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# Quickstart: Mint USD8

Three steps to the vault — mint your first USD8 and put it to work.

From zero to earning in a few minutes.

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### Connect your wallet

Any EVM wallet works. Connect to HyperEVM — no sign-up, no custody. See [Connect Your Wallet](/getting-started/connect-your-wallet.md) if you need the network details.
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### Mint 1:1

Open **Mint** on the app, enter an amount of USDC and confirm. The vault mints USD8 one-for-one, with zero protocol mint fee. Your USD8 arrives in the same transaction.
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### Stake or lock

Put your USD8 to work:

* **Stake** into sUSD8 for base yield — the NAV of your shares rises daily, nothing to claim.
* **Lock** sUSD8 for 30 to 364 days for boosted yield, sealed in a certificate NFT.
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<a href="https://app.usd8.ai" class="button primary" data-icon="coins">Start minting</a>

## What happens next

* Yield is delivered to the staking vault **daily** and vests over 8 hours — you will see the NAV tick up every day.
* Holding, staking and locking all earn [Gram points](/rewards/gram-points.md) automatically once you sign in.
* Everything is verifiable: supply, NAV history and reserves are published on the [transparency page](/transparency/reserves.md).