How to Buy Cardano (ADA) in South Africa

A Step-by-Step-Guide on how to buy Cardano (ADA) in South Africa

Step 1 – Join Kraken

You'll first need to buy one of the bigger coins. Exchanges normally accept either BTC (Bitcoin) or ETH (Ethereum) in exchange for Altcoins. Click below for registration and receive your first Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH).

Kraken Signup
Step 2 – Transfer Your Funds to an Crypto Exchange

Your Ethereum or Bitcoin will need to be sent over to an Cryptocurrency Exchange now. Every exchange has a deposit form that is alike. Cardano (ADA) is obtainable on Binance, so we will use that as an illustration. Unsure on how to send Coinbase funds to an Cryptocurrency Exchange? (Follow this how-to)

Make sure you have chosen the right coin you wish to deposit.

Bitcoin must be sent to a BTC deposit address, ETH to an ETH deposit address, etcetera. If you're working with a decentralized exchange, like Airswap or DDEX could be unlike (Follow our guide).

Binance Signup

Step 3 – Locate (ADA) Cardano

As soon as your deposit has been approved, you'll directly have access to your finances and you can start invest and trading. To buy Cardano (ADA) on Binance, you will want to hover over the tab which is called “Exchange” and after that click on “Basic”.

In order to find Cardano (ADA), you'll need to insert the cointype (ADA) into the search-box, which is marked in the graphic. Be certain of having choosen the proper grouping, we've highlighted this too. Click on “ADA/BTC” to advance.

Step 4 – Buying Cardano (ADA)

Once you've spotted Cardano (ADA), you'll be presented with a Chart with Prices (in the Center of the image) and some Order Books (Leftside of the picture). Next we're creating our own Limit Order.

The field with the “Price” tag will be automatically filled with the most latest tariff (ADA) Cardano was traded for. You can change this to your desired rate. The field with the “Amount” tag is the amount of ADA you like to purchase. The field with the “Total” tag is the whole price in BTC that you will settle for the whole amount of ADA.

When you're happy, click on “Buy ADA”. Your plan will be filled when a Seller trades their ADA for the price you submitted.

Step 5 – Withdraw (ADA) Cardano

Unless you are trading, best advise is not to keep your crypto on an Crypto Exchange for an extensive time frame. In order to take off your Cardano (ADA), go to the tab called “Funds” and click on “Withdraw”. (ADA) Cardano can be securely stored using a Wallet, for instance MyEtherWallet. (MyEtherWallet Setup Guide)

Locate (ADA) Cardano by using the provided drop-down box. Drop in the amount of Cardano (ADA) you'd like to take off. Don't forget the demonstrated fees/minimums. Also make sure you have filled your right withdraw address.

When you're glad, make a mouse click on “Submit”. You could be asked for verfication via phone/email ahead of a withdrawal.

Congratulations! You have successfully bought and stored (ADA) Cardano in South Africa.

That's it!

Withdrawals from Crypto Trader can take anywhere from 1 – 30 minutes (rely on usage of the network). As soon as you've confirmed your withdrawal using Ethplorer.io or Etherscan.io and the Cardano (ADA) is stored in your wallet, you're done.
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