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Blackboard Trading App Guide: Deposit, Trade and Withdraw From One Account

Every step in the Blackboard trading app, from sign-in to withdrawal: one account for crypto, stock perps, prediction markets, 1000X and card packs.

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Quick answer. The Blackboard trading app puts crypto perps, stock perps, prediction markets, 1000X and card packs behind one sign-in. You sign in with email or a social account, with no seed phrase. Then you deposit USDC, move it to the product you want and review the order before you place it.

This guide walks through every step once, in the order you will meet them.

What can you trade in the Blackboard trading app?

Blackboard is a trading terminal: one app that sends your orders to several onchain venues. Your money sits in Cash until you move it to a product.

!One sign-in, six balances: Cash holds USDC; Crypto, TradFi, Prediction, 1000X and TCG each have an account

Each product has its own collateral, so a loss in one does not draw on the others. Some products are not offered in every region, and the app tells you when one is closed to you.

How do you create a Blackboard account?

You sign in with an account you already have, and the app makes your wallet for you.

  1. Open app.blackboard.fi and choose Login.
  2. Pick email, Google, X, Apple, a passkey or your own wallet.
  3. Choose a language and a username. Add a referral code if you have one.
  4. Accept the terms. Some products ask you to confirm that you are 18 or older and outside the US.
  5. Follow the wallet prompts for the product you want to use.

!Blackboard's sign-in window: email, Google, X, Apple, a wallet or a passkey

The wallet comes from Privy, the sign-in provider Blackboard uses. You never write down a seed phrase. Later, Settings → Account → Export keys lets you take the key elsewhere.

How do you deposit on Blackboard?

Open Wallet and press Deposit. There are two ways in.

Match the coin and the network to the address the window shows. For USDT on Arbitrum, use Deposit other coins; a plain USDC address will not convert it.

!From deposit to first trade: deposit, Cash, transfer to a product account, then trade

Blackboard pays the network gas on supported steps. A progress chip follows each deposit until it reads Available to trade.

How do you find a market?

Start on Discover. It shows the market overview: 24-hour volume, open interest and funding in one view.

!Blackboard's Discover screen: markets, 24-hour volume, open interest and funding in one view

Check the product label when two markets share a name. A Bitcoin perp on Crypto and a Bitcoin round on Prediction are different trades.

How do you place your first trade?

First move money from Cash into the product. Press Transfer, choose From: Cash and To: the product, enter the amount and confirm. Inside a product, Add funds does the same.

Then open a market and complete Enable Trading if the app asks. Before you submit, read the order:

New to the order form? Read perp order types.

!Blackboard's TradFi trading screen: chart, order book and order form

The order form shows the full fee before you confirm, Blackboard's fee included. Perps fees fall as your 30-day volume grows. Each product has its own guide: stock perps, crypto perps, 1000x leverage, prediction markets, Up or Down and card packs.

How do you follow traders and copy a call?

Open the Feed in the side panel. Following shows traders you follow, and Featured helps you find new ones.

Some posts carry a trader's call on a Crypto or TradFi market. Copy call opens their idea next to your own order form.

Copy takes their direction and Reverse takes the other side. You set your own size, leverage and exits, then confirm.

Following someone never trades for you. A copied call places one order, yours, and does not mirror their later trades.

Each has its own guide: the Feed, Copy call and trading calls.

How do you track positions and withdraw?

My Page has five views: Overview, Wallet, My Trades, Social and Status. Positions, orders and trade history live in My Trades. Your fee tier, Points and quests live in Status, covered in how trading rewards work.

To withdraw, open Wallet and press Withdraw:

  1. Choose the account to send from.
  2. Pick the coin and the network, then enter the address and amount.
  3. Check the fees and the amount the recipient will receive.
  4. Confirm and watch the progress chip.

Cash can send USDC to Arbitrum, Polygon, HyperEVM or Solana, and USDT to Ethereum, Tron, Solana or Arbitrum. A transfer to the wrong address or network may not be reversible.

Sending to another member? Send USDC by nickname instead of an address.

New to how a terminal works? Read what an onchain trading terminal is.

Open the Blackboard app →

FAQ

Do I need a seed phrase to use Blackboard? No. You sign in with email, a social account, a passkey or a wallet, and the app creates your wallet. You can export its key later.

Which networks can I deposit USDC on? Arbitrum, Polygon, HyperEVM and Solana. Other coins, such as USDT, ETH, SOL, BTC and HYPE, are converted to USDC when they arrive.

Does Blackboard hold my funds? No. Your funds sit in your own wallet and in your accounts at each venue. Self-custody does not remove trading, liquidation or service risks.

What does it cost to trade on Blackboard? Each order shows its full fee before you confirm. Perps fees step down with 30-day volume. Prediction adds a Blackboard fee of 1.00% for taker orders and 0.50% for maker orders.

Why is a product missing from my app? Access depends on your region and account. Some products are not offered everywhere, and the app shows a message when one is closed to you.

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