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Create a Hedera wallet
Install a self-custody wallet that supports Hedera. Common choices include SaucerSwap Wallet (mobile), HashPack, Kabila Wallet, and MetaMask (EVM wallets work on Hedera with a one-time network setup).See Create a Hedera wallet for setup instructions for each option. Write down your recovery phrase and store it offline — nobody can recover it for you.
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Fund the wallet with HBAR
HBAR is Hedera’s native token and pays network fees for every transaction, so you need some before you can do anything else. Buy it on a centralized exchange and withdraw to your Hedera account, or use a fiat on-ramp such as MoonPay directly from your wallet.See Get HBAR for the full list of options. A few HBAR is enough to cover fees for many transactions; anything above that can be swapped for other tokens.
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Connect and associate a token
Open saucerswap.finance, select connect in the navigation, and approve the connection in your wallet.On Hedera, your account must be associated with a Hedera Token Service (HTS) token before it can hold that token. When you swap into a token for the first time, the interface prompts you to associate it — approve the association transaction in your wallet. See What is a token association? for background.
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Make your first swap
Go to the swap page. HBAR is selected as the token to sell by default; choose the token you want to buy, enter an amount, and review the quote. Confirm the swap and sign the transaction in your wallet.The swap tutorial walks through slippage settings, quote details, and allowances in depth.
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Verify the result
Your new balance appears on the dashboard page under My Positions. For an independent record, look up your account on HashScan, Hedera’s network explorer, where every transaction and token balance is publicly visible.
If a transaction fails, the two most common causes are insufficient HBAR for network fees and slippage tolerance set too low. See Troubleshooting for error-by-error fixes.
Next steps
Swap tutorial
Master the full swap flow: token classes, slippage, quote details, and allowances.
Trade on the order book
Place limit and market orders on the V3 central limit order book.
Stake SAUCE
Earn compounding rewards with single-sided staking — no pairing, no lockups.
Bridge assets to Hedera
Move tokens from Ethereum, Base, and other chains onto Hedera.