# Newcomer Quick Guide

**Welcome to Arkreen! Let's quickly guide you through your first time on the dashboard.**

## **Step 1: Get Your First Arkreen Miner**

### **1.1 Your First Digital Miner**

Visit the Arkreen Shop, choose a product, select "Buy Now," pick your payment method (USDC.e, USDT, POL), and confirm the transaction. Refer to the video guide below or [read more about the topic here](https://intro.arkreen.com/what-is-a-remote-miner).

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### **1.2 Hardware Miners**

Visit the Arkreen Shop, choose a product, select "Buy Now," pick your payment method (USDC.e, USDT), and confirm the transaction. Refer to the video guide below or read more about dedicated hardware in the following guides:

[Smart Plug Miner](https://intro.arkreen.com/what-is-a-pgp-miner)

[Solar Setup Miner](https://intro.arkreen.com/what-is-a-csp-miner)

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### **1.3 Get Your Referral Code**

Navigate to the referral section on the menu. Share your personal link to earn bonuses when others use it and buy products. Refer to the video guide below or [read more about the topic here](https://intro.arkreen.com/how-to-refer).

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## **Step 2: Check Rewards on Dashboard**

Visit the Arkreen Dashboard. Monitor statistics like Peak Power, Green Energy production, and environmental impact. It may take 24-48 hours for all metrics to appear.

**Dashboard Stats:**

* **Peak Power:** Highest generation power
* **Green Energy:** Produced energy
* **Impact:** Avoided carbon emissions
* **Miners:** Total miners
* **RE Generators:** Energy generation miners
* **Plugs:** Smart Plug Miners (PGP)
* **Lite Remote Miners:** Free Micro miners from missions and Giveaways

## **Step 3: AKRE Token**

### **3.1 Wallet and Contract**

The $Akre token contract address is 0xE9c21De62C5C5d0cEAcCe2762bF655AfDcEB7ab3 on Polygon.

&#x20;We recommend using MetaMask on the Polygon network in a desktop environment Chrome browser.

Find all other important contract addresses related to the Arkreen ecosystem [in this dedicated section](https://intro.arkreen.com/essentials/contract-address).

### **3.2 Withdraw AKRE**

Visit the withdrawal page, click "Withdraw," sign the request, and confirm the transaction. Refer to the video guide below or [read more about the topic here](https://intro.arkreen.com/how-to-withdraw).

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### **3.3 Staking**

Navigate to the Staking section. Choose a pool, click "Stake," pick the amount, and confirm. Rewards can be withdrawn anytime; unstaking is available after the lock period. Refer to the video guide below or read more about the topic here

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## **Step 4: Get Your ART**

### **4.1 Minting ART**

Generate energy with Arkreen devices, visit AREC, follow the Quick Start Guide, approve AKRE for fees, mint AREC NFT, and convert to ART. Refer to the video guide. Refer to the video guide below or [read more about the topic here](https://intro.arkreen.com/essentials/arec-dapp-issuance).

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### **4.2 ART Issuance Count and Rank**

Check your issuance [data and rank here](https://console.arkreen.com/#/rank). Look for incentive programs.

### **4.3 Using ART**

ART can be used for greening in GreenBTC and offsetting on PGP Smart Plug Miners.

## **Step 5: GreenBTC.Club**

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**Greening Bitcoin Blocks**

On GreenBTC.Club, select a category, confirm the transaction, connect your wallet, and receive points for rewards. "**Play To Impact"** within GreenBTC essentially is about collecting points that qualify you for prize pools. Daily rewards are transferred automatically. Refer to the video guide above.

More details and the full information on the official GreenBTC portal: [**https://www.greenbtc.club/**](https://www.greenbtc.club/)

## **Step 6: Special Telegram Apps**

Explore Telegram bot-based apps like "PePe Airdrop" and "MEME Gift" for engagement and rewards. Try them here.

**PePe Airdrop:** <https://t.me/pepe_coin_mining_bot/>

**MEME Gift**: <https://t.me/meme_gift_bot/>

## **Step 7: Sharing on Social Media**

Share your contributions on social media to participate in Arkreen events and earn rewards. Make sure to always tag the Arkreen Network main account so your posts are noticed and get engagement (@arkreen\_network tag on X (formerly Twitter))

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\&#xNAN;***I hope this streamlined version helps! If there anything specific you’d like to know more about, please check the more detailed links on the menu to your left and the FAQ section! You can also find this guide in*** [***a more detailed version here, the full" Newcomer Guide***](https://docs.arkreen.com/quick-start/arkreen-newcomer-guide/)***.***<br>