Quickstart

Connect a wallet, find a market, and place your first private bet on Cyphers.

Get your first bet in under five minutes.

What you need

• A Solana wallet (Phantom, Solflare, or Backpack). Install from phantom.app if you don’t have one.
• A small SOL balance for transaction fees (about $0.50 is plenty).
• Some USDC to bet with. Minimum is $1.

Cyphers runs on Solana devnet during beta. Devnet uses test USDC with no real value. Claim free devnet USDC from the in-app faucet or at faucet.cyphers.live.

Place your first bet

1. Connect your wallet

   Go to the Cyphers app and click Connect Wallet in the top right. Approve the connection in your wallet extension.

   If nothing happens, make sure your wallet is unlocked and set to Devnet.

2. Pick a market

   Open Markets and look for a market in the Betting phase - that’s the only phase that accepts bets.

3. Choose a side and amount

   Click into a market. Pick YES or NO (or an option, for multi-outcome markets). Enter your stake - minimum $1. The app shows the fees before you confirm.

4. Confirm the transaction

   Click Bet and approve in your wallet. Your browser encrypts your side before it touches Solana. The whole process takes 10-30 seconds.

5. Check Positions

   Open the Positions tab. Your bet is there with your side, stake, and locked-in odds - visible only to you.

Wait for resolution, then claim

Once the market closes, the resolver posts the outcome, Arcium decrypts every bet, and a 24-48 hour challenge window opens. After the window passes, winners can click Claim in the Positions tab. For the full timeline see Market lifecycle.

What’s next

How privacy works

What’s actually encrypted and what isn’t.

Fees and odds

What you pay and how payouts are calculated.

Create a market

Open your own market and earn creator fees.

FAQ

Quick answers to common questions.