You can top up Gems on Sonoroo with a stablecoin — a digital token designed to stay worth one US dollar. The two most common are USDT (Tether) and USDC (USD Coin). This guide shows how to buy one on the Solana network, where sending it costs a fraction of a cent and usually arrives in seconds.

Which stablecoin should I buy?

  • In the EU or EEA: buy USDC. Under the EU’s MiCA rules, regulated exchanges no longer sell USDT to residents of the European Economic Area, but USDC is widely available.
  • Elsewhere: USDT or USDC — whichever your exchange offers on Solana.

Both are accepted on Sonoroo on the Solana network. At checkout you always see exactly which coins and networks are available.

Option 1: buy on an exchange, then send to your wallet

This is the most common route and usually the cheapest.

  1. Open an account with a crypto exchange that operates in your country — for example Coinbase, Kraken, Bitpanda, OKX or Bybit. Availability, fees and supported coins differ by country, so check before you sign up.
  2. Verify your identity. Regulated exchanges require it by law; it usually takes minutes.
  3. Add money by card or bank transfer and buy USDC (or USDT outside the EEA).
  4. Buy a little SOL too — a dollar’s worth is plenty. Your wallet uses tiny amounts of SOL to pay Solana network fees.
  5. Withdraw both to your own Solana wallet, choosing the Solana (SPL) network in the withdrawal form.

Don’t have a wallet yet? Our Solana wallet guide for beginners sets one up in five minutes.

Option 2: buy directly in your wallet

Wallets such as Phantom have a built-in Buy button that connects you to a payment partner (for example MoonPay, Coinbase or Revolut, depending on where you live). You pay by card, bank transfer, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and the coins arrive straight in your wallet. It’s faster, but partners usually charge more than an exchange.

Before you send anything

Always send on the network shown at checkout. Tokens sent on a different network (for example USDT on Ethereum or TRON to a Solana address) can’t be recovered.
  • Check that the network says Solana (sometimes “SOL” or “SPL”).
  • Copy and paste addresses — never type them by hand.
  • Exchanges charge a withdrawal fee and may have a minimum withdrawal amount. Buy a little more than you plan to spend.

Ready to top up? Read how to pay with crypto on Sonoroo.

Crypto prices and rules change. Nothing here is financial advice — check the terms of the services you use.

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