Before you start

Ensure the following:

You are using a Chrome Browser.

You have a Polkadot wallet chrome extension installed.

You have the required amount of KSM you wish to contribute in your Polkadot wallet (chrome extension) plus an amount for gas fees.

You have a MetaMask wallet.

Install Polkadot wallet

1.Go to the Chrome Store and access the Polkadot Wallet

2. Click 'Add to Chrome'.

3. Ensure you follow master seed best practices and back up your master seed SECURELY offline.
4. Generate a secure password and create your wallet.
5. Give your wallet a name and select ‘Any Chain'‌

Transfer KSM to your Polkadot wallet

Wallets to use to transfer Polkadot

You can use Polka Wallet, Trust Wallet, Fearless Wallet, Polkadot.js to send KSM to your extension wallet.

1. Connect your wallet to the Polkadot Account App to view your balance or make a transfer to another account.

2. Open the top left menu

• select the 'Polkadot' network
• click 'Switch' to change to it (if required).

3. You can then view your balance and/or make a transfer if required.

Connect your wallet

1. Visit Ankr Staking and click the 'Launchpad' button.

2. Locate the ‘Stake KSM’ box and click ‘Start staking’.

3. Your Polkadot.js wallet pops up requesting 'authorization' to connect to Ankr Staking. Click to allow access.

Stake desired amount

1. The KSM Staking Dashboard opens

2. To stake, click the '+' icon.

3. Select the desired amount to stake and click 'Stake'

4. Your Polkadot wallet pops up requesting authorization. Click to authorize if you wish to proceed.

5. The Staking Dashboard updates to reflect your staked amount.

Claim Liquid aKSMb Tokens

1. Click 'Connect' to connect to an EVM Wallet e.g. MetaMask

2. Select your Wallet type and connect.

3. Authorize your Ethereum Wallet

4. Authorize your Polkadot Wallet

success

Successful access to aKSMb Tokens Success is indicated by your Ethereum Wallet updating with aKSMb tokens. You are now free to utilize your aKSMb on other DeFi Platforms.

If you don't see your aKSMb balance

If you don't see the balance in your wallet, do the following:

1. Visit Ankr Staking Dashboard
2. Find your staked token, click the three-dot menu, and click Copy token address.
3. Insert the token address directly into your wallet (e.g. MetaMask).