Lesson 8: Your First Transaction: Motion With Proof

Learn to move without noise — and let the chain confirm it.

The door is built. The hinges are set.
Now comes the first movement — small, visible, complete.
Ava calls it the honest loop: a single rotation where you act, verify, and close without rushing.
No profit to chase. No risk to hide.
Just motion that proves what you’ve built actually works.

The Plan You Can Say Out Loud

Ava slides your notebook forward.
“One rule,” she says. “Never click what you can’t explain.”
She writes four short lines on the page:

Amount: coffee money (€5–€10)
Slippage: 0.5%
Network: Ethereum (ERC-20)
Gas: a few euro — the toll

“Say it,” she adds. You do — slowly, clearly.
“That’s your first trade plan,” she says. “When your words sound calm, your hands will follow.”

You open your bookmarked DEX — the official page, no ads, no distractions.
“ETH → USDC,” she says. “A quiet pair. Familiar, simple, stable.”

You check the fields twice, then click Connect Wallet.
Rabby opens, showing a simulation before you confirm — what moves, what costs, where it goes.
You nod and click Confirm.

The Explorer — Where Proof Lives

The DEX says “Processing,” but Ava doesn’t look at it.
She points instead to your Etherscan bookmark.
“Interfaces tell stories,” she says. “The chain tells truth.”

You paste your address and wait.
A new line appears — Pending → Success.
From: your address. To: DEX Router.
Tokens: ETH out, USDC in.
She nods. “That’s it — your first confirmation from the network itself.”

You copy the transaction hash beneath today’s date in your notebook.
“That’s your proof,” she says. “No screenshots. No trust. Just evidence.”

The Pause That Teaches

For a few seconds, you just stare at the explorer — the green checkmark steady.
Ava doesn’t speak.
She lets the quiet show what calm feels like after motion.
“That’s the chain speaking back,” she says finally. “It doesn’t praise you. It just records you. That’s how you know it’s honest.”

She closes her pencil with a click.
“Next, we’ll open a window — and close it clean.
You’ve learned movement,” she says. “Now you’ll learn control.”

Approvals and Revokes: Power You Lend and Take Back

Ava sketches a small window on the page — one arrow out, one arrow back.
“This is where trust gets technical,” she says. “Every trade leaves a door ajar until you close it yourself.”
She taps the drawing once.
“Next, we’ll open one on purpose — and practice taking the power back.”