How to Start Binance Earn: Sign-Up, Referral Code, KYC and First Deposit

If you've never used Binance and just want to park a little idle USDT to earn some interest, what you have to do really comes in two big stretches: first get the account registered, verified and secured, then fund it and open your first earn deposit. This piece breaks both stretches into small steps, starting from spotting the official page, and walks you through, flagging where beginners most often trip up or get scammed.

Let's be clear up front: registering and earning aren't complicated in themselves; the hard part is not landing on the wrong site at the very first step, and not getting fooled by a fake "support agent" or "verification service." So this piece spends a fair bit on how to recognize the official site and how to set up security. By the end you won't need to hunt down scattered tutorials; follow along and you'll get all the way through.

Step 1: Spot the official sign-up page (most important)

This step matters more than all the rest combined. The most common trap in crypto isn't that the process is hard, it's landing on a fake site at the very start: fake Binance and phishing sites are built to look almost identical, and once you register and deposit, the money goes straight into a scammer's pocket.

• Check the domain: Binance's official sign-up page is at accounts.binance.com. Not a single letter in the address bar can be off (don't read "binance" as "blnance" or "b1nance").
• Don't click sketchy entry points: be wary of ads in search results, short links posted in group chats, and "latest address" messages. Go through an entry point you've verified, or through a clearly labeled referral link like ours (the button above opens the official Binance site in a new tab).

Once on the sign-up page, it should be Binance's own interface. Confirm it's right, then move on.

Step 2: Create the account, set a strong password

Start through the referral entry above. If you register directly in the app, copy the code above first. The first screen may not show a referral field; follow the steps below and keep the invitation check after account creation in view:

• Sign up with an email or phone number you use regularly and can receive a code on.
• Set a strong password you don't use anywhere else (don't share your exchange password with your email or other sites, so one leak doesn't bring everything down).
• Enter the verification code to create the account. On the invitation screen that follows, check or enter the referral code and confirm it before continuing to identity verification in Step 3.

The first sign-up screen has no referral-code field; it appears after the account is created. When using the entry above, do not assume that a coded link proves binding: on the invitation screen, check that the displayed code is BN1866, review the invitation details and eligibility, and confirm as prompted. If you register directly in the app and the field is empty, paste BN1866 from the copy control above and confirm. If the step is missing or the page says binding is unavailable, check with Binance support before making a deposit or trade.

Step 3: Complete identity verification (KYC)

Every exchange requires identity verification (KYC); it's a compliance requirement, not red tape for its own sake. It's generally uploading an ID document plus one face check.

• Choose the document type as prompted, and upload a clear, glare-free photo of the original with all four corners visible.
• For the face check, find a well-lit spot and turn your head or blink as instructed.
• The name and ID number you enter must exactly match the document; a mismatch is the most common cause of failure.

Different regions and verification levels require different documents and unlock different features, all per what Binance's page shows at the time. When verification keeps failing, first rule out glare and mismatched details and retry with a clear original; if it still fails, contact support through Binance's official channels, and never use a third-party "verification service," which hands your ID to a stranger and is extremely risky.

Step 4: Set up your security (don't skip this)

The account works now, but don't rush to deposit. Spending five minutes on security setup blocks the vast majority of account takeovers:

• Two-factor authentication (2FA): prefer an authenticator app (like Google Authenticator) or a passkey; both resist SIM-swap attacks better than SMS.
• Anti-Phishing Code: once set, every official email Binance sends you carries this code that only you know; emails without it are basically fake and easy to spot.
• Withdrawal address whitelist: once on, withdrawals can only go to addresses you've added in advance, so even if you're hacked, funds are hard to move out.

All of these live in your account security settings. Do them all the first time and you'll use the account with far more peace of mind afterward.

Step 5: Fund your account, get your first USDT

One check before funding: if you chose this page's referral code, confirm the invitation relationship and eligibility shown in your account. If it was omitted, a different code appears or you cannot confirm it, ask Binance support first. Do not deposit or trade as a test: that affects some later-binding conditions. Without confirmation, do not expect the fee rebate described here.

Earn products mostly use stablecoins (like USDT), so first get some USDT into the account. Two common routes:

• Fiat channel / C2C purchase: buy USDT with a bank card or C2C (peer-to-peer with a merchant). For C2C, pick a reputable, high-volume merchant, mind the legitimacy of the fund source, and watch out for the risk of a frozen bank card.
• Deposit USDT from elsewhere: if you hold USDT in another wallet, you can deposit it in. Be sure to pick the right chain (TRC20 / ERC20 / BEP20 and so on); the deposit address and chain must match, and sending on the wrong chain may be unrecoverable.

Keep your first deposit small: get the flow working and confirm it arrives before considering more. Arrival time varies by channel, per the on-page notes.

Step 6: Open your first earn deposit

With USDT in the account, you can open your first earn deposit:

• Go to Binance's Earn section.
• As a beginner, choose Flexible first: withdrawable anytime, lowest barrier, easiest to understand. Subscribe a small amount of USDT.
• Read the product details before subscribing: check whether it's Flexible or Locked, whether the rate is tiered (a high APR often covers only the first small band), and the redemption rules.
• Confirm and subscribe; real-time rewards start building up in your Flexible balance within minutes, and any bonus tier starts accruing the next day. If it looks fine, then decide whether to add more.

At this point you've gone all the way from sign-up to your first earn deposit. To understand more systematically how to choose among the various earn products, read Binance Earn explained next; to learn whether Flexible is actually safe and how returns are figured, see is Flexible Savings safe; if you already have an account and just want the earn steps, see the steps for using Binance Earn for the first time.

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