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# First steps on Base blockchain

You can start collecting in minutes even if you never transacted on Base Blockchain Before

Follow this 2 quick steps to start you Base mainnet journey: Add network to your wallet and fund it with ETH

## 1. Add Base Blockchain to your wallet

Option 1: The easiest way to do this is via chainlist, just go to <https://chainlist.org/chain/8453> connect your wallet and the chain will be added automatically. Rabby users can skip this step as the wallet natively includes base blockchain

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## 2. Fund your wallet with ETH

### Option 1 CEX withdrawal

Almost all CEXs allow for on chain withdraws to the Base Netwok. Fees are usually very cheap, from $0.03 On Binance to around $1 on MEXC

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### Option 2. Bridge ETH from another Blockchain

There are many Blockchain bridges you might use to send ETH to base. Here are a few recomendations of fast and cheap bridges

#### Gas.zip <https://www.gas.zip/>

Fast and very cheap but limited to $50 per bridge

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#### Nitro <https://app.routernitro.com/>

Another super fast and cheap bridge that allows transfers from Solana to Base

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Rubic <https://app.rubic.exchange/>

Huge bridge aggregator. A bit more expensive but support transfers between more than 80 different blockchains

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### That´s it, we are ready to go!

With your wallet connected to base and funded with some ETH you are ready to mint your first set of cards