How to connect your Metamask wallet to Hyperliquid and start trading

The following guide will walk you through the process of connecting your Metamask wallet to the Hyperliquid exchange and the setup to begin trading.

There are 2 key steps in the process:

1. Funding your Metamask wallet
2. Setting up & funding Hyperliquid

Step 1. Funding Your Metamask Wallet

Adding the 'Arbitrum' network to your MetaMask wallet

1. Go to chainlist.org

2. Click on 'Arbitrum One'

3. Click on 'Connect Wallet'

4. Click 'Next'

5. Click 'Connect'

6. Click 'Approve'

7. Click 'Switch Network'

You should now be able to see the 'Arbitrum One' network in your Metamask wallet

Importing & Funding Your Metamask Wallet with USDC

Please complete all of the steps from the guide below carefully, and return to this guide once they have been completed.

Please note that you MUST fund your wallet with USDC on the ARB network, or you will not be able to trade on Hyperliquid.

How To Transfer USDC To a Metamask Wallet On The Arbitrum One Network

Note: In rare cases, your exchange may not allow you to make transfers of USDC on the Arbitrum One network to your Metamask wallet. Our recommendation is to find an exchange that will allow you to complete this process to transfer funds from.

If this is not possible, please follow the guide below to bridge your tokens to the Arbitrum Network:

How To Bridge USDC to Arbitrum Network On Hyperliquid

Step 2. Joining Hyperliquid

Joining & Connecting to Hyperliquid

1. Go to app.hyperliquid.xyz/trade
2. Click on 'Connect Wallet'

3. Click on 'Metamask'

4. Click on 'Next'

5. Click on 'Connect'

6. Accept the terms of use and click on 'Accept'

7. Click on the word 'ALPHA' in the teal banner at the top of the page

8. Click on 'Join with code: ALPHA'

9. Click on 'Sign'

Funding Hyperliquid

1. Head back to app.hyperliquid.xyz/trade
2. Click on 'Deposit'

3. Click on 'Max' or enter the amount you wish to trade with
4. Click on 'Deposit'

5. Click on 'Approve'

6. Please allow a few minutes for your funds to appear. You will see your deposit reflected as in the screenshot below