Trade Astar
You need Astar Tokens for paying transaction fees and to buy Astar NFTs. Learn how to trade Astar Tokens. After setting up a wallet you are ready for the next step.
Choose an Exchange
You find marketplaces for Astar here:
Look for the Trust Score or the Confidence Indicator to choose a Marketplace aka Exchange. Other factors like price and your personal security like giving away your personal data to a know your customer (KYC ... in and out) exchange can be part of your decision.
Exchange Astar Tokens
In most circumstances you have to deposit an value to the exchange, this could be FIAT (unlimited currency made up out of thin air), other crypto coins or tokens or derivate Tokens based on other values like FIAT or commodities like precious metals or even other values. After depositing your value you can exchange this value, sometime with some intermediate steps, for Astar Tokens. After you got your Astar Tokens on the Exchange you can Withdraw the Astar Tokens to your Wallet. Be aware that most Exchanges only support the Withdraw on native (Polkadot based) Astar Wallets. But in tribute to 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy': Don't Panic! ... You are an enormous step closer to trading your Astar Alien NFTs.
Example
- Deposit EUR
- Exchange EUR for USDT
- Exchange USDT for Astar
- Withdraw Astar
Send native Astar Tokens to a EVM Astar Wallet
On the Astar Portal https://portal.astar.network/ you can transfer your native Astar tokens to a EVM Astar Wallet and vice versa.
Trade Astar Alien NFTs
Your first Address to spend your Astar EVM Tokens for Astar Alien NFTs or receive Astar EVM Tokens for your Astar Alien NFTs is the TofuNFT https://tofunft.com website. Because the follow the ERC-721 you can soon find Astar Alien NFTs on other ERC-721 Exchanges.
Transfer Astar Tokens
The most easiest way to get some Astar Tokens is to ask your friends. Ask if the have one and can send you some to your wallet. It's up to you how to compensate them for the transfer.