Compare Based
Based is a self-custody wallet for trading Hyperliquid's 24/7 markets. These pages put it side by side with the wallets and apps people usually weigh it against, including where the other option is the better fit.
Hyperliquid wallets
Other self-custody wallets that connect you to Hyperliquid.
Based vs Phantom
Phantom is the mainstream self-custody wallet that started on Solana and grew into a multi-chain app with in-app perps powered by Hyperliquid.
Based vs MetaMask
MetaMask is the original Ethereum wallet, a self-custody browser extension and mobile app built around EVM networks.
Based vs Rabby
Rabby is the DeFi-native EVM wallet by DeBank, known for simulating every transaction before you sign it.
Based vs Trust Wallet
Trust Wallet is the mainstream self-custody mobile wallet affiliated with Binance, covering dozens of chains and hundreds of millions of downloads.
Brokers and trading apps
Where most people trade stocks today, and how 24/7 perps differ.
Based vs Robinhood
Robinhood is the US brokerage app that made commission-free stock trading mainstream.
Based vs Interactive Brokers
Interactive Brokers is the professional-grade brokerage known for global market access.
Based vs eToro
eToro is the social trading platform known for copy trading and multi-asset access.
Based vs Moomoo
Moomoo is the data-heavy trading app from Futu, popular with active traders in the US and Asia.
Based vs Webull
Webull is the commission-free trading app known for charts, options and overnight sessions.
The protocol
How Based relates to the platform it is built on.
Start in three steps
- Step 1
Log in
Log in with your email or Google account. Based supports social logins for convenience, provided by Privy, a Stripe company. Wallets are self-custodial: only you have access to your funds. Neither Based nor Privy can access your wallet or account.
- Step 2
Fund it
Deposit USDC. You do not need a bank account to do it.
- Step 3
Trade 24/7
Stock and crypto perps. Nights, weekends, holidays.
Based is a self-custody wallet, not a broker. Markets are perpetual futures on Hyperliquid: derivatives with liquidation risk and funding fees, not the underlying stocks or coins. For information only, not financial advice.