Onramps
You need ETH for gas and USDG to trade. Pick the route that matches what you have: an exchange account, crypto on another chain, a card or bank account, or nothing but a payment app.
Exchanges with a KYC account
Only the Robinhood app withdraws straight to the chain. Every other exchange needs one hop: withdraw ETH or USDC to Base or Arbitrum One, then swap it across with Matcha.
Buy in the app and send ETH or USDG to your own wallet on Robinhood Chain. Zero transfer fee plus gas.
Withdraw ETH or USDC on Base (cheapest) or Arbitrum One, then hop.
Withdraw ETH or USDC on Arbitrum One, then hop. Kraken's in-app DEX trading shows Robinhood Chain but is a closed loop: no withdrawals.
Withdraw ETH or USDC on Arbitrum One, then hop. Binance.US is a separate exchange.
Already hold crypto somewhere else
Two cross-chain swap apps land on Robinhood Chain in one transaction. Both work with any EVM wallet. Neither is the canonical Arbitrum bridge, which takes seven days to exit.
Swap any token on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum One, Solana and 14 other chains into ETH or USDG on Robinhood Chain. Verified: 100 USDC on Base returned 99.78 USDG at a 0.04% fee, routed through Across.
Swap native Bitcoin, or assets on 60 other chains, into ETH or USDG on Robinhood Chain. Bitcoin works by sending to a deposit address. Verified: 0.001 BTC quoted 75.40 USDG with about $1.15 in fixed fees, 1 second fill after the BTC confirms.
Card and bank payments
Two onramps deliver to Robinhood Chain directly. The other two have the lowest bank-transfer fees and need the Matcha hop from Base or Arbitrum One. Fees are the providers' published or reviewed rates; the live quote in their widget is what counts.
Buy USDG delivered straight to Robinhood Chain. About 4% by card ($3.99 minimum), 1 to 2% by bank.
Buy ETH delivered straight to Robinhood Chain (USDG announced, not yet in their docs). About 3 to 4% by card, about 2% by bank.
Cheapest bank rails: 0.49% SEPA, 1.49% ACH, about 2.9% by card. Buy USDC on Base, then hop.
0.99% SEPA, 1.49% ACH, 3.5 to 5.5% by card. Buy USDC on Base, then hop.
Peer to peer, fewer permissions
None of these deliver to the chain directly. Get USDC on Base and hop with Matcha, or get Bitcoin and hop with Relay. Peer is the shortest no-KYC path for a US user.
Pay a seller with Venmo, Zelle, Revolut, Wise or PayPal and receive USDC on Base. A zero-knowledge proof of the payment releases the funds. Fee up to 0.95%.
Desktop app over Tor. Buy bitcoin from reputation-gated sellers, $6 to $600 per trade, by SEPA, Revolut, Zelle or face to face.
Lightning bitcoin exchange over Tor with throwaway identities. Small trades by SEPA, Wise, Interac, Revolut or Venmo.
Bitcoin in multisig escrow, 100+ payment methods, email sign-up only.
- Stock Tokens are debt-like instruments issued for non-US persons. Getting money onto the chain does not change your eligibility; you are responsible for it.
- The canonical Arbitrum bridge also reaches the chain, but withdrawals take seven days. The routes above fill in seconds.
- Fees quoted here are the providers' published or reviewed rates at verification time. Trust the live quote in their widget over this page.
- Once funded, Swap quotes any pair on the chain.