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# Quick Start Guide

## Get trading in 4 steps

You can go from zero to your first trade in under five minutes. Here is exactly how.

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### Step 1 — Go to onchain.cc

Open your browser and navigate to <https://app.onchain.cc/>. Then click on **Start trading** button.

> **Warning:** Always use the official domain — **<https://onchain.cc>**. Do not use links from DMs, social posts, or search ads. Bookmark the site after your first visit.

\[SCREENSHOT: onchain.cc homepage / landing screen]

<figure><img src="/files/XZSDkCwh9bLom0TCf8Yq" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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### Step 2 — Connect with Privy

Choose how you want to authenticate in onchain.cc: using your external EVM wallet address or email address. If you have a Google account (**Gmail**) you can use it as login credential.

> **Info:** onchain.cc uses **Privy** as its authentication layer. Privy is a non-custodial wallet infrastructure provider — it handles secure key management without giving any third party access to your funds. You remain in full control of your assets at all times. [Learn more about Privy](https://privy.io).

<figure><img src="/files/4XiO0rjmPPZ3ncnohHy0" alt="" width="357"><figcaption><p><strong>ONCHAIN.CC LOGIN ACCESS</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

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### Step 3 — Fund your wallet

Once connected, your wallet address is visible in the top navigation. Send funds to that address from a CEX withdrawal, another wallet, or a fiat on-ramp.

> **Info:** Each chain charges its own small **gas fee**, paid in that chain's native token (SOL on Solana, ETH on Ethereum, etc.). Keep a small balance of the native token on whichever chain you plan to trade on — for example, \~0.05 SOL on Solana — to avoid failed transactions.

<figure><img src="/files/z1cONsmbwUzhRfy5Wn6q" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>MENU ICON ON UPPER RIGHT CORNER</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/tp9F9vj8PYjqsudCRVyV" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>WALLETS ACCESS</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/6p3GJgqCg1M4nESGf8PA" alt=""><figcaption><p>SOL &#x26; EVM ONCHAIN <strong>WALLETS. DEPOSIT BUTTON PROVIDES QR CODE FOR EACH WALLET.</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

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### Step 4 — Find a token and trade

You have three options:

* **Degen Feed (Trenches)** — browse trending tokens, new launches, and community picks directly from the terminal's discovery feed. *Solana-only for now — see* [*Degen Feed*](/onchain-docs/discover/degen-feed.md) *for scope.*
* **Paste a contract address (CA)** — if you already know the token, paste its contract address into the search bar to pull up its chart and trading panel immediately. Works across all supported chains.
* Use **Discover** to find trending tokens based on volume, market cap or other criteria.

Select the token, set your size, review slippage, and hit **Buy**.

<figure><img src="/files/Sd7xDQqfPrk0lneQW6CO" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>TRADING TERMINAL WITH ORDER PANEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE.</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

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> **Success:** You are live. Your trade routes through aggregated DEX liquidity on the chain you're trading at 0.15% — the lowest fee in the market.

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## More of a visual learner?

<figure><img src="/files/tqYb0Q7ss7QKf6x9Oeqz" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>DISCOVERY MENU</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/wB1wx2Yol58oswWUtQR4" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>DEGEN MENU (TRENCHES)</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/oxVP5eLXo7UuNKqftA2F" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>PORTFOLIO MENU</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/RH40kg2bLb6m8u90DxpG" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>COLOSSEUM MENU</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

Next up: [Key Concepts & Glossary](/onchain-docs/getting-started/key-concepts.md) — or jump straight to [Trading Terminal](/onchain-docs/swap/terminal-overview.md) to go deeper on execution.


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