Pontem Wallet is a crypto wallet built for the Aptos blockchain. Your wallet is your passport to crypto allowing you to buy, send, and receive tokens, connect to exchanges and other apps, and much, much, more.

In this tutorial, we’ll cover the basics of using your wallet, including:

Downloading Pontem Wallet

Making your first account

Buying tokens

Swapping tokens

Sending and receiving tokens

Connecting to decentralized applications (dApps)

Downloading Pontem Wallet

Pontem Wallet is available for iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox, and Huawei AppGallery.

For iOS and Android, just download the app on your phone. For Chrome and Firefox, install the add-on in your browser.

Making your first account

After downloading the app, tap the Get Started button.

If this is your first time using Pontem Wallet, tap Create Wallet. (To restore an existing wallet, tap Import Wallet then enter your Secret Recovery Phrase.)

Just like that, your wallet will be created! This next step is very important: notice the purple bar at the top where it says “Please save the recovery phrase.” Tape the Save button on the right.

Your Secret Recovery Phrase is how you access your account if you get locked out of the app or need to access it from another device. Write it down and store it securely. If you lose it, you will permanently lose access to your account and any funds there in. There is nothing Pontem can do to recover it for you.

The app will give you a test to make sure you have written down the Secret Recovery Phrase. You can also save it again by hitting the Save banner, or access it again in the settings.

Once completed, hit the Set button in the top right corner to create your password. This password is used to secure and unlock your account on this device only.

Buying tokens

To get started on Aptos, you’ll probably want some APT or other crypto. Hit the Buy button to get started.

Pontem Wallet has integrated three payment processors: MoonPay, Transak, and Coinbase Pay. Choose one and follow the instructions to purchase crypto with a credit card, Apple Pay, PayPal, CashApp, and more. You may need to input your name, address, and other information in order to comply with Know-Your-Customer requirements.

Pontem Wallet will automatically put your wallet address as the recipient for the transaction. After you finish, you will see your new crypto in your wallet.

Swapping tokens

Pontem Wallet has our Liquidswap DEX built in, so you can trade tokens directly from your wallet.

The Aptos blockchain requires you to register tokens before swapping them. To do this, hit Add Token on the homepage and choose your target tokens from the list. A very small gas fee will be charged in APT.

Then, go to the Swap tab. Enter the amount you wish to swap and Pontem Wallet will pull current prices, gas fees, and slippage data from Liquidswap. (A complete explanation of price impacts, slippage, and gas fees can be found here.)

Confirm the transaction, and wait for it to process. Note that blockchain transactions can take a few minutes depending on traffic, though Aptos has exceptional time-to-finality. Your new token balances can be found on your wallet homepage.

Sending and receiving tokens

To receive tokens from someone else, you will need to give them your wallet address or have them scan your QR code. Tap Receive. Then, copy your wallet address or Share Address to send it. Or, hold your QR code up to their phone camera.

To send tokens to someone else, you will need their wallet address or QR code. Simply paste their address into the text bar, or tap the square icon in the corner to open the camera to scan their code. Confirm the transaction to send your tokens.

Connecting to decentralized applications (dApps)

Pontem Wallet is your passport to decentralized applications in the Aptos ecosystem. Pontem Wallet is integrated with every major dApp on Aptos, including our Liquidswap DEX/AMM, Topaz and Mercato and Wapal NFT marketplaces, Merkle trade leverage trading platform, Amnis Finance liquid staking and more.

Go to the dApps tab on desktop or Browser on mobile. You will see a list of various dApps to choose from.

Simply tap one, follow any prompts, then tap Connect Wallet. Confirm the connection to start using the dApp with Pontem Wallet. On many dApps, your Pontem Wallet account will connect automatically. You can now purchase things with your crypto, lend and stake it, and more.

EVM journey with Pontem Wallet

Today, you can already use the Pontem wallet on EVM networks such as Ethereum, Avalanche, Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon, BNB Chain, Base, Gnosis, Fantom, and Cronos. However, please note that the EVM feature is still in beta.

How to use EVM networks in Pontem Wallet

1. Accounts menu -> Import Wallet -> Choose the network

2. In Settings, click on Networks.

3. You’ll see a long list of supported networks: Aptos, Ethereum, Avalanche, Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon, BNB Chain, and Base. All the EVM chains are currently in beta, meaning that we are still testing these integrations, so bugs and unusual behavior can happen when you interact with dApps.

4. If you want to import your MetaMask wallet into Pontem, simply click on the word Ethereum. Don’t worry about the list that says Mainnet, Lumio, etc. - you can choose network mode in the next step.

By the way, as you can see, Lumio is also on the list. This is SuperLumio, the EVM version of our revolutionary L2 rollup.

5. Once you’ve switched to Ethereum, click your account name -> Import Wallet -> Ethereum.

Click on NO if you’d rather just import your existing Ethereum wallet without creating a brand .

Choose how you’d like to import MetaMask.

Enter your secret phrase or private key for MetaMask. If everything is correct, Pontem will offer to pick the accounts to import.

All done! Enjoy your MetaMask accounts in Pontem Wallet! The network has been automatically switched to Ethereum mainnet. To go back to Aptos, click on your account name and click on the Aptos wallet.

There’s no need to manually switch between networks - rather, in Pontem each wallet is assigned to a specific network and you switch between wallets.

Important! If you’d like to use your MetaMask wallet on Avalanche, Arbitrum, etc. in Pontem, you’ll need to import it again choosing the blockchain that you need.

About Pontem

Pontem Network is a product studio building foundational dApps for Aptos. Other Pontem products include:

• Lumio: an Optimistic Layer 2 for Move and Ethereum
• Liquidswap: the leading Aptos DEX
• Move Playground: a browser Move code editor
• ByteBabel: the Solidity-to-Move bytecode translator