How do I buy ICP?
Open a spot market on an exchange that lists ICP (for example Coinbase), create and verify your account, deposit funds, search ICP, and place a market or limit order. Full steps are on this page.
To buy Internet Computer (ICP), use a spot market on 10 exchanges: Coinbase, Kraken, Crypto.com, Bitget, Binance, Bybit, OKX, MEXC, KuCoin and Gate.io. Major regulated options include Coinbase, Kraken, Crypto.com. Live price: $2.487. A simple path: open Coinbase, create an account, complete ID checks if required, deposit USD/USDT (or buy with a card), search ICP, then place a market or limit order. Use the Trade Spot buttons below to jump straight to each exchange.
Which venues you can use depends on your country and the exchange’s own rules.
Use the buttons above to open each exchange’s live Internet Computer (ICP) page. Trade Spot is for buying and holding; Perp is futures.
Tier-1 (Coinbase, Kraken, Crypto.com) usually means stricter ID checks and country limits — pick a venue you can actually open.
To own ICP, stay on a spot pair (often ICP/USDT or ICP/USD). Match the ticker on the exchange before you deposit.
Open a spot market on an exchange that lists ICP (for example Coinbase), create and verify your account, deposit funds, search ICP, and place a market or limit order. Full steps are on this page.
Internet Computer (ICP) spot markets we list: Coinbase, Kraken, Crypto.com, Bitget, Binance, Bybit, OKX, MEXC, KuCoin, Gate.io. Use the Trade Spot links above for each venue.
Internet Computer is on the ICP network. Before depositing or bridging, match the network and contract on the exchange’s deposit screen.
Listed contract 0x00f3…8917 on ICP. Confirm on an official explorer before sending funds — scammers clone tickers.
No — on a centralized exchange you can buy ICP inside the exchange account first. Withdraw to a self-custody wallet later if you want long-term holding, using the correct network.
Three costs decide it: the exchange's taker fee, the spread you cross, and how you fund the account. A limit (maker) order usually costs less than a market (taker) order, and funding with a USDT or USD transfer is normally cheaper than a card purchase, which carries its own processing fee. Check the fee schedules on Coinbase, Kraken, Crypto.com before you trade — they differ.
Most major exchanges let you buy USD or USDT with a card, then swap into ICP on Coinbase. Direct card-to-ICP depends on the exchange and your country — check that venue’s payment options.
Yes to both — ICP has spot markets on Binance and Coinbase among the venues we track.
That depends on the exchange, not on ICP itself — each venue serves different regions and runs its own verification. Check the exchange’s country list before signing up.