Quick Start Guide
Get trading in 4 steps
Section titled “Get trading in 4 steps”You can go from zero to your first trade in a few minutes. Here is exactly how.
Step 1 — Go to onchain.cc
Section titled “Step 1 — Go to onchain.cc”Open your browser and navigate to onchain.cc.
The onchain.cc landing page
Step 2 — Sign in
Section titled “Step 2 — Sign in”Click Log in and choose how you want to authenticate:
- Google — one-click sign-in with your Google account
- Email — enter your address and confirm the 6-digit code
- Wallet — connect an existing Solana or EVM wallet (Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, MetaMask, Rabby, and other supported wallets)
Authentication is handled by Privy, a non-custodial wallet infrastructure provider. Signing in with Google or email gives you embedded self-custody wallets — one for Solana, one for EVM chains — that only you control. You can view both, and export their private keys, on the Wallets page at any time.
Sign in with email, Google, or a wallet
Step 3 — Add funds
Section titled “Step 3 — Add funds”Open Add funds from the header. You have two routes:
- Cash — buy USDC directly with a card or mobile pay (Apple Pay / Google Pay, where available) in a secure checkout. Minimum $20.
- Crypto — deposit to your wallet address (Solana or any supported EVM chain), or connect an external wallet like Phantom or MetaMask and pull funds across in a guided flow.
One thing to know up front: your wallet funds Swap and Trenches directly, while Perps/Spot and Predictions each have their own balance you fund via Transfer. See Funding Your Account for the full picture.
Step 4 — Pick a product and trade
Section titled “Step 4 — Pick a product and trade”- Know the token? Paste its contract address (CA) or ticker into the search bar to pull up its chart and trading panel.
- Hunting launches? Open Trenches for the live scanner of new and graduating tokens.
- Trading majors? Open Perps/Spot for the order-book terminal.
- Have a view on an event? Open Predictions and buy Yes or No.
A token trading page — chart, stats, and trade panel
Your first trade also enrolls you in Colosseum — points, rank, and prize-pool standing start accumulating automatically.
Next up: Key Concepts & Glossary — or jump straight into the product docs for Spot, Perps, Trenches, or Predictions.