BSC-Stellar Bridge

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• How to Use the BSC-Stellar Bridge
  • Bridge from Stellar to BSC
  • Bridge from BSC to Stellar
• Setting Up TFT on Metamask
• Bridge Fees
• Questions and Feedback

Introduction

We present here the main steps to use the BSC-Stellar Bridge.

How to Use the BSC-Stellar Bridge

To use the BSC-Stellar Bridge, follow the following steps. If this is your first time with MetaMask and BSC, read the section Setting up TFT on Metamask.

It will cost 100 TFT* to bridge from Stellar to BSC, and 1 TFT to bridge from BSC to Stellar. There is also a fixed fee of 0.01 TFT when using the Stellar blockchain. Those fees are taken from the total of what you are bridging.

*For example, if you Bridge 200 TFT, from Stellar to BSC, you will receive 100 TFT.

Note: The bridge will process deposits/withdrawals within 48 hours.

Bridge from Stellar to BSC

Pre-requisites:

• Metamask account
• TF Connect App+Wallet
• TFT on Stellar Blockchain

Steps

1. Go to the BSC-Stellar Bridge website.
2. Connect your MetaMask Wallet.
3. Sign in with MetaMask.
4. Choose the option Deposit from Stellar.
5. Agree to the ThreeFold Terms.
6. Read and tick the box of the Warning Message.
7. On your phone, open up your ThreeFold Connect App and go to the wallet section.
8. Select the option Send.
9. Select the Stellar chain.
10. Click on the button Scan QR Code . The QR Code option automatically fill up your MESSAGE.
11. Scan the QR code that appears on the Bridge window (or write the information manually).
12. Make sure the MESSAGE is correctly entered.
13. Press Send Tokens.
14. Press Confirm.

In this method, you use the Bridge directly. Thus, it is normal if you do not see your standard MetaMask address. MetaMask is on ERC20 and TFT is on Stellar. You are sending TFT to the Bridge's address, and the Bridge sends money to your wallet afterward.

Bridge from BSC to Stellar

Pre-requisites:

• Metamask account
• TF Connect App+Wallet
• BNB for gas fees
• TFT

Steps

1. Go to the BSC-Stellar Bridge website.
2. Connect your MetaMask Wallet.
3. Sign in with MetaMask.
4. Choose the option Deposit from BSC.
5. Agree to the ThreeFold Terms.
6. Read and tick the box of the Warning Message.
7. On your phone, open up your ThreeFold Connect App and go to the wallet section.
8. Copy your Stellar address.
9. Paste your Stellar address in the proper field on The BSC-Stellar Bridge.
10. Enter the amount of TFT you want to bridge.
11. Click on Withdraw.
12. Follow the instructions on your Metamask Wallet.

General Tips

• It's a good idea to start with a small amount the first time.
• The process is usually quick, but it can take up to 48h. In doubt, contact TF Support.
• Going from Stellar to BSC costs 100 TFT.
• Going from BSC to Stellar costs 1 TFT.
• There is also fixed fee of 0.01 TFT when using the Stellar Blockchain.
• Gas fees on BSC is usually around 5-20 gwei.
• You can try the bridge later if gas fees are high at the moment of your transaction.

Setting Up TFT on Metamask

• Download Metamask here. Then, install the Metamask extension in your local browser.
• Create a Metamask account
• Switch the network to Binance chain . You will have to create a new network with following information):
  • Mainnet
  • Network Name: Smart Chain
  • New RPC URL: https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/
  • ChainID: 56
  • Symbol: BNB
  • Block Explorer URL: https://bscscan.com
• Add TFT token in Metamask -> custom token -> contract address = 0x8f0FB159380176D324542b3a7933F0C2Fd0c2bbf

Bridge Fees

To learn more about the bridge fees, read this documentation.

Questions and Feedback

If you have any question, feel free to write a post on the Threefold Forum.