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# How to Buy Bitcoin With Your Account Balance on Lightning

Use Canadian dollars already in your Bitcoin Well account balance to make a one-time or recurring bitcoin purchase to a Lightning wallet.

| Your account balance must contain enough CAD to cover the purchase. If needed, select **Fund CAD** and follow the funding instructions shown in your account. [Manage your saved Lightning wallets](https://bitcoin-well.crisp.help/en/article/how-to-manage-your-saved-bitcoin-addresses-wknxny/) before beginning the purchase.

## Buy bitcoin with your account balance on Lightning

1. Sign in to Bitcoin Well and select **Buy bitcoin**.

![Select Buy bitcoin](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/buy-sidebar-guided_hs88mk.png)

2. Enter the amount you want to spend. It must be at least $10 and cannot exceed your available account balance.

![Enter the purchase amount](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/buy-amount-guided_1wt7v84.png)

3. Select the payment-method field, then choose **Account balance**.

![Choose Account balance](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/payment-method-account-balance_xul42a.png)

4. Under **Destination**, select the Lightning wallet that should receive your bitcoin.

![Select your Lightning destination wallet](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/account-balance-destination-gu_vt972.png)

5. Select the **Frequency** field.

![Open the frequency menu for the Lightning purchase](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/account-balance-frequency-guid_pigazg.png)

6. For a one-time purchase, choose **One time**, then select **Confirm**.

![Choose One time and confirm the schedule](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/account-balance-onetime-guided_15qmylc.png)

7. Select **Review**.

![Review the purchase with the Lightning wallet selected](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/account-balance-review-guided_g0chkb.png)

8. Verify the amount, Lightning destination, exchange rate, spread, and bitcoin delivery. Select **Confirm purchase** to finish.

![Confirm the Lightning purchase](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/account-balance-confirm-guided_1waznh3.png)

9. Open **Activity** to view the purchase status.

|| Completed bitcoin transactions cannot be reversed. Confirm that the selected Lightning wallet belongs to you and is the correct destination before completing the purchase.

||| To automate future purchases, choose a recurring schedule instead of **One time**. Confirm that the saved Lightning destination remains valid and keep enough CAD in your account balance before each scheduled purchase.

## What happens next?

The purchase amount is deducted from your CAD balance, and the bitcoin is sent directly to your selected Lightning wallet. Monitor the purchase under **Activity**.