Main accounts
Your main account is the default account on the exchange. It is the exchange gateway for Fireblocks and other exchanges as deposits and withdrawals may only be made through this account. Therefore, the main account is always added to Fireblocks before connecting sub-accounts. Only the exchange main account can deposit to or withdraw from your Fireblocks Vault.
Depending on the exchange, you may need to whitelist destinations on the exchange using your vault account's permanent addresses or other destination addresses to be able to withdraw to vault accounts and/or other destinations on the Fireblocks platform.
Additionally, you may need to adjust your Transaction Authorization Policy (TAP) to support exchange-to-exchange transfers and/or withdrawals to other destinations.
Sub-accounts
On supported exchanges, you can add your sub-accounts and link them to your main account on the Fireblocks platform. Sub-accounts can be used to segregate different teams or accounts, and/or to hedge risk.
To configure a sub-account on any supported exchange, connect the exchange main account and then connect a sub-account. You can then rebalance securely between each main account and any linked sub-account on Fireblocks.
To fund a sub-account, transfer funds into the exchange main account first and then to the sub-account.
To withdraw from a sub-account, transfer funds to the main account and then to any available destination.
Note that you can only transfer funds between the main account and a sub-account. Transfers between main accounts and sub-accounts are off-chain and do not require a network fee. The movement between sub-accounts is not supported.
Sub-account transactions are subject to your TAP. You may need to adjust your TAP to support transfers from main accounts to sub-accounts or exchange-to-exchange transfers.
Note
Assets held in sub-accounts are only displayed here, they do not appear on the My Assets page.
Trading accounts
On supported exchanges, Fireblocks provides visibility and management of your trading accounts, including spot, derivatives, margin, futures, and options, and enables rebalancing between them.
To fund these accounts, transfer funds to your main account or sub-account, and then transfer between trading accounts.
Note that you can only send transfers between exchange trading accounts and their associated main accounts. Transfers between trading accounts are off-chain and do not require a network fee.
Note
Assets held in trading accounts are only displayed here, they do not appear on the My Assets page.
Testnet support
The testnet option for available exchanges allows trading with testnet assets. These testnet spaces may not have the typical 24/7 uptime of a Mainnet exchange but are available to prepare an end-to-end trading workflow using the Fireblocks Console or our API without Mainnet funds in the development process.