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# Depositing Funds

To trade on PreToke you need a balance of **USDT** (the TON-network version of Tether). Deposits are simple: the platform gives you a personal deposit address, and any USDT you send there shows up in your trading balance.

## Step by step

1. Go to your account / wallet page and open **Deposit**.
2. The platform shows you a unique **deposit address**. This address is generated specifically for your account — nobody else's deposits go there, and yours don't go anywhere else.
3. From any TON wallet (the one you trade with, an exchange, or another wallet entirely), send USDT (TON network) to that address.
4. Wait for the transaction to confirm on the TON blockchain — this is usually quick (a few seconds to a couple of minutes).
5. Your available balance updates automatically once the deposit is detected and processed. You don't need to click anything or "claim" it.

## Important notes

* **Only send USDT on the TON network** to this address. Sending TON coin itself, or USDT from a different blockchain (e.g. Ethereum or Tron), will not be credited automatically and may be difficult to recover — always double check the network in your sending wallet.
* The very first time you use a freshly generated deposit address, it hasn't been "activated" on-chain yet — this is completely normal for TON addresses and does not prevent your deposit from being received and credited.
* Your deposit address stays the same for your account — you can reuse it for future deposits, and you can look it up again any time from the Deposit page.

## Where does the money actually go?

Behind the scenes, your deposit lands in a wallet address that only the platform's infrastructure can move funds out of (via automated sweeps into the platform's main custody wallet). Your available balance in the app is what's usable for trading. When you want your money back, see [Withdrawing Funds](/using-the-platform/withdrawing-funds.md).

Once your balance shows up, you're ready to place your first trade — head to [Browsing Markets](/using-the-platform/browsing-markets.md).


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