Bridge Tokens
If you want to trade BSX, or provide liquidity for some of the Basilisk XYK pools, you may want to bridge tokens into the Basilisk chain, or out of it. You can do so using XCM - Kusama’s cross-messaging protocol.
Currently, the following tokens are supported by Basilisk for XCM transfers:
- BSX
- aUSD
- KSM
To perform XCM transfers for one of the assets listed above, you can use Karura’s Bridge.
Using Karura Bridge
Step 1: Navigate to the Karura Bridge Page
https://apps.karura.network/bridge
Step 2: Connect to Your Account
Click on Connect Account
(1 in image above) and connect to your Dotsama wallet.
If you still do not have a BSX account, please follow this guide to create one.
Step 3: Bridge Tokens
- Select the
Origin Chain
(2) you want to bridge tokens from, as well as theDestination Chain
(2) which will be receiving the tokens. - Select the token you would like to bridge (3), and enter the amount.
- Click
Transfer
(4) and sign the transaction using your Kusama wallet app.
Examples:
Alice wants to bridge KSM from Kusama to the Basilisk chain. To do so, Alice will select:
* Origin Chain: Kusama
* Destination Chain: Basilisk
* Token: KSM
Bob wants to bridge BSX from Basilisk to Karura. To do so, Bob will select:
* Origin Chain: Basilisk
* Destination Chain: Karura
* Token: BSX
Congratulations! You have just used the Karura Bridge to bridge tokens to Basilisk.