From zero to your first buy and DCA

Mission 1 · 5 min

Understand: is it safe, is it halal

Hata is a Malaysian crypto exchange. You put in ringgit from your own bank, buy crypto in MYR, and can sell and withdraw ringgit back to your bank. Hata is a registered Digital Asset Exchange with the SCStatus in Malaysia: Digital Asset Exchange (DAX) registered with the Securities CommissionChecked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Securities Commission ↗, one of 5 exchangesNumber of SC-registered crypto exchanges: 5 exchangesChecked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Securities Commission ↗ that are legal in Malaysia.

Everyone's second question: is it halal? Hata's platform structure is endorsed by Amanie AdvisorsShariah adviser: Amanie AdvisorsChecked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: hata.io/en/my/shariah ↗, and 15 coinsShariah-badged coins: 15 coinsChecked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: hata.io/en/my/shariah ↗ carry a Shariah badge in the app. Other coins do not.

Most important: Hata is not a bank and has no PIDM. Crypto prices can fall by more than half, and Daus's own portfolio is still red.

• I understand Hata is SC-registered, but registered does not mean I can't lose
• I understand only badged coins are listed as Shariah-compliant
• I am a Malaysian citizen aged 18+ with a MyKad
• I will only put in money I can bear to see halve

Read: is Hata safe? Read: is Hata halal?

Mission 2 · 15 min + review

Sign up with the code and pass KYC

Get all of this ready so you don't get stuck halfway:

• An email I check often (the email OTP lasts only 30 minutes)
• My original physical MyKad
• A phone with a Malaysian number for 2FA
• Proof of address and proof of wealth (payslip or bank statement) in case Hata asks
• Good light, no glasses for the selfie

• I signed up with Daus's link, and AF01JCMFAA was in the code box
• I verified my email and registered my phone for 2FA
• I submitted KYC (MyKad + selfie)
• My KYC status is Approved

See every sign-up screen KYC guideKYC rejected?

Mission 3 · 10 min

Deposit and make your first buy

Put in ringgit via FPX from a bank account in your own name. Deposits from someone else's account are refunded with a RM0.50Refund charge for deposits from someone else's account: RM0.50Checked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Hata Help Centre #618957 ↗ charge. To start, RM30 to RM100 is enough to learn with.

Then buy with Instant Buy: the minimum is RM30Instant Buy minimum: RM30Checked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Hata app (mesej ralat Instant Buy, 22 Sep 2026), and the fee is 1% (shown on the quote)Instant Buy / Instant Sell fee: 1% (shown on the quote)Checked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Hata app (skrin quote Instant Buy dan Instant Sell, 22 Sep 2026). Your first coin is your call. Daus buys BTC and SOL, but that's a personal decision, not a recommendation for you.

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Open the coin in Wallet

Wallet → Crypto → BTC. Tap the Instant card to buy. The blue bar below means this coin carries a Shariah badge.

What to know on this screen?

Next

1. Open the coin in Wallet. Wallet → Crypto → BTC. Tap the Instant card to buy. The blue bar below means this coin carries a Shariah badge.
2. Type the RM amount. Make sure Instant Buy is selected. Type the amount in MYR. The minimum is RM30.
3. Request quote, check, Accept quote. Tap Request quote. The screen shows the rate, the pay amount and Fees (1%). Tap Accept quote before the countdown ends.
4. Purchase successful. The coin lands in your crypto wallet straight away.
5. See the coin in Wallet. Wallet → Crypto shows every coin you hold.

• I deposited via FPX from my own bank account
• The money is in my MYR wallet
• I bought my first coin with Instant Buy and understood the fee on the quote

Deposit guide Buying guideUnderstand the coins first

Mission 4 · 5 min

Set up Auto-Invest

Auto-Invest buys crypto on a schedule, so you don't have to guess prices or open the app daily. The minimum is RM30 per coinAuto-Invest minimum (from MYR wallet): RM30 per coinChecked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Hata Help Centre #619010 ↗ from the MYR wallet, and the first purchase runs the next day, around the next hourFirst Auto-Invest purchase: the next day, around the next hourChecked 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Hata Help Centre #619010 ↗.

Daus set RM30 a day into BTC and RM30 a day into SOL. If RM30 a day is too much, choose weekly or monthly. What matters is an amount you can keep going with even when prices fall.

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Open Auto-Invest

Home → Auto-Invest. The screen shows Total Invested, PnL and your plans. Tap Create new plan.

What to know on this screen?

Next

1. Open Auto-Invest. Home → Auto-Invest. The screen shows Total Invested, PnL and your plans. Tap Create new plan.
2. Choose the funding method. Choose MYR Wallet (RM30 minimum per coin) or a debit card (RM100 minimum per coin).
3. Amount, coin and plan name. Pick the coin, type the amount, and name the plan. The app shows the first purchase date below.
4. Add coins (optional). Add crypto to add more coins to the same plan. Up to 5 coins per plan.
5. Pick the cycle. Daily, Weekly, Biweekly or Monthly. Pick one you can keep going with even when prices fall.
6. Confirm and Create Plan. Tap Confirm, check the summary and fee, then Create Plan.
7. Manage the plan. Tap a plan to see Plan details. The Status slider pauses it; Stop Plan ends it.
8. See every purchase. The Order history tab shows each purchase, the coins received, and a Completed status.

• I chose an amount I can keep going with even when prices fall
• I set up an Auto-Invest plan (daily, weekly or monthly)
• I know how to pause the plan (the Status slider) if needed

Full Auto-Invest guide