How-To Guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs for common SSP tasks.

Practical, screenshot-driven walkthroughs for the things SSP users do every day: sending transactions across chains, connecting to dApps via WalletConnect, swapping tokens, and recovering from a lost device.

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Testing your backup: how to know your recovery phrase actually works

A backup you've never tested is a hope, not a plan. How backups fail, three safe ways to test a recovery phrase, how often to check, and how SSP Wallet and SSP Key build backup checks in.

4 min
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Keeping records of your crypto: what to save and how

In self-custody your records are yours to keep. What to record for each transaction, a simple routine for exchanges and wallets, verifying with the blockchain, exporting from SSP, and keeping records safe.

4 min
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Your first withdrawal: moving crypto from an exchange to your own wallet

Step by step: getting your receive address from SSP, choosing the right network, checking the pasted address, sending a small test, and waiting for confirmations — plus the hiccups exchanges commonly throw at you.

4 min
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Testnets: how to practise self-custody without risking anything

The thing that makes self-custody frightening is that mistakes are permanent — and that's exactly what a testnet removes. Which six SSP supports, what's genuinely worth rehearsing, why testnet keys come from a different branch of your seed, and the honest limits.

5 min
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Stuck transactions: why they happen, and how replace-by-fee gets you out

An unconfirmed transaction isn't broken — you underbid an auction that's still running. Why there's no timeout, how BIP 125 replacement actually works, the fee floor that trips people up, and which chains won't let you fix it at all.

6 min
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Sending Solana with SSP

A step-by-step guide to sending SOL and SPL tokens from SSP: what the review screen verifies, why approval never expires, and what the first send costs.

7 min
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Setting Up Your First Enterprise Vault

The five-step wizard, why two of those steps are permanent, what pending setup means, and the four checks to run before any money arrives.

7 min
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Country and Payment Method Coverage for Buy and Sell

This guide deliberately gives you no country list — it would be stale in months. Instead: what determines your coverage, and how to check it authoritatively in a minute.

5 min
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Swapping Tokens Inside SSP vs Using a DEX

SSP's in-wallet swap is not a DEX. It's a signed send to a centralized exchanger. Here's how the two machines differ, and which one you should use when.

6 min
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Fees and Spreads Explained for the SSP Aggregator

Nobody shows you a bill. The spread hides inside the rate, and your own network fee isn't in the quote at all. The four places a cost hides, and how to read a quote.

6 min
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Buying Crypto Inside SSP: The Aggregator Engine Explained

SSP doesn't sell you crypto — an aggregator routes you to a regulated provider. How the on-ramp works, and the signed address lock that keeps your coins yours.

6 min
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Selling Crypto from SSP: The Fiat Off-Ramp Flow

Selling isn't buying in reverse. You sign your crypto away first and wait for the money — here's the flow, the exposure window, and how to handle it safely.

5 min
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Sending Dogecoin with SSP

A step-by-step 2-of-2 walkthrough for sending DOGE from your SSP wallet: verify the address, pick a fee tier, and co-sign on both devices.

7 min
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Sending Zcash with SSP

A step-by-step guide to sending ZEC from your SSP wallet: the 2-of-2 signing flow, transparent vs shielded addresses, and address-poisoning safeguards.

7 min
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Sending Flux with SSP

How to send FLUX from your SSP wallet in five steps, with the 2-of-2 second-device signing flow and address-poisoning safeguards.

7 min
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Sending Bitcoin Cash with SSP

A step-by-step guide to sending BCH from your SSP wallet, with the two-device 2-of-2 signing flow, CashAddr checks, and address-poisoning safeguards.

7 min
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Sending Litecoin with SSP

A step-by-step guide to sending LTC from your SSP wallet, with the two-device 2-of-2 signing flow and address-poisoning safeguards.

7 min
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Sending Bitcoin with SSP

A 5-step walkthrough for sending BTC from your SSP wallet, including the second-device signing flow and address-poisoning safeguards.

6 min