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# Deposit

Deposits arrive in your **Blackboard Wallet**, the self-custodial hub for all of your funds. From there, Blackboard routes funds to the right protocol for whatever you trade: perpetual futures, prediction markets, options, spot trading, or trading cards.

## The Blackboard Wallet

Your Blackboard Wallet holds deposited funds and manages sub-accounts for each market: **Spot**, **Stock**, **Pred**, **SOL**, **Crypto**, and **1000X** *(coming soon)*. When you trade, funds move from the wallet to the relevant protocol account.

```
Deposit → Blackboard Wallet → Purpose Routing
                                ├── Aster (USDT)
                                │     Crypto perpetual futures
                                ├── Hyperliquid (USDC)
                                │     HIP-3 real-world asset perpetuals
                                ├── Polymarket (pUSD, Polygon)
                                │     Prediction markets, options
                                └── Solana (USDC)
                                      Trading cards (Collector Crypt), 1000X (AARK)
```

Transfers into a protocol account and trades on that protocol incur the protocol's own fees.

## What You Can Deposit

### USDC

| Networks                            | Speed   | Fee             |
| ----------------------------------- | ------- | --------------- |
| Arbitrum, Polygon, HyperEVM, Solana | Instant | No fee          |
| Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain           | Routed  | Varies by route |

### USDT

USDT deposits are routed and received as USDC.

* **Minimum**: $10
* **Fee**: varies by route, shown before you confirm

### Other Crypto

BTC, ETH, SOL, and HYPE deposits are routed automatically.

### Coming Soon

* **Card payments**: buy funds directly with a credit or debit card
* **Buy Gacha Packs with card**: purchase trading card packs by card
* **Deposit from exchange**: guided deposit flow from major exchanges

## How to Deposit

1. Open **Deposit** from your Portfolio or wallet screen.
2. Choose the asset and network.
3. Copy your deposit address and send funds from your exchange or wallet.
4. Once block confirmations complete, the balance appears in your Portfolio.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Make sure to select the correct network. Sending to the wrong network may result in permanent loss of assets.
{% endhint %}

## Next Steps

* [Portfolio](/blackboard-docs/account/portfolio.md) — Balance and position management
* [Quick Start](/blackboard-docs/getting-started/quick-start.md) — Start your first trade