Quick Start

Before you start

Connect a supported EVM wallet such as Rabby, MetaMask or a WalletConnect wallet. Topaz ID also offers Google, email and external-wallet sign-in when configured. Hold the source network’s native gas token; BNB actions need BNB. Network availability distinguishes live features from planned ones.

I want to swap tokens

1. 1Go to Swap and connect your wallet.
2. 2Pick the input and output tokens, type the amount you want in.
3. 3Review the rate, price impact, and route (every network compares Topaz, 0x and Relay quotes where each is available; cross-chain routes use 0x or Relay).
4. 4Set slippage in settings if needed — the default is fine for liquid pairs.
5. 5Review the required token approval or permit, then confirm the swap. Approval scope depends on the winning route.

Want to understand how routing chooses a path and how to read the price-impact number? Read the Swaps & Routing guide.

I want to provide liquidity

Topaz has two pool styles. Pick the one that fits the pair you want to LP into.

v2 pools (stable or volatile)

1. 1Open Positions and pick the pair.
2. 2Choose stable or volatile pool type. Stable is for correlated assets (e.g. USDT/USDC); volatile is for everything else.
3. 3Deposit both tokens at the pool's current ratio. You receive an LP token.
4. 4Optionally stake the LP token in the gauge to earn TOPAZ emissions on BNB or xTOPAZ emissions on spokes.

Slipstream concentrated-liquidity pools

1. 1Open the pool on Positions and choose the tick-spacing tier.
2. 2Set a price range. Tighter ranges concentrate liquidity but can go inactive sooner. Check both fee and emission returns.
3. 3Deposit token amounts. The app calculates them based on your chosen range.
4. 4Receive a position NFT representing your liquidity.
5. 5Optionally stake the NFT in the pool's gauge to earn TOPAZ emissions on BNB or xTOPAZ emissions on spokes (you give up swap fees in exchange).

Not sure which to pick? Read the Concentrated Liquidity primer.

I want Topaz to manage my range

On BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain and Arc, pools with a Topaz Auto vault offer Auto as the range in the create flow. Deposit both tokens or zap one, and the vault keeps the range around the market. Gauge rewards stay separately claimable and are never compounded. Find these pools with the Auto filter in Explore and read Topaz Auto.

I want to lock TOPAZ and vote

1. 1Acquire TOPAZ — swap for it on the swap page.
2. 2Open Locks and create a lock. Choose amount (any size) and duration (1 week to 4 years).
3. 3You receive a veTOPAZ NFT representing your locked position. Longer locks = more voting power.
4. 4Head to Vote, review gauges and their incentives, then allocate your vote weight across up to 30 gauges.
5. 5After the next epoch flip, claim your share of trading fees and incentives from the pools you voted for.

I want to participate on another network

Topaz is live on BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain, Base, Ethereum and Arc. Deposit TOPAZ or wrap an eligible BNB lock, bridge liquid xTOPAZ, then open a local stake and vote. Each step has its own chain, approval and confirmation.

A normal cross-chain swap can quote through 0x or Relay independently of those Topaz deployments. It is not an xTOPAZ bridge. For single-token deposits into existing Concentrated pools on BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain, Base, Ethereum or Arc, see Liquidity zaps.

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