How to Deposit MANA on OKX: Complete Decentraland Funding Tutorial
Before depositing MANA on OKX, first confirm that the assets you hold are the official native MANA token of Decentraland. MANA is an ERC-20 token built on Ethereum, and it is also deployed on the Polygon network as a low-gas PoS version. The two versions have different contract addresses, and selecting the wrong network will lead to permanent asset loss.
1. Confirm Which Blockchain Network Your MANA Is On
Goal: Verify the blockchain network your existing MANA is stored on before initiating any transfer. MANA has official deployments on multiple networks, and assets on different networks cannot be used interchangeably during deposit.
Step-by-step check:
Scenario A: Your MANA is on Ethereum Mainnet. MANA is the native utility token of the Decentraland metaverse, originally issued on the Ethereum blockchain as a standard ERC-20 token. The official contract address of MANA on Ethereum Mainnet is 0x0F5D2fB29fb7d3CFeE444a200298f468908cC942. Open your crypto wallet and confirm the connected network is Ethereum Mainnet.
Scenario B: Your MANA is on the Polygon Network. Decentraland has integrated the Polygon PoS network to reduce transaction costs, and MANA can be bridged to Polygon via the official cross-chain bridge. The MANA contract address on Polygon is 0xA1c57f48F0Deb89f569dFbE6E2B7f46D33606fD4. If your wallet is connected to the Polygon network, do not select the Ethereum network on the OKX deposit page.
Scenario C: You do not own any MANA yet. You do not need to transfer MANA from an external wallet at all, you can directly purchase MANA on OKX using USDT. OKX supports multiple funding methods including bank transfer, credit/debit card, Apple Pay, and PayPal.
Completion check: You have clearly confirmed whether your existing MANA is stored on Ethereum Mainnet or the Polygon network.
Prerequisite: Your OKX account has completed identity verification (KYC). Unverified accounts cannot receive crypto deposits.
Common failure causes: MANA has separate deployments with different contract addresses on Ethereum and Polygon. If you transfer Polygon-based MANA to OKX's ERC20 MANA deposit address, your assets will be sent to the corresponding address on Ethereum, but OKX does not support recovery for this type of mismatched deposit, and your funds will not be credited.
2. Transfer MANA From Your On-Chain Wallet to OKX
Goal: After confirming the correct network for your MANA, transfer the tokens from your self-custody wallet to your OKX exchange account.
Step-by-step guide:
Open the OKX App, tap the Assets tab at the bottom, then select Deposit Crypto.
Search for "MANA" in the token list.
Select the corresponding network: Choose the network that matches the one you confirmed in Step 1:
For MANA on Ethereum Mainnet: select Ethereum (ERC20)
For MANA on Polygon network: select Polygon (follow the actual network options displayed on the OKX deposit page)
The page will generate your unique MANA deposit address and show the minimum deposit amount. If you send an amount lower than the required minimum, your funds will never be credited and cannot be retrieved.
Copy the deposit address, open your self-custody wallet, confirm the connected network matches the network you selected on OKX, then initiate the transfer. Different networks require different native tokens for gas fees: you need ETH to pay gas on Ethereum Mainnet, and MATIC to pay gas on Polygon.
Completion check: You have submitted the transfer and obtained the unique TxID (transaction ID) for this on-chain operation.
Prerequisite: Your self-custody wallet holds enough MANA balance, and sufficient native gas tokens for the selected network.
Common failure causes: Your MANA is stored on Ethereum Mainnet, but you selected Polygon or another network on the OKX deposit page. Mismatched networks will result in funds not being credited to your account.
Risk Warning: All blockchain transactions are irreversible. For first-time operations, it is strongly recommended to transfer a small test amount first, confirm the test deposit is successfully credited, then transfer the remaining MANA.
3. Directly Purchase MANA on OKX (If You Do Not Hold MANA Yet)
Goal: If you do not own any MANA in an external wallet, buying MANA directly on OKX with USDT is far simpler, and you do not need to handle complicated network selection steps.
Step-by-step guide:
Make sure you have available USDT in your OKX account. If you do not have USDT yet, fund your account first via supported methods including bank transfer, credit/debit card, Apple Pay, and PayPal. Bank transfers usually take 1-3 business days to process.
Navigate to Trade - Spot, then search for the "MANA/USDT" trading pair.
Select a market order to execute the trade immediately at the current price, or set a limit order to specify your preferred purchase price and wait for the order to be filled.
Completion check: Your spot account balance page shows the available MANA holdings.
Prerequisite: Your OKX account has completed KYC verification and has sufficient USDT balance.
Common failure causes: You selected the wrong trading pair when searching for MANA. The only official spot trading pair for MANA on OKX is "MANA/USDT", double check before submitting your order.
Next steps:
If you already hold MANA in a self-custody wallet: Follow the steps in Section 2. Confirm the network selected on the OKX deposit page exactly matches the network your MANA is on before sending any transfer, run a small test deposit first to confirm successful credit before moving the full amount.
If you do not have any MANA yet: Follow the steps in Section 3 to buy MANA directly with USDT, which eliminates all network compatibility risks entirely.
