Deposit Methods Overview
Aura supports four paths for getting funds into your account. The right one depends on what you hold today and which venue you're trading on.
Pick by what you have
| You have… | Depositing to Hyperliquid | Depositing to Polymarket |
|---|---|---|
| A credit/debit card or bank account | Swapped (card/bank) | Coming soon |
| Crypto on Bitcoin / Solana / Ethereum / Avalanche / etc. | Hyperunit bridge | Coming soon |
| USDC.e on Polygon already | — | Direct to Safe |
| An external wallet (MetaMask, Rainbow, etc.) you want to sign in with | Bring Your Own Wallet | Bring Your Own Wallet |
The four methods
Swapped (card or bank)
Fiat onramp powered by Swapped.com. $10 minimum. Card payments settle in minutes; bank transfers take 1–3 business days. Hyperliquid only. Polymarket support is in progress.
Hyperunit bridge
Cross-chain crypto bridge into Hyperliquid. Deposit BTC, SOL, ETH, AVAX, ZEC, MON, XPL, ENA, and more from their native chain. Guardian-verified addresses. Sending on the wrong chain or below the minimum burns the funds — read the acknowledgement gates carefully.
Direct deposit to Polymarket
Send USDC.e on Polygon directly to your Polymarket Safe address. No onramp, no bridge — just copy the address and send. First deposit triggers Safe deployment.
Bring Your Own Wallet (BYOW)
Sign in with an external wallet. On web: Privy's wallet modal supports MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet, and WalletConnect QR. On mobile: Reown AppKit over WalletConnect v2. BYOW is an authentication method — your external wallet becomes your trading identity. Fund it however you'd normally fund a wallet, then bridge via Hyperunit if depositing to Hyperliquid.
How detection works
Once you send, Aura watches your destination account and advances the flow automatically. If detection stalls, see Deposit Not Detected — it covers the most common "I sent it, where is it" scenarios across all four methods.
What Aura never does
- Aura never holds your deposit in an intermediate account. Funds go directly to Hyperliquid (via the onramp or bridge) or to your Polymarket Safe.
- Aura never asks you to sign a transaction that transfers your existing wallet balance. Deposit flows only show receive addresses — if something prompts you to send from your wallet without showing a destination you control, stop and contact support.