Buy Handshake coins (HNS)
In order to acquire Handshake names, you'll need to first purchase Handshake coins (HNS).
You will need a Namebase account to purchase HNS through Namebase.io. If you have not done so, please register here.
Purchasing HNS with USD is currently limited to select US customers. We're working to enable USD access for all customers globally. In the meantime anyone can still buy HNS with BTC.
If you are a US citizen or person, the easiest way to purchase HNS will be directly with USD on Namebase, though you still have the option to purchase HNS with BTC.
Go to https://www.namebase.io/buy, click the drop down arrow next to “BUY WITH BTC”, and select "U.S. Dollars".
Click "Add a payment method", click "Continue", select your bank, and then complete your bank’s login procedures.
Input the amount of HNS you’d like to purchase, click "Buy HNS", and then confirm your order by clicking "Buy now".
If you’d like to unlink your bank account, go to your dashboard, click USD in your wallet, and click Remove.
Anyone can purchase HNS with BTC on Namebase, but you will have to first purchase Bitcoin on another platform to then transfer to your Namebase account. While there are numerous ways to purchase BTC, we show you 2 methods below — using Coinbase and Cash App.
The price your purchase settles at may be different than the current price because we confirm BTC transactions after 3 blocks (~30 minutes). Additionally, large order sizes may incur price slippage that affects the final overall settlement price, depending on the liquidity available on the market. Check your dashboard periodically to confirm your HNS reception.
If you haven’t already, first set up your Coinbase account. Once you’re set up, visit https://www.coinbase.com/price/bitcoin and buy however much Bitcoin you want to transfer to Namebase to convert into HNS. In your Coinbase Portfolio, select Bitcoin and its "Receive" tab, and then copy the receiving address of your Coinbase wallet.
Go to https://www.namebase.io/buy and enter roughly the amount of BTC you want to convert to HNS in the Step 1 section, paste the Coinbase receiving address in the Step 2 section, and then copy the address produced in Step 4 — this is your Namebase account’s receiving address where you will send the BTC in your Coinbase account to. Go back to Bitcoin in your Coinbase Portfolio and this time select the "Send" tab to paste your Namebase account’s receiving address into the “Recipient” field.
If you haven’t already, first set up your Cash App account. Once you’re set up, go to the "Investing" section of your Cash App and buy however much Bitcoin you want to transfer to Namebase to convert into HNS.
Still in the "Investing" section, select the "send" icon then "Deposit Bitcoin", and copy the address of your Cash App wallet address.
Go to https://www.namebase.io/buy and enter roughly the amount of BTC you want to convert to HNS in the Step 1 section, and paste the Cash App wallet address in the Step 2 section.
Copy the address produced in Step 4 — this is your Namebase account’s receiving address where you will send the BTC in your Cash App account to.
Go back to the "send" icon in the Investing section and this time select "Send Bitcoin", and paste your Namebase account’s receiving address into the “Recipient” field.
