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# Cash

Understand Cash in Feel.cash: USDC on Base used to fund trades, receive payouts, and move between supported onchain markets.

Cash is USDC on Base held in your wallet and used as the one balance across Feel.cash.

It is not a new token, a point, or an offchain credit. Feel.cash uses Base as the settlement layer so you can move between the markets shown in the product without managing a separate spending balance for every chain.

## Add Cash From Where You Already Are

The deposit screen lists the routes available for your account. They can start from:

* an exchange withdrawal;
* USDC sent directly on Base;
* another token or chain listed in the flow;
* the card or wallet on-ramp shown in the flow.

Choose an asset and network from that screen and Feel.cash routes and converts it into Cash automatically. The confirmation shows the asset, network, destination, and routing cost before you send.

Always follow the exact deposit instructions shown. Sending an unsupported asset or using the wrong network can permanently lose funds.

## What Cash Is Used For

* buying coins shown in Feel.cash;
* receiving proceeds from sells routed through Feel.cash;
* paying a launch fee when required;
* receiving creator and referral fees;
* sending or withdrawing USDC.

## Base Is the Settlement Layer

A market can live on another chain while your Cash remains USDC on Base. When Feel.cash shows an in-app route, it moves value to the market and settles the result back into Cash.

A cross-chain route has more than one step. It may remain pending while the destination step completes. Check the operation status before trying again.

## Your Wallet

Feel.cash uses Privy for sign-in and embedded wallets. Connect an external wallet where the product offers that option. Your wallet is the onchain source of truth for balances and transactions.

Completed onchain transactions cannot be reversed. Feel.cash cannot recover funds sent to the wrong address or through an unsupported network.