Helix is the premier decentralized crypto exchange. Helix provides access to unlimited crypto assets and perpetual markets with market leading rebates. Helix is the everything exchange for everyone. With over $67.1B+ in cumulative trading volume, it’s powering the next generation of high-speed trading across derivatives, spot, RWAs, and beyond.
There’s no better time than now to get started on the premier decentralized exchange built on Injective.
How To Get Started
To begin trading on Helix, you will need to:
- Login on Helix
- Deposit funds into an Injective wallet
- Start trading on spot, perpetual, or use Swap feature
Step 1: Login on Helix
First, go to Helix and connect your wallet. Helix supports two ways of login, you can choose to login with your crypto wallet or login through email.
Your Injective wallet is the inj address that is associated with your crypto wallet - it will be displayed on the top right-hand corner of your homepage.
Step 2: Deposit Funds to Helix
Option 1: Deposit USDT from Ethereum
To place trades on any of the market listings on Helix, you will need to deposit funds into your Injective wallet. To deposit funds, click the “Deposit” button on the top right corner.
Enter the amount you would like to deposit on Etherum and click deposit. If this is the first time you deposit assets from Ethereum to Injective, you will need to “Set Allowance” first, which allows the bridge contract to use your USDT for the transfer. This will prompt you to sign a transaction via MetaMask or another wallet.
Click “Confirm” to confirm your transaction. Note that you need to pay a small amount of ETH gas fees to bridge tokens from Ethereum (but don’t worry there won’t be any gas fees on Injective!)
Once your transaction is completed, you can check your USDT balance via the Account page on Helix.
Option 2: Bridge assets through the Injective Hub
To bridge assets to Helix, first visit Injective bridge and connect your wallet. Select the network from the dropdown menu as the origin source (eg. Base). Select “USDT” as the asset to transfer and make sure it has USDT balance; Enter the amount of USDT tokens you would like to transfer and click “Bridge” and “Confirm”.
Injective bridge supports multiple chains such as Cosmos Hub, Agoric, Akash, Base, Binance, Celestia, Celo, Optimism and More.
Option 3: Onboard with Fiat
Helix also has multiple fiat to crypto solutions through Kado, Transak or Payfura, which allows you to purcha INJ with traditional payment options, including Visa, Master Card, ACH transfer and wire transfer.
Go to deposit and click buy INJ with Card, select your currency and enter the amount you would like to buy. Choose your payment type and click Buy INJ.
Follow the instructions and continue the steps, once the transfer is completed, you can check the USDT balance in your Injective Wallet or the Balances page on Helix. Swap INJ to USDT by using the Swap feature if needed, and then you are all set to trade!
Step 3: Start Trading on Helix
Once the transfer is completed, you can check the balance on your Account page and you are ready to trade! For more help on how to get started on trading, visit the articles below:
- How to trade on Helix Swap
- How to trade on Helix’s Spot Market
- How to trade on Helix’s Perpetual Futures Market
Useful Resources
- How to create your Injective wallet: Link
- Onboard onto Injective instantly with fiat: Link
- Transfer assets to Injective via Injective Bridge: Link
- A quick guide on how to make a trade on Helix: Link
- Earn trading fee discounts by staking INJ: Link
- Trade on Helix and earn points: Link
This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice or an endorsement of a particular project or application. Use of Helix is subject to Helix’s Terms and Conditions.
About Helix
Helix is the premier decentralized crypto exchange. Helix provides access to unlimited crypto assets and perpetual markets with market leading rebates. Best-in-class security, near zero fees, lightning fast speeds, cross-chain capabilities and a fully on-chain orderbook on Helix provide the optimal gateway to bring crypto trading to the masses. Helix is built on Injective, the interoperable layer one blockchain for building powerful exchange, DeFi, derivatives & Web3 applications.
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About Injective
Injective is a lightning fast interoperable layer one blockchain optimized for building the premier Web3 finance applications. Injective provides developers with powerful plug-and-play modules for creating unmatched dApps. INJ is the native token that powers Injective and its rapidly growing ecosystem. Injective is incubated by Binance and is backed by prominent investors such as Jump Crypto, Pantera and Mark Cuban.
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