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This guide takes you from your first sign-in to a funded Trading Account, ready to use on the Ekiden exchange.
Ekiden operates on mainnet. Depending on your access status, an access code may be required before trading becomes available.

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Before you begin

  • Use the Ekiden app to create or sign in to your account.
  • Have your access code ready if access has not yet been activated.
  • Use a source wallet and an asset or network shown as supported in the in-app deposit flow.
  • Review the destination account before you submit a bridge transaction.
Always confirm that the Canton recipient displayed by Ekiden belongs to the account you intend to fund. Transactions sent to a different recipient cannot be reassigned automatically.

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1. Create an account or log in

Open the Ekiden app and select Connect. Choose one of the available sign-in methods:
  • Google is the fastest option for a new account. Your Party ID is provisioned during the sign-in flow; no browser extension is required.
  • Console Wallet is available if you already use a Canton wallet.
Ekiden sign-in screen

Sign in with Google or connect Console Wallet

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2. Find and share your Party ID

If your account is not yet enabled, you may see a Not on the access list screen. Your Party ID is shown at the bottom.
  1. Find Your party ID — it begins with ekiden-.
  2. Select the copy icon.
  3. Send the Party ID to your Ekiden contact or the team handling your access.
Party ID on access screen

Your Party ID is displayed on the access screen

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3. Activate access

When your account has been approved, enter the access code you receive.
  1. Enter the code on the access screen.
  2. Select Activate.
  3. After activation, continue to the funding flow.
Access-code activation

Enter an access code and activate your account

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4. Open Deposit/Withdraw

In the app, open Deposit/Withdraw and select EVM to Canton Bridge.
  1. Connect the source wallet you want to fund from.
  2. Choose the source network and the asset shown in the flow.
  3. Enter the amount you want to bridge.
  4. Check the Canton recipient shown for your Ekiden account before continuing.
EVM to Canton Bridge form

Choose the source wallet, network, asset, amount, and Canton recipient

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5. Approve and submit the bridge transaction

Your wallet may ask you to approve the asset before the bridge can transfer it.
  1. Confirm the recipient and amount again.
  2. Approve the token in your wallet when prompted.
  3. Submit the bridge transaction.
Wallet approval for bridge

Approve the asset in your connected wallet

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6. Wait for the deposit and fund your Trading Account

After the bridge transaction is submitted, wait for the balance to arrive in Ekiden. Once it is credited:
  1. Open your account balances.
  2. Move the amount you intend to use for margin from your Funding Account to your Trading Account.
  3. Confirm the transfer before placing an order.
Bridge submitted status

A submitted bridge transaction is waiting to be credited

The EVM to Canton Bridge is one available funding route. Use the deposit method and assets currently offered in the app for your account.

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Funding Account and Trading Account

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7. Start trading

Once the Trading Account is funded, open the Trading Guide to choose a market, set leverage, and place an order.
Start with an amount you are comfortable using. Perpetual futures can use leverage and involve risk.

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Need help?

For access issues, provide your Party ID and a screenshot of the screen you see to your Ekiden contact. For deposit or bridge issues, include the transaction status or transaction reference. For product issues, use Share feedback in the app.