Step 1: Set up your MetaMask wallet:
MetaMask can be downloaded on Chrome and Firefox, or on iOS and Android if you’re a mobile user. For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll use the Firefox version, but the instructions will be more or less the same for every platform.
Firstly, you’ll want to head over to the MetaMask Download page. From there, select whichever platform you’re using, and follow the steps to install it on your device. Easy!
Next, follow along with the setup specified by the app. Go ahead and click Create a Wallet. Write down the backup seed phrase somewhere secret (preferably not on an Internet-connected device). Without this phrase, your funds can’t be recovered if your device is damaged or lost. Confirm that you’ve written them down on the next page.
And that’s it! You should now see your wallet, ready to send and receive funds.
The freshly-initialized MetaMask wallet.
Step 2: Add Binance Smart Chain to your wallet:
Configuring the wallet
You might notice straight away that we’re still dealing with an Ethereum wallet. At best, this won’t work with Binance Smart Chain DApps. At worst, you could lose funds by sending them to addresses you can’t actually use.
Let’s change that. We want to access the Settings to point the wallet towards Binance Smart Chain nodes.
Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
On the Settings page, we want to locate the Networks menu.
The Networks menu.
We want to click Add Network in the top-right corner to manually add the Binance Smart Chain one — it doesn’t come packaged with MetaMask. It’s important to note that there are two networks we can use here: the testnet or the mainnet. Below are the parameters to fill in for each.
Network Name: Smart Chain
New RPC URL: https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/
ChainID: 56
Symbol: BNB
Block Explorer URL: https://bscscan.com
Once you Save the Network and return to the main view, you’ll notice two things: the network has automatically been set to the one you just entered, and the units are no longer denominated in ETH, but in BNB.
We’ve connected to the testnet, but you’ll probably be connecting to the mainnet.
Just copy your wallet number and paste it into the appropriate window on our website.
Step 3: Purchasing BNB to fund your wallet
The fastest way to buy BNB is directly from Binance. If you have never purchased BNB from Binance before, follow the steps in this guide.
Other options include:
- iDEAL
- For those of you who want to buy crypto with a direct online transfer from iDeal, there is the option to buy through Coinmerce. They allow you to buy BNB with FIAT money directly. Once the BNB appears in your Coinmerce wallet, you can send them to your MetaMask or Trust Wallet.
- Alternatively, you could create an account with Coinbase. With this option, you need to buy any cryptocurrency, which then needs to be sent to Binance to be converted into BNB. So Coinmerce would be your exchange of choice here.
- Credit Card
- If you are not able to purchase via Binance there are multiple options to choose from using a credit card:
- Kraken
- Coinbase
- Moonpay
- Flooz Trade
- RAMP
- KuCoin
Step 4: Add the BCP token to your MetaMask wallet
Hit that link to get contract automatically:
https://pancakeswap.finance/swap?outputCurrency=0x3a0d78cb4d005dd8f5526449183490e546ada7c9
Now that you have BNB in your Binance Smart Chain MetaMask wallet, you are ready to swap for the BCP token. Adding the BCP token contract address to both your wallet and pancake swap is the first step.
To add the BCP token contract address, our is
0x3a0d78cb4d005dd8f5526449183490e546ada7c9
Please note, there are multiple scam tokens attempting to replicate BCP. It is imperative that you add the correct token contract address.
Copy the address to your clipboard and return it to your MetaMask wallet. Scroll to the bottom of your wallet and you’ll see an “add token” button. Click this and paste the BCP token contract address. The remaining information should auto-fill. You’ve now added the BCP token contract to your MetaMask wallet.
The next step is to swap your BNB for BCP tokens.
Go to Pancakeswap.finance. Pancake swap is a leading decentralized exchange for the Binance smart chain.
Connect your MetaMask wallet in the top right corner. You will need to allow authorization for Pancakeswap to interact with your wallet. Then, navigate to the trade tab and the exchange page.
You are now ready to swap your BNB for BCP tokens. In the ‘from’ tab (1), choose BNB as your ‘from’ token. For the “To” tab (2), you can click the “select a currency” button and paste the BCP token contract address:
0x3a0d78cb4d005dd8f5526449183490e546ada7c9
Again, please be sure you are using the correct smart contract address for BCP.
After pasting the token contract address into the search bar, the BCP token should pop up. You can then ‘import’ the token to Pancakeswap, and return it to the exchange page.
Now set your swap parameters and buy yourself some BCP Tokens!
If it is your first time purchasing BCP tokens on Pancake swap, you will first have to enable the contract interaction with your wallet. Once you have enabled the contract in your wallet, you are free to swap.
If your transaction fails, it could be due to the slippage value. On the little settings tab (gear icon on the top right-hand side), you have the ability to change the “slippage” amount.
Slippage refers to the expected percentage difference between quoted and executed token prices. The slippage will fluctuate depending on the token demand at any particular moment so if you have any questions feel free to reach out on one of our official channels.
Please, for any questions, concerns, or unknowns, we always suggest contacting us on one of our official channels. You can also visit Binance Academy for detailed walkthroughs, information, and short courses to help you learn all about the crypto-sphere.
Happy trading!
