# Liquid Staking Guide

## Video Guide

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## Bring your KSM to Karura

1\) Connect to [apps.karura.network](https://apps.karura.network/) and click `Bridge` on the left-hand side.&#x20;

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2\) Select Kusama as the `Origin Chain`and Karura as the `Destination Chain`. Select the account you'd like to receive your KSM as the `Destination Account`. Click `Transfer` and sign the transaction.

**Note: You'll see the amount of KSM available to transfer from Kusama above the `Amount` field.**

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## Stake your KSM by Minting

1\) Select `Liquid Staking`.

**Note that this option isn't open to users that have less than 1 KSM.**

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2\) Enter the amount of KSM you'd like to stake and click `Stake`. Sign the transaction.

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3\) **Optional:** From time to time, there could be collateral staking incentives for your LKSM. To see if there is a collateral staking incentive, go to the `Earn` tab and see if there is any LKSM vaults. If there is one, select the pool and click `Stake/Unstake`.

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