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title: 1. What is Polygon?

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# 1. What is Polygon?

Polygon is a “layer two” or “sidechain” scaling solution that runs alongside the Ethereum blockchain — allowing for speedy transactions and low fees. MATIC is the network’s native cryptocurrency, which is used for fees, staking, and more.

# 2. How to buy Polygon (MATIC) Tokens?

1. To buy MATIC tokens you need to download the MetaMask Wallet or Install The MetaMask wallet on your browser.

    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/nCpdp6O.png)

2. Proceed to create a Eallet
3. Add Binance Smart Chain to your Wallet
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/G6vYNYP.png)
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/tiJTi76.png)
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/0SAhPNs.png)
4. Visit [Pancakeswap](https://pancakeswap.finance/swap) and select the token you want to swap for some MATIC tokens. (e.g USDT to MATIC)
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/zvwojlV.png)
    
5. After that you should see the MATIC Tokens on your wallet
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/qyQLU9e.png)

# 3. How to connect your Metamast to UHURU Website

1. Visit [https://uhurunft.io](https://uhurunft.io/)
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/Vq3j5kK.png)
    - Click on Connect Wallet button at the top right corner
    - A dialogue box will show where you can select a wallet of your choice
     ![](https://i.imgur.com/phAijQk.png)
    - Select MetaMask wallet to proceed
             ![](https://i.imgur.com/lFg1LdL.png)
    - Proceed with your wallet password to finish the connection
    - At the top right connect you'll see the wallet address
        ![](https://i.imgur.com/UaSM4qT.jpg)

# How to setup your coinbase wallet

1. Download coinbase wallet to your device
    ![](https://i.imgur.com/MvPndOS.png)
    - You can download it to your mobile device
    - You can install the browser extension
        - ![](https://i.imgur.com/a3ytJeC.png)
        - ![](https://i.imgur.com/iujPm8v.png)
    - Create a wallet or you can choose to import already existing wallet (A Key phrase)
        - ![](https://i.imgur.com/9IMMQEb.png)
        - ![](https://i.imgur.com/PwhIXOB.png)
        - ![](https://i.imgur.com/ajPyNHH.png)
2. How to connect Coinbase Wallet to Uhuru Website
    - Visit [https://uhurunft.io](https://uhurunft.io/)
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/Vq3j5kK.png)
    - Click on Connect Wallet button at the top right corner
    - A dialogue box will show where you can select a wallet of your choice
     ![](https://i.imgur.com/phAijQk.png)
    - Select Coinbase Wallet
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/PMwACn3.png)
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/IcWbDgB.png)

# How to apply for the UhuruNFT Free Mint?

- visit [https://uhurunft.io/giveaway](https://uhurunft.io/giveaway)
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/6aGgtgE.jpg)
- Click on enter the Giveaway
- Fill in the google form with the right infomation
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/qFUnCOn.png)
- And click on submit
    - ![](https://i.imgur.com/wLQD6p3.png)


