Create Wallet

# to create a new wallet, use the following command. don’t forget to save the mnemonic
emped keys add $WALLET

# to restore exexuting wallet, use the following command
emped keys add $WALLET --recover

# save wallet and validator address
WALLET_ADDRESS=$(emped keys show $WALLET -a)
VALOPER_ADDRESS=$(emped keys show $WALLET --bech val -a)
echo "export WALLET_ADDRESS="$WALLET_ADDRESS >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export VALOPER_ADDRESS="$VALOPER_ADDRESS >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile

# before creating a validator, you need to fund your wallet and check balance
emped query bank balances $WALLET_ADDRESS