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# Deliq's Guide to Avalanche

Quick Guide to DeFi on Avalanche

## Getting Started <a href="#getting-started" id="getting-started"></a>

Just like on other chains, Avalanche also needs some native AVAX tokens to pay for gas and buy other tokens on the chain.

### Setup Wallet <a href="#setup-wallet" id="setup-wallet"></a>

* You can watch [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ridf2-Gz-ds) to setup your Avalanche wallet.
  * Make a note of your *X-Chain* address.
* Follow [this guide](https://pangolin.exchange/tutorials/getting-started/#set-up-metamask) for metamask setup.
  * Your *C-Chain* address is the same as your Ethereum or BSC wallet address.
* TLDR; X-Chain is for AVAX token transfer from Exchange to Defi, C-Chain is for Defi.

### Buying AVAX <a href="#buying-avax" id="buying-avax"></a>

1. 1.AVAX is available on many crypto exchanges, for our example we use Binance.
2. 2.In markets, search for AVAX. You can find many pairs to buy AVAX from, eg:
   1. 1.AVAX/BTC
   2. 2.AVAX/BUSD
   3. 3.AVAX/USDT
3. 3.Once you've bought some AVAX, got your wallet page.
4. 4.Click Withdraw, find and click AVAX.
5. 5.Click Network and select AVAX. **DO NOT SELECT BEP20 (BSC)**
6. 6.Enter your wallet address.
7. 7.Enter the amount of AVAX tokens and click withdraw.
8. 8.We're not done: there is still a step

![](https://docs.traderjoexyz.com/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-MYTkRFOHO4K48zVLh8x%2F-Md_a1AaLWYnlW56iJbN%2F-Md_gGVWgAcGCIyKxeTp%2FIMG_0542BC1B6449-1.jpeg?alt=media\&token=a0d7833f-6767-4800-8bea-5e66d2712eac)Make sure to select AVAX

### &#x20;<a href="#bridging-tokens-to-avalanche" id="bridging-tokens-to-avalanche"></a>

### ​ <a href="#swap-or-farm-tokens" id="swap-or-farm-tokens"></a>

### &#x20;<a href="#need-help" id="need-help"></a>
