Bitcoin deposits to WeTheNorth follow the standard Bitcoin flow with two important additions: routing through a fresh wallet first, and fee awareness at the send step.
Wallet
Use Sparrow (privacy-aware) or Electrum (lightweight). Do not use custodial exchange wallets, browser extensions, or mobile hot wallets for deposits above small amounts.
Non-KYC routing
If your Bitcoin came from a KYC exchange withdrawal, do not send directly to the market address. Route through a fresh wallet first. Ideally, swap to Monero via Cake Wallet's built-in swap and deposit Monero instead. The chain trace from your KYC withdrawal to the market address is the single most common privacy mistake on Tor storefronts.
The deposit itself
- Log into WeTheNorth. Open the wallet panel.
- Select Bitcoin, copy the deposit address.
- Open your wallet. Paste the address. Enter the amount.
- Pick a fee that gets you into the next few blocks. Sparrow's suggestions are reasonable.
- Send. Wait ten confirmations. Refresh the market wallet panel. Balance appears.
Fee awareness
Overpaying fees is expensive. Underpaying gets your transaction stuck for hours or days. Check mempool.space for current fee guidance. Aim for the low-fee tier that still confirms within an hour at typical times, higher if you need it done fast.
After the deposit clears
Balance credited. Place an order. Do not leave the balance on the market between orders. Deposit sized to the current order plus a small fee buffer.