🔌 Connect to Fume

How you access Fume depends on whether you are a fund manager or an investor.

Sign in with email

The quickest way in is with your email address. When a fund manager invites you, you receive an email with a link to the platform. Click the link, enter the verification code, and you are in.

Fume creates a wallet for you automatically, no extensions or private keys to deal with. This works on any device with a browser and is the recommended approach for most investors.

Embedded wallets

When you sign in with email, Fume creates an embedded wallet for you. This wallet lives inside the platform and handles your interactions with the fund's smart contract (depositing capital, redeeming units, etc.). You do not need to manage it yourself.

If you are a fund manager, each investor gets their own embedded wallet the moment you send the invitation. Your investors can participate without any prior crypto experience.

Sponsored transactions

Fume often covers blockchain transaction fees ("gas fees") on your behalf. When this applies, you will see a sponsored label next to the wallet in the connection interface. You can interact with the fund without holding any cryptocurrency for fees.

Connect an external wallet

Fund managers and advanced users can also connect their own wallet. Fume supports MetaMask, WalletConnect, and Coinbase Wallet, which between them cover most wallets on the market.

Metamask

Metamask is one of the most popular wallets for interacting with web3 applications. It is available as a browser extension for chromium-based browsers (like Chrome, Brave, and Edge) and also has a mobile app. To connect, simply click Connect via Metamask on Fume, and the Metamask browser extension will open to confirm the connection.

Rabby

Rabby is a recent and popular alternative to Metamask, especially favored for interacting with web3 apps using hardware wallets like Ledger. It is also available as a chromium browser extension. If you have both Metamask and Rabby installed on the same browser, make sure to switch the primary connection to Rabby to ensure Fume connects to the right extension.

Safe Wallet (formerly Gnosis Safe)

We highly recommend Safe Wallet for fund managers. It is a multi-signature wallet, meaning it requires multiple signatures for fund operations, significantly enhancing security. Safe is free to use and ideal for fund management. To connect it to Fume:

1. Choose WalletConnect as the connection method.
2. Copy the code that appears.
3. Open your Safe Wallet by visiting Safe.
4. Click on WalletConnect in the top right corner and paste the code.

Exodus

You can connect Exodus using both the mobile app and the Chrome extension:

• Mobile Version: To connect using WalletConnect, tap the right-most tab in Exodus, select the Web3 button, and tap the QR code icon in the top right corner. Then, scan the WalletConnect code displayed on Fume.
• Chrome Extension: For the Exodus Chrome extension, connect using the Metamask option. If you have the Exodus extension installed, it will automatically open and ask for confirmation to connect to Fume.

Trust Wallet

To connect Trust Wallet via WalletConnect:

1. Open the Trust Wallet mobile app.
2. Tap the settings icon in the top left.
3. Select WalletConnect.
4. Scan the QR code from the WalletConnect screen on Fume.

Using Hardware Wallets

Hardware wallets such as Ledger and Trezor can also be used to interact with Fume for added security. These wallets can be connected through software interfaces like Metamask or Rabby.

Note: To use Ledger devices, you should first enable "blind signing

Moving funds between wallets

You can transfer funds between your wallets within the platform. For example, moving assets from a smart wallet to an embedded wallet does not require an external transfer.".