How to Deposit USDC into Your Onchain Perps Account

To start trading onchain perpetual futures, USDC must be transferred from your wallet balance into your perpetual trading account.

This process is completed fully onchain and requires a small amount of Arbitrum ETH for gas. (How to get ETH and USDT on Arbitrum)

Steps to Deposit USDC

1. Open KuCoin Web3 Wallet and switch to Web3
2. Navigate to Perps page
3. Select “Add Funds”
4. Enter the amount of USDC you want to transfer
5. Confirm the transaction

Once confirmed, your USDC balance will appear in the perps account and you can now open and manage positions

Common Issues

• Insufficient ETH: Make sure you have enough Arbitrum ETH for gas
• Wrong Network: Only USDC on Arbitrum is supported