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

# Deposit

> Send money in from any supported chain and watch it land on your balance.

Send `/deposit`, or tap **Deposit** on the home screen.

Dawn asks three things in order — which wallet should receive it, which chain you are sending **from**, and which token you are sending — then gives you an address.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Pick the receiving wallet">
    Only shown when you have more than one. Whatever you pick is where the balance lands, so check it before copying anything.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the chain and token">
    The list shows what is currently accepted on each chain. Nothing else on that chain will be credited.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send to the address">
    Copy the address and send from your own wallet or exchange, using **the same token on the same network**.

    The panel names the **minimum** and roughly how long the route takes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait for the card">
    **Deposit received** lands in your chat when it is credited. Check that **Balance** on the home screen has gone up.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Send only the token and the chain the panel names. Anything else cannot be recovered. Each chain has its own address — always copy a fresh one from the panel rather than reusing an address from another chain.
</Warning>

## Which chains you can send from

You can deposit from more chains than Dawn trades on. Trading happens on Solana, BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain, Base and Arc; money can arrive from those **and** from Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism and Polygon.

The live list is whatever the deposit panel shows. A route can be unavailable temporarily, so check the panel rather than this page before sending.

## The free route

**USDC on Solana** goes straight onto your balance. No swap, no bridge, no fee, and it is credited as soon as it confirms.

Everything else is swapped and bridged for you on the way in. That work has a cost, and it comes out of the amount that lands — the panel estimates it before you send. If you are sending from an exchange and have the choice, USDC on Solana is the cheapest way in.

## Minimums

Every route has a minimum, shown on its panel. Check it before you send.

## Deposits that land in your wallet instead

Two things arrive **in your wallet** rather than on your balance:

* **SOL** sent to your Solana address.
* **Any coin** someone transfers to you, or that you send in yourself outside a deposit route.

These are yours, but they are not spendable USDC until you move them across. That is one tap — see [Move coins to your balance](/funds/move-to-balance).

## Buying with a card

Dawn does not sell USDC directly. Buy it on an exchange or an on-ramp you already use, then withdraw it to your Dawn deposit address, choosing **USDC** and **Solana** as the network.

## If the balance has not changed

| What you see                              | What it means                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Nothing at all                            | Check the address, the chain, and which wallet you deposited into. Dawn keeps watching a deposit address for **24 hours** after it is issued. |
| **Deposit refunded**                      | The route did not complete and the deposit was refunded. The card says where it went.                                                         |
| **Deposit not completed**                 | The route failed. The card names the reason, and says whether it was refunded.                                                                |
| Coin in your portfolio, balance unchanged | You received a coin, not USDC. Move it across from the wallet screen.                                                                         |
| Balance up in a different profile         | The deposit went to a wallet in another profile. Switch with `/profiles`.                                                                     |

Still stuck? [Troubleshooting](/help/troubleshooting) or [@DawnContactBot](https://t.me/DawnContactBot).