# Waiting for funds....forever...I’m doing something wrong

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/waiting-for-funds-forever-i-m-doing-something-wrong/8736>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 16, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/waiting-for-funds-forever-i-m-doing-something-wrong/8736 "2019-11-16T18:57:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Robz](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/robz/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Robz](https://bisq.community/u/Robz)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/waiting-for-funds-forever-i-m-doing-something-wrong/8736/1 "2019-11-16T18:57:38Z")

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First timer here so please be patient… i have barely added a zelle account and I am trying to fund my account. “Buy btc” has a spinning circle that says “waiting for funds” and it’s been doing that for over 10 minutes. When I go to “funds/receive funds“, it just shows an address that says 0 balance with a label of “unused”. The only option on this screen that is offered to me is “generate new address”. How do I fund my wallet with zelle account?

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**Author:** ![Taxfree](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/taxfree/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Taxfree](https://bisq.community/u/Taxfree)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/waiting-for-funds-forever-i-m-doing-something-wrong/8736/2 "2019-11-16T21:47:37Z")

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You may fund the wallet with the minimum BTC needed to take or make an offer. Zelle is for payments with your counterparty. Remember this is a P2P exchange. Clear enough?

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**Author:** ![Robz](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/robz/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Robz](https://bisq.community/u/Robz)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/waiting-for-funds-forever-i-m-doing-something-wrong/8736/3 "2019-11-17T04:51:57Z")

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You mean in order to use BISQ we must obtain bitcoin some other way? We cannot begin buying btc through a national currency?

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**Author:** ![Taxfree](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/taxfree/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Taxfree](https://bisq.community/u/Taxfree)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/waiting-for-funds-forever-i-m-doing-something-wrong/8736/4 "2019-11-17T04:54:04Z")

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Yes, because Bisq cannot hold fiat.

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**Author:** ![Robz](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/robz/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Robz](https://bisq.community/u/Robz)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/waiting-for-funds-forever-i-m-doing-something-wrong/8736/5 "2019-11-17T04:56:55Z")

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Omg I have been thinking this whole time that you can purchase btc with fiat!!

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**Author:** ![m52go](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/m52go/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@m52go](https://bisq.community/u/m52go)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/waiting-for-funds-forever-i-m-doing-something-wrong/8736/6 "2019-11-17T23:20:28Z")

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@Robz you can buy bitcoin with fiat, but doing such a trade requires traders on both sides to send bitcoin to a multisig escrow. If you don’t already have the small amount of bitcoin needed to do this, you’ll need to acquire some away from Bisq first.

[See here](https://docs.bisq.network/getting-started.html) for an overview of the trade process.