Quick Setup

Getting Started with Palladium

Choose how you interact with the network — full validator or lightweight transactions.

Two Ways to Use Palladium

Both tools are open-source, free, and built on proven cryptographic infrastructure.

Recommended for miners

PalladiumCore

Full Node

The complete Palladium experience. PalladiumCore lets you participate directly in network consensus, validate transactions, and contribute to blockchain security.

Ideal for Miners, developers, power users
  • Full blockchain validation
  • Mining with network rewards
  • Complete transaction history
  • Maximum privacy & security
  • No third-party trust required
Download PalladiumCore

Requires full blockchain storage

Recommended for beginners

PalladiumWallet

Light Wallet

A lightweight SPV wallet built and optimized specifically for Palladium. Perfect for everyday transactions without downloading the entire blockchain.

Ideal for Everyday users, quick setup
  • Instant synchronization
  • Minimal storage footprint
  • Fast transaction processing
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • Secure private key management
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Ready in minutes

FAQ

Common questions

If you just want to send and receive PLM, start with PalladiumWallet — it's ready in minutes. Only reach for PalladiumCore if you plan to mine or want to validate the chain yourself.
Yes. Both use the same key format, so you can import your existing wallet's private keys or seed into PalladiumCore at any time without losing funds.
PalladiumWallet uses SPV (Simplified Payment Verification), which checks transactions against block headers rather than the full chain. Your keys never leave your device — the trade-off is trusting the network's headers instead of validating every rule yourself, which PalladiumCore does.
To mine solo through Poolladium you only need a receiving address, which you can generate with either wallet — see the Mining page for the full setup.

Quick Comparison

PalladiumCore PalladiumWallet
Setup time Hours Minutes
Storage required Full chain Minimal
Mining support
Network validation
Trust model Trustless SPV
Beginner friendly