by cookedwhere deposit is on hyperliquid
Deposit is a button on the Trade page, not a menu. With a wallet connected, it opens a window where you pick the asset and chain and enter an amount; an email login gets an address to send to instead. Hyperliquid first asks for a gas-free "Establish Connection" signature, and asks again in each new browser tab. You are not looking for a CEX-style Wallet menu three layers down, and there is nothing to find in settings.
what the deposit window actually accepts
| You have | What to do | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| USDC on Arbitrum, wallet connected | pick USDC and Arbitrum, enter the amount, click Deposit | the window says a 0.2 USDC fee comes off |
| USDC on Arbitrum, Ethereum, Base or Polygon, email login | to the address shown | arrives as USDC on HyperCore |
| BTC on Bitcoin | to the address shown | you sell it for a quote asset before trading |
| ETH or ENA on Ethereum | to the address shown | same, sell it first |
| SOL and several Solana assets | to the address shown | same |
| MON on Monad, XPL on Plasma, AVAX on Avalanche, ZEC on Zcash | to the address shown | same |
USDC goes straight in: from Arbitrum on a wallet connection, from any of four chains on an email login. The wallet window's chain list reads Arbitrum, Arbitrum (Legacy Bridge), Arbitrum (Swap USDT for USDC) and HyperEVM, with no Ethereum, Base or Polygon. Everything else in the table lands as the asset you sent, and you still have a sell to do before it is collateral. That sell is the step people miss when the perp balance reads zero.
the minimum deposit
The bridge has a minimum deposit of 5 USDC. Anything less is not credited and is lost. With an email login, under 5 USDC goes back to your email wallet, and only under 1 USDC is lost.
Sending a small amount first is still a good habit here; make it 5 USDC or more.
A native USDC deposit credits the account that sent it in less than 1 minute. If it has been an hour, the problem is not congestion.
if the balance is still zero
- Look at the address in the corner of the app. That is the account. A separate wallet is a separate account with its own zero balance, on any device.
- Compare the chain you sent on with the chain the deposit window requested. The wrong chain is the most common form of this and it does not correct itself.
- Verify the amount against the 5 USDC floor.
- If you sent a non-USDC asset, check your spot balances instead of your perp balance. It came in as that asset, not as collateral.
The clearinghouse treats them as independent, which is also why referral discounts do not apply to them. If you deposited to the master account and you are looking at a sub-account, both numbers are correct and neither is what you wanted.
Trading on Hyperliquid is gas-free. The gas you pay is on the source chain, getting the funds to the bridge. If a page tells you to keep ETH on Hyperliquid for gas, it is describing a different venue.
After your first deposit is when the referrals page takes a code: with nothing deposited, its Enter Code window shows only a "Need to Deposit" button. the hyperliquid referral covers the rest.
If you're setting up a new account, the link below is our referral link. A code can also go on through the referrals page.
Using this code takes 4% off your Hyperliquid fees for your first $25M of volume, which trading without a code does not. We get a commission from Hyperliquid, which helps support our work, at no extra cost to you. We might add tools for people who used our code.
Tapping the button puts APEBRIEF on your clipboard and opens Hyperliquid. Where the signup shows a code field, paste it there.
People also ask
Where is deposit on Hyperliquid?
Balances panel, Deposit, usually USDC via Arbitrum. Read the chain the UI asks for. Mainnet ETH to a Hyperliquid address is how people lose a day.
the full answerHow do I get EVM tokens onto Hyperliquid?
Get to Arbitrum USDC, then use Deposit in the app. There is no any-ERC20-in button. Do not send the token at a Hyperliquid address and hope.
the full answerHyperliquid taker fee?
Base perp taker 0.045%, maker 0.015%, 14-day tiers. A referral is a fee cut on the first stretch of volume. Not a cut of the notional. This page does not send you to Axiom.
Did the Hyperliquid code attach?
Enter a code on the referrals page or arrive by link, per the docs. What that page shows once a code is set, and whether it applies to an account that already traded, is not something we have seen yet.
How we know: every number on this page
12 sources
- the documented deposit step: a Deposit button opens a deposit window deposit · source2026-09-26
- the onboarding page puts USDC on four chains, sent to the deposit address shown, under email login; for a connected wallet it lists USDC on Arbitrum, entered as an amount Arbitrum/Ethereum/Base/Polygon · source2026-09-26
- non-USDC assets the deposit flow accepts directly BTC · source2026-09-26
- minimum deposit on the legacy Arbitrum bridge, and what happens below it 5 · source2026-09-26
- how long a native USDC deposit takes to credit 1 · source2026-09-26
- trading on Hyperliquid itself costs no gas; gas is only paid on the source chain when depositing gas-free · source2026-09-26
- referral discounts do not apply to sub-accounts or vaults, because the clearinghouse treats them as independent accounts independent · source2026-08-28
- the two documented ways a code gets onto an account: entered on the referrals page, or a friend's referral link; the page says nothing about cookies, devices or wallet signup referrals · source2026-09-16
- Hyperliquid's deposit FAQ: an email login takes USDC on Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum and Polygon, a wallet connection takes USDC via Arbitrum only, and the minimums differ Arbitrum · source2026-09-26
- with a wallet connected, Deposit opens a window for USDC from Arbitrum with a 0.2 USDC fee line, and its Deposit Chain list has four entries, none of them Ethereum, Base or Polygon 0.2 · our screenshot Sep 2026: title 'Deposit USDC from Arbitrum'; 'A 0.2 USDC fee will be deducted from the USDC deposited.'; fields 'Asset' (USDC picked), 'Deposit Chain' (Arbitrum picked), 'Amount' with 'MAX', and a Deposit button; the Deposit Chain list, opened: 'Arbitrum', 'Arbitrum (Legacy Bridge)', 'Arbitrum (Swap USDT for USDC)', 'HyperEVM'. Desktop browser, EVM wallet connected, nothing deposited.2026-09-26
- before the Deposit window opens, Hyperliquid asks for a gas-free Establish Connection signature, again in each new browser tab Establish · our screenshot, 26 Sep 2026 (session record; not in the still hl-bridge): 'Establish Connection', 'This signature is gas-free to send. It opens a decentralized channel for gas-free and instantaneous trading.', with a 'Stay Connected' tick; asked again in each new tab2026-09-26
- Hyperliquid gives a user of a referral code a 4% discount on fees for their first $25M of volume 4% · source2026-09-17
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- How do I get EVM tokens onto Hyperliquid?Most people do not need to bridge to Arbitrum first; check whether your exchange withdraws to Hyperliquid directly before you pay for a hop you do not need.
- Hyperliquid taker fee?A $10,000 position opened and closed with market orders costs $9.00 in fees at the base rate
- Hyperliquid referral codeA Hyperliquid referral code is 4% off your fees for your first $25M of volume.
- Did the Hyperliquid code attach?Hyperliquid puts referral codes in one place, the referrals page: a code is entered there or applied by using a referral link, and it gives a 4% discount on fees for your first $25M in volume.
- compareAre Axiom perps just Hyperliquid?Hyperliquid directly if the fee decides it: Axiom's Perpetuals screen trades on Hyperliquid, and Axiom adds 0.01% per transaction on top of Hyperliquid's own fee.