# Enabling Crypto Trading **URL:** \ **Category:** Alpaca Trading\ **Created:** [October 5, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035 "2021-10-05T21:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SpyToTheSky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/spytothesky/32/2575_2.png) [@SpyToTheSky](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/SpyToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035/1 "2021-10-05T21:58:00Z")
I’m from New York. Will i ever be allowed to trade Crypto via Alpaca interface? ---
**Author:** ![davewisinskiAlpaca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/davewisinskialpaca/32/1857_2.png) [@davewisinskiAlpaca](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/davewisinskiAlpaca)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035/2 "2021-10-13T13:35:43Z")
Hi @SpyToTheSky, we are constantly working to broaden our crypto-trading eligibility criteria to include more states and countries; while we can’t provide specific timeframes on approvals, we invite you to follow us on Twitter ([@AlpacaHQ](https://twitter.com/AlpacaHQ)) , or follow along on our official [blog](https://alpaca.markets/blog/) for the most up-to-date information as we continue to roll out updates. ---
**Author:** ![davewisinskiAlpaca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/davewisinskialpaca/32/1857_2.png) [@davewisinskiAlpaca](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/davewisinskiAlpaca)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035/3 "2021-10-13T13:36:36Z")
@SpyToTheSky please also feel free to test crypto trading in the paper environment as we work to roll-out additional states for live trading. ---
**Author:** ![senvasn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@senvasn](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/senvasn)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035/4 "2021-10-29T21:53:42Z")
I get “Your crypto trading balance : $0” in my paper account even though it has plenty of balance. Any thoughts how I can paper trade Cryptos? ---
**Author:** ![adamhenson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/adamhenson/32/2220_2.png) [@adamhenson](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/adamhenson)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035/5 "2021-10-31T17:51:21Z")
Hi. Just curious what is preventing opening it to all states (since I can trade on other platforms like Gemini, Coinbase, etc). Is it a legal thing or just Alpaca’s way of ramping up? A timeline would be really ideal for those of us left out (personally from New Jersey). ---
**Author:** ![davewisinskiAlpaca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/davewisinskialpaca/32/1857_2.png) [@davewisinskiAlpaca](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/davewisinskiAlpaca)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035/6 "2021-11-01T13:05:56Z")
Hi @senvasn, if you’re seeing $0 crypto balance in your paper environment, you’ll need to reset the account’s balance before you can start trading. ---
**Author:** ![davewisinskiAlpaca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/davewisinskialpaca/32/1857_2.png) [@davewisinskiAlpaca](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/davewisinskiAlpaca)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035/7 "2021-11-01T13:12:17Z")
Hi @adamhenson, Alpaca needs the required state-level approvals before we can begin offering crypto in additional states. Unfortunately due to the nature of this process, there is no way to offer a timeline, however we will be notifying users in each state when they’re eligible to begin trading crypto. We also invite you to follow us on Twitter ([@AlpacaHQ](https://twitter.com/AlpacaHQ)), or follow along on our official [blog](https://alpaca.markets/blog/) for the most up-to-date information. ---
**Author:** ![Hittkar\_Gill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/hittkar_gill/32/3994_2.png) [@Hittkar\_Gill](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Hittkar_Gill)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/enabling-crypto-trading/7035/8 "2022-04-21T17:57:58Z")
Hi, Thank you for contributing! We have a dedicated discord focused solely on Crypto related queries with an active community and more engagement. Feel free to join via the invite link below; > **[Join the Alpaca Markets Discord Server!](https://discord.com/invite/dQUT9FqS)** > > Check out the Alpaca Markets community on Discord - hang out with 186 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat. Best,