivekings.com",
    "https://anyx.io",
    "https://api.openhive.network"
  ],
  "ethereum_config": {
    "chainId": 3, //3: ropsten, 1: mainnet,
    "chain": "ropsten", //mainnet...
    "gasLimit": 100000
  },
  "coingecko_api": "secret" //enable /coingegecko API, no caching for getting data about supply
}

Save the file and move back to project directory:

cd ..

Install pm2 for easier management:

npm install pm2 -g

Start the app:

sudo pm2 start index.js --name wtoken

To see logs, run sudo pm2 logs wtoken

Visit http://your_server_IP:8080 to see the frontend. Create the first deposit address (wToken to Token) and then add an index to the MongoDB database.

mongo
use ETH-HIVE

db.addresses.createIndex({"address": "text"})

You are now ready to accept first deposits!

If you have any questions or problems with the setup, send me a message: fbslo [Hive witness]#8470

I hope this tutorial was not too hard to understand. If you notice any errors, send me a DM on discord: fbslo [Hive witness]#8470

If you would like to hire me to do this for you, also send me a DM: fbslo [Hive witness]#8470

@fbslo

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behiver (75) 4 years ago

Interesting behind the scene insight for wrapped tokens creator and some might follow up these step to emerge into the Uniswap world. Liquidity is the secret of our days and getting on Uniswap rather than using a scarcity Hive-Engine can boost any community.

Beside the backend tutorial I would like to see a dummy proof tutorial for a Liquidity Provider starting from the point when a user has some Ethereum on an exchange and what his steps would be to get into the Liquidity Pool, how he can exit and when is better to do so.

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fbslo (71) 4 years ago

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it :)

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Cool.

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jzn (43) 4 years ago

wow, that's a lot to wrap your mind around.

I'm working on solution to make installation super simple, so anyone could create their own wrapped tokens. It should be ready in 1-2 weeks.

seckorama (76) 4 years ago

Uf, quite a few steps here, I can't handle enough ...

theguruasia (68) 4 years ago

@fbslo,
I wish #HIVE UIs might consider to add download post feature. This is so cool and thank you very much. Will give a try!
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Cheers~

Thanks, I'm also working on wrappedTokens-in-a-box that will simplify installation from hours of work to one or two commands. It should be ready in 1-2 weeks.

@fbslo,
Wow that's interesting!

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wLEO should be back in 3-6 weeks if everything goes as planned.

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jeffjagoe (75) 4 years ago

Awesome guide. Thanks for creating this.
ERC-20 Wrapped HIVE tokens are cool..
But I’d LOVE to see SPL HIVE tokens 👀