> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.sidepit.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.sidepit.com/use-sidepit/beta.md).

# Start Here

Start using the live Sidepit ProofNet exchange.

Sidepit ProofNet is live on mainnet Bitcoin. Access remains beta-code gated, and every amount you fund or trade is real.

The complete customer journey is:

1. Request beta access at [app.sidepit.com](https://app.sidepit.com).
2. Connect a UniSat **Native SegWit** address beginning `bc1q`. This public address becomes your Sidepit ID.
3. Fund that Sidepit ID first, then use **LOCK** to move its confirmed balance into the exchange.
4. Trade in the web app, or authorize a separate trading-only agent.
5. The account owner can request an unlock back to the same Sidepit ID.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Never send Bitcoin from an external wallet or exchange directly to Sidepit's deposit/lock address. First send it to your own connected Sidepit ID, then use LOCK. This is how the exchange identifies the account to credit.
{% endhint %}

Before funding, read the [risk disclosure](/legal/risk-disclosure-statement.md), the current [contract specifications](/use-sidepit/beta/trading/contract-specifications.md), and the [margin and execution fee guide](/use-sidepit/beta/trading/margin.md).

If you are using an AI agent, keep the human account key and seed words out of the agent, chat, terminal, logs, and support messages. Follow [Authorize a Trading Agent](/use-sidepit/beta/onboarding/authorize-agent.md).


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