Tidepool
Get started: your first LP position in 5 minutes
You do not need a big bag to provide liquidity. $20 is enough to learn how it works. This page takes you from an empty wallet to a position that earns trading fees, and back out again.
Six steps
- Get a wallet. Tidepool never holds your funds, so you use your own wallet.
Solana: Phantom (also Solflare or Backpack).
Base, Robinhood Chain, Arc, HyperEVM: Rabby or MetaMask. Phantom also works on Base.
Write down the recovery phrase on paper. Nobody from Tidepool will ever ask for it. - Fund it. The easiest start is Solana: send $20 or more in USDC or SOL, plus about 0.07 SOL. Most of that SOL is a deposit Meteora gives back when you close. On an EVM chain, send USDC plus about $1 of the gas coin (ETH on Base and Robinhood Chain, HYPE on HyperEVM; Arc uses USDC for gas).
Funds on another chain? The Deposit button in Tidepool bridges USDC, ETH and SOL between the chains in one step. - Connect. Open tidepool.ag and tap Connect wallet. On a phone, tap the wallet's name under Open Tidepool in a wallet app: the page opens inside the wallet's own browser, which is the smoothest way on mobile.
Came through an invite link? Tidepool asks you to sign once (free, no transaction). That keeps 10% off the Tidepool fee on every claim. - Pick a pool. On Home, start with the Established list: pools with real size, trades every hour and a few days of history. The number to look at is fee/TVL: what the pool paid its liquidity per day. Trending pools pay more and move more; keep them for later.
- Open with one token. Tap a pool. Enter an amount in USDC or SOL and keep the preset range (plus and minus 10%). Tidepool swaps what the range needs. Check the summary, tap Open position and approve in your wallet.
- Claim, and close when you want. Your position is in Portfolio with its value, fees and whether it is in range. Tap Claim to take the fees (or Claim all across chains). When you are done, Close position returns both tokens, or Zap out returns everything as one token.
What it costs
| Cost | How much |
|---|---|
| Tidepool fee | 3% of the fees you claim (1% on Robinhood Chain), paid inside the claim. 10% less if you were invited. Nothing on deposits, swaps or closes of your own money. |
| Network fees | Cents on Solana, Base, Robinhood Chain, Arc and HyperEVM. |
| Meteora position deposit | About 0.057 SOL per position, returned when you close. Opening in a brand-new price area can cost a little SOL that is not returned; the review screen shows it. |
| Swap on entry | The normal pool fee on the half that is swapped. The review screen shows it. |
What can go wrong
The price leaves your range. Your position then holds only one of the two tokens and earns nothing until the price comes back. If the price fell, you hold the token that fell. So pick a range, and a token, you are happy to hold.
Fees do not cover the price move. Fees are real income, but a big move can cost more than they bring. The docs explain this with a worked example.
Scams. Tidepool admins never DM you first and never ask for a recovery phrase or a "wallet validation". Only use tidepool.ag.
First-position tips
- Start with $20 to $50 and go through open, claim and close once before you put in more.
- SOL/USDC or ETH/USDC in an Established pool is a calm first pool.
- Keep the preset range. Narrow ranges earn more while in range and leave it sooner.
- Watch or copy good LPs in the Feed. Tap Enter this position to use the same pool and range.
- Add a short thesis to your position: why this pool, why this range. It helps you, and others learn from it.
Help
Ask anything in the Telegram group (topic: Bug reports for problems, Discussion for the rest), or mail [email protected]. Include the chain, the wallet app and, if there is one, the transaction link.