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# Gas Station

Pay USDC from HyperCore or Arbitrum to get HYPE gas and a one-time HyperCore account activation (1.1 USDC) through the LeverAcc Gas Station.

Using HyperEVM needs a little HYPE for gas, and a brand-new HyperCore account needs a one-time activation. The Gas Station lets users handle both with USDC.

## What it offers

| Service                | What you pay                    | What you get                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Gas conversion**     | Any amount of USDC              | Native HYPE sent to your EVM wallet, priced at the HYPE price when your USDC arrives (minus a 10% haircut)                                                                                                    |
| **Account activation** | A fixed 1.1 USDC                | Your new LeverAcc Account is activated on HyperCore (1 USDC Hyperliquid activation fee + 0.1 USDC delivered to the Account). You can pay before your Account exists; activation completes once it is created. |
| **Combined top-up**    | At least 3 USDC on first top-up | Activation plus the rest converted to HYPE, in one payment                                                                                                                                                    |

## Paying in

You can send USDC from:

* **HyperCore** (a USD transfer on Hyperliquid), or
* **Arbitrum** (native USDC on Arbitrum One).

For the dedicated activation and conversion services, you first sign a short payment intent (valid for 10 minutes) so your payment is matched to you.

## Safety rules

* Payments from contracts are rejected; only externally owned wallets can pay in.
* Arbitrum payments wait for 64 confirmations.
* Daily per-wallet and global limits apply.
* Payments below the activation minimum are refunded.
* If a payout's outcome is uncertain, it goes to manual reconciliation; it is never paid twice.
* Mainnet and testnet are never mixed.