Connecting a Wallet ⛓️
Connecting to the Rubicon App for the first time using Mobile or Desktop/Browser wallets. If you're familiar with Ethereum wallets (opens in a new tab) and how to add custom networks, you can skip this guide!
Mobile Wallet
This guide uses the MetaMask Mobile App (opens in a new tab), which is available on Android and iOS.
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On the Browser tab, search for app.rubicon.finance. Make sure the URL is app.rubicon.finance!!! You can bookmark it by tapping on the 3 dots in the bottom left and Add to Favorites.
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The Rubicon App will ask you to connect your wallet. Tap on the MetaMask button:
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Your wallet will then ask you to connect to the Rubicon App. Tap Connect:
Once connected, you can start swapping and trading on Rubicon!
Desktop/Browser Wallet
This guide will use the MetaMask browser extension (opens in a new tab) wallet.
Let's start by connecting our wallet to Rubicon. Launch the Rubicon App by visiting app.rubicon.finance (opens in a new tab). You will see this wallet connection screen:
Click on the MetaMask button, and the Rubicon App will ask for permission to connect to your wallet. Click Connect:
Now your wallet is connected to Rubicon! Once you are connected to the Rubicon app, you will be prompted to add the Optimism (or Arbitrum) network to your wallet:
Adding a Custom Network
If for some reason you cannot automatically add these networks, you might need to do it manually. Here are the steps to add a custom network on MetaMask:
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Open MetaMask and tap on the Menu icon in the top left:
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Tap Settings in the menu:
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In the Settings menu, select Networks to add a custom network:
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Tap on the Add Network button at the bottom of the screen:
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Here are the RPC network details for Arbitrum One and Optimism Mainnet:
Network Arbitrum One RPC Url https://arb1.arbitrum.io/rpc (opens in a new tab) Chain ID 42161 Symbol ETH Block Explorer URL https://arbiscan.io/ (opens in a new tab) Network Optimism Mainnet RPC Url https://mainnet.optimism.io (opens in a new tab) Chain ID 10 Symbol ETH Block Explorer URL https://optimistic.etherscan.io (opens in a new tab)