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# Set Up Your Wallet

Every ZeroTick account comes with a wallet already built in. There is nothing to install and no seed phrase to write down. This page explains what that wallet is, the addresses it gives you across chains, and how to keep access to it safe.

### One wallet, created for you

When you sign up, ZeroTick automatically creates a single non-custodial wallet for your account using Openfort's embedded wallet infrastructure. It works the moment your account exists, so you can receive funds and trade right away.

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Your wallet is ready as soon as you sign up. There is no browser extension to install, no seed phrase to record, and no separate connection step for each chain.
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<summary>Can I create more than one wallet?</summary>

Not yet. Your account has one wallet in the current release, so the **Create New Wallet** action stays disabled. Support for additional wallets is planned for a later update.

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### Your addresses across chains

Your wallet holds two kinds of address: one address that works on every EVM chain, and one address for Solana. All the EVM chains share a single address and a single key, so the same `0x` address receives funds on any of them.

| Address                    | Chains it covers                                        |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Your EVM address (`0x...`) | Ethereum, BSC, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Monad |
| Your Solana address        | Solana                                                  |

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Because every EVM chain shares one address, a deposit to your `0x` address lands in the same wallet no matter which of those EVM chains it is sent on. Send Solana assets only to your Solana address.
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### What non-custodial means

Non-custodial means you own the keys, not ZeroTick. The wallet is an Openfort embedded MPC wallet: the private key is split into separate shares held on separate systems, so no single party, not ZeroTick, not Openfort, and not any one server, ever holds your complete key.

* **You keep ownership.** You can export your private keys at any time and load them into any compatible wallet, such as MetaMask for your EVM chains or Phantom for Solana.
* **No seed phrase to start.** The embedded wallet is secured for you, so there is no twelve-word phrase to record before you can use it.
* **ZeroTick cannot move your funds.** We never hold your full key, so only you can authorize a transfer.

### Keeping access safe

Two things protect your access: signing back in, and your recovery kit.

* **Signing back in.** Your EVM and Solana wallets are auto-recoverable through Openfort. When you sign in again, on this device or a new one, ZeroTick restores them for you, so you keep the same addresses without importing anything.
* **Your recovery kit.** The recovery kit is an independent backup that you control. It holds the private keys for your EVM and Solana wallets, so you can restore access yourself even without ZeroTick. Download it from **Account & Security** and store it somewhere safe.
* **Your wallet password.** If you set a **Wallet Password**, you enter it to export a key or open your recovery kit. It is the check that confirms a sensitive request is really you.

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Anyone who has your private key or recovery kit has full control of your funds. ZeroTick will never ask you for them. Never share them or enter them on another site.
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<summary>What happens if I lose my device?</summary>

Sign in again on a new device. Your EVM and Solana wallets are restored automatically through Openfort, so your addresses and balances come back with you. Your recovery kit is the independent backup if you ever need to rebuild the wallet outside ZeroTick.

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The [Recovery kit guide](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/recovery-kit) walks through the download formats and where to keep it.

### Adding funds

To start trading, add funds with **Deposit**. Open it from the navbar, choose the chain you want to fund, then send from an external wallet or exchange to the address shown. Your balance updates automatically once the transfer confirms on-chain.

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Send each asset on the matching chain, to the address shown for that chain. A transfer sent on the wrong network may be unrecoverable.
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See [Deposit](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/deposit) for the full walkthrough.

### Related guides

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Create your account</strong></td><td>Sign up and get your wallet in a couple of steps.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/getting-started/create-your-account">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/getting-started/create-your-account</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Security and backup</strong></td><td>Protect your account and back up your wallet.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/getting-started/security-and-backup">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/getting-started/security-and-backup</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Deposit</strong></td><td>Add funds to your wallet on any supported chain.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/deposit">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/deposit</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Recovery kit</strong></td><td>Download and store your self-custody backup.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/recovery-kit">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/recovery-kit</a></td></tr></tbody></table>