Using Talisman with the Moonbeam DApp for Moonriver

Talisman is a sleek and exciting new wallet for the Dotsama ecosystem that is days away from public launch.

I have been lucky enough to be able to test it over the last few weeks and even where not explicitly supported it mostly just works in place of Polkadot{.js}.

From my testing you can use it in place of Polkadot{.js} on the Moonbeam DApps page at:

https://apps.moonbeam.network/

Please first refer to the official documentation on crosschain assets on Moonriver by the Moonbeam Team as you will use MetaMask in conjuction with Talisman:

https://moonbeam.network/tutorial/cross-chain-assets-on-moonriver/

Now if you would like to use Talisman I recommend you Unlock first, as the Moonbeam dapp doesn't appear to trigger the login and may get stuck, if this happens try to Unlock Talisman and then reload the page.

Deposit xcKSM

If you click on Deposit in the below tile:

The following window will pop up, even though we are not using Polkadot{.js} click Connect.

You will then have a pop-up from Talisman to select which accounts you would like to connect to the Moonbeam Dapp.

The names here were set when creating or importing an account in the Talisman extension.

You can select multiple if you like, I have done so to demonstrate in the next step.

The window will change as below:

I had selected 2 accounts in Talisman and as you can see they are both available in the list box here to use:

Here I have selected my Kusama - Main account and a deposit of 0.2 KSM. Review the details and confirm the Moonbeam account is also correct then hit Send.

Note: Under the textbox Balance is the transferrable KSM balance. This can differ from the amount shown in Talisman as currently there it shows a total balance however some KSM can be reserved or locked (eg. Identity, Governance)

There will be a pop-up from the Talisman extension to Approve the transaction. Hit Approve.

If succesful the Deposit Window should close and these little transaction notifications pop up in the top right of your screen. You should notice your balance for xcKSM update shortly.

As the Moonbeam dapp will now be a Trusted Site, unless forgotten/revoked, there will be less steps involved in future.

Withdrawing xcKSM

With withdrawals you only need to paste in the Kusama address you wish to withdraw the xcKSM to. So the Talisman wallet is not strictly needed.

To copy the address from the Talisman extension. Open it up. Click the Copy icon next to the account you'd like to use.

You can either scroll down or search for the asset in the search box, in this case KSM. Click the Copy icon on the desired network.

You will then have a success message drop down.

You're good to go, the address is in your clipboard and can refer to Moonbeam Team's official documentation for the rest of the withdrawal process.

Disclaimer

As always Do Your Own Research and use at your own risk, I hope this article is helpful but it is intended to be informational only.

Please note that Talisman is not officially supported and will be public release within days. I'm hoping for something more official, as always Soon (TM).

Thanks to Moonbeam and Talisman for being builders, WagMedia and PolkaHaus for creating and inspiring good content.