> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ryft.market/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Depositing

> One address. One token. One network. That's the whole deposit flow.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Deposit" />

  <Step title="Copy your Solana address">
    ryft shows it with a QR code and a copy button.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send USDC on Solana to it" />

  <Step title="Wait a few seconds">
    Your balance updates as soon as the transfer confirms.
  </Step>
</Steps>

There is no "select network" step and no per-exchange deposit. One address funds every venue ryft
trades on.

<Danger>
  **Get these three things right.**

  **The token must be USDC.** Sending SOL, USDT, or any other token will not credit your balance.

  **The network must be Solana.** USDC exists on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon and BNB Chain — only
  USDC on **Solana** arrives here. This is the single most common way people lose a deposit, and it is
  not recoverable through the app.

  **The address is yours, permanently.** Derived from your custody wallet, so it's the same every time
  you sign in with the same wallet. Save it, and top up whenever you like.
</Danger>

<Warning>
  **Sending from a centralised exchange?** Check the withdrawal network dropdown says **Solana**
  (sometimes shown as **SPL**) before confirming. Exchanges default to whichever network they prefer,
  not the one you need.
</Warning>

## Why one address covers every exchange

The venues ryft trades on live on different blockchains — Pacifica and Phoenix on Solana, Hyperliquid
settling via Arbitrum, Aster on BNB Chain.

Your deposit sits in your Solana pool as idle USDC. When you place a trade, ryft moves exactly what
that trade needs to the right venue — a direct deposit if the venue is on Solana, or a bridge if it
isn't — as part of executing the trade. You never choose a chain, approve a bridge, or hold a balance
per exchange.

## Confirming your deposit landed

The app shows, live from the chain: what's sitting in your pool right now, your deposit history
(newest first, each with an explorer link), and a total of everything you've deposited. Because this
is read directly from Solana, it's the chain's version of events, not a cached number.

<Note>
  **One number that surprises people.** The idle pool balance **goes down** when you open a trade.
  That's correct — the funds moved to an exchange to back your position. They're not gone; they've
  become collateral and show up in **Equity** on your [portfolio](/guides/portfolio). Your lifetime
  deposited total doesn't move.
</Note>

## Minimums and fees

ryft doesn't charge a deposit fee. You pay the ordinary Solana network fee — a fraction of a cent.
There's no ryft-side minimum on the pool deposit, but **individual exchanges have their own
minimums** for funds arriving on them. Deposit an amount too small to trade with and it simply sits
in your pool until you top it up.

Bridging to a non-Solana venue has a cost — a solver spread plus a small fixed fee. That's shown in
the trade preview before you confirm, never after.

<h2 id="deposit-checklist">
  If your deposit doesn't show up
</h2>

1. **Has the transaction confirmed?** Check the signature in your wallet or on
   [Solscan](https://solscan.io). If it's still pending, wait.
2. **Was it USDC?** Another SPL token sent to the address will not credit.
3. **Was it on Solana?** USDC bridged from another chain is the usual culprit.
4. **Is it the right address?** Compare character for character — particularly the first and last
   four. A copy that grabbed a truncated display (`ErmG…rGz9`) instead of the full address will fail.
5. **Is the right wallet connected?** Each address is a separate account.

Still missing? [Get in touch](/support/getting-help) with your wallet address and the transaction
signature — without the signature there's nothing to trace.

<Danger>
  **Safety.** Deposit only to the address shown **inside the app**, on a ryft domain you navigated to
  yourself. Never send to an address someone gave you in a DM, even if it looks like support. Support
  will never ask you to "verify" your wallet by sending funds anywhere.
</Danger>