# How to Buy

Currently, to purchase most tokens, you must use a 3 step method utilizing a Decentralized Exchange (DEX), or you must use a Centralized Exchange (CEX). Currently, VINU isn't on any CEXs but we are working hard to build our community in order to be approved to trade on CEXs. 

In the future, we want to cut all of that out. We want to team up with Crypto finance services that allow new users to easily buy our token using their bank, credit card, PayPal, and more. Simply, users would pay to buy SOL on the backend, which would automatically be swapped using a DEX or CEX for our token, and a Token account would automatically be made for the user's address, and our token deposited into their wallet. Then, the SOL would be added to the LP and the service would take a small fee for processing.

To buy Viral Inu, first, you must have a Solana wallet. If you don't have a Solana wallet, you can follow our [guide](/whitepaper/help/create-solana-wallet.md) here to set up a Solana wallet with various wallet providers.

#### I. Via Lobstr.co (Easiest)

1. Go to [Lobstr.co](https://lobstr.co/buy-sol/)
2. Use a card to buy Solana **(SOL)**
3. Send that Solana to your wallet
4. Go to [Raydium Swap](https://raydium.io/swap/?from=4k3Dyjzvzp8eMZWUXbBCjEvwSkkk59S5iCNLY3QrkX6R\&to=CgbJxXyaHeU8VsquBpySuFXA94b6LWXxioZ28wRr8fs9)
5. Connect your Solana wallet
6. Select SOL and the quantity you want to swap
7. In the other currency box, paste the Viral Inu contract address to import our token
8. Confirm the swap
9. Voila, you now own Viral Inu!

Congrats, now you can use your tokens to join the Viral Inu Viraverse portal and start earning free tokens and more rewards for referring friends to the community.

#### II. Via Coinbase (Slowest)

***Note: Coinbase may restrict you from sending your Solana for up to 9 days if you pay with debit/credit card.***

1. Get the Coinbase app
2. Use a card to buy Solana (Coinbase will restrict you from sending your Solana for up to 9 days)
3. Send that Solana to your wallet
4. Go to [Raydium Swap](https://raydium.io/swap/?from=4k3Dyjzvzp8eMZWUXbBCjEvwSkkk59S5iCNLY3QrkX6R\&to=CgbJxXyaHeU8VsquBpySuFXA94b6LWXxioZ28wRr8fs9)
5. Connect your Solana wallet
6. Select SOL and the quantity you want to swap
7. In the other currency box, paste the Viral Inu contract address to import our token
8. Confirm the swap
9. Voila, you now own Viral Inu!


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