Buying Ethereum on Scallop Exchange

A Step by Step Guide

Summary

• How to choose a market and buy with a market order on the Scallop exchange

How to buy ETH

Ethereum has taken a lot of the spotlight in recent months, with the success of the Merge, the future is looking bright for the worlds 2nd largest cryptocurrency. So you may think that now is a good time to buy ETH, the token that underpins the Ethereum network.

Ethereum's move to proof of stake has made it a less inflationary asset, and potentially deflationary - long term this limits supply and increases price

Let's go through the step by step guide to buying some Ethereum with USDT on the Scallop exchange.

The Scallop Exchange is available here..

Scallop Exchange

Step 1: You're going to first need to sign up or sign in!

If you've not yet got an account with Scallop exchange then see our guide here! You will need to deposit either USDT, BTC or USDC to make this purchase.

Next go to the trade tab on the top left and select 'Classic'

Step 2 - Select Trade > Classic

Now we need to select the right market, so go to the markets dialogue box on the right hand side and type 'Eth', you will see all the relevant ethereum based markets. We will be buing with USDT today, so select ETH/USDT

Make sure you select ETH/USDT and not a similar market like ETHW/USDT!

We will be purchasing Eth with USDT today. For information on how to deposit USDT please check our guide here.

Step 3: Select market ETH/USDT

step 4: Select a market order

Now we select the type of order that we want to use to purchase our Ethereum, today we will be using a 'Market order' which goes into the market and buys ethereum at the best available price.

Step 5: Enter the amount of Eth you would like to buy in USDT and press BUY

Now once you click 'Buy Eth' the 2000 USDT worth of Ethereum will be bought for you at the best market price and you will find it in your assets tab. And that's it! You have now successfully purchased ETH on the Scallop Exchange.

Final words

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