How to Buy Aeternity(AE)
- What is Aeternity(AE)?
- Where to Buy Aeternity(AE)?
- How to Buy Aeternity(AE) From DEX?
- What to Do After I Buy Aeternity(AE)
- Frequently asked questions
What is Aeternity(AE)?
Aeternity blockchain is an Erlang-based scalable smart contract platform engineered by programming pioneers to address some of the most fundamental challenges native to earlier blockchains. By redesigning blockchain technology at the protocol level, the æternity developer community has enabled the core protocol to understand and integrate a rich set of functionalities out of the box.
The AE coin (formerly also AE token or aeon) is the native currency of the æternity blockchain. The most basic transaction is the spend transaction used to transfer AE coins from sender to receiver.
Where to Buy Aeternity(AE)?
According to the current information collected by CoinCarp, you can't buy Aeternity(AE) directly with fiat by traditional financial methods(such as Paypal or Bank Cards).
To buy Aeternity(AE), you'll need to purchase another cryptocurrency that can be easily purchased by fiat, such as ( USDT, BTC, ETH, or BNB) first, and then send them to the crypto exchanges or crypto wallet which supports Aeternity(AE) trading.
Many crypto exchanges or crypto wallets provide USDT over-the-counter (OTC) trading services and support buying USDT with fiat currency. In that case, it is easy for you to choose a crypto exchange or crypto wallet to buy, sell, and trade USDT with your local fiat currencies, such as USD, EUR, TRY, PHP, etc. You can select from one of the crypto exchanges and crypto wallets that support OTC USDT trade listed by CoinCarp:
Ethereum
USD
Huobi Global 
Binance 
Kucoin 
Coinbase 
OKX | Exchange | Pairs | Price | Volume | Volume% | 24h% | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 gate.io | AE/USDT | $0.0152 | $87,494.34 | 52.26% | 2.28% | Recently |
 MEXC Global | AE/USDT | $0.0151 | $55,335.03 | 33.07% | 1.82% | Recently |
 Coinw | AE/USDT | $0.0152 | $24,423.9 | 14.67% | 1.33% | Recently |
 HitBTC | AE/BTC | -- | -- | 0.00% | -- | Recently |
 CoinEx | AE/USDT | $0.0153 | $2,877.25 | 0.00% | 1.75% | Recently |
| CoinEx | AE/BTC | $0.0153 | $2,731.28 | 0.00% | 2.75% | Recently |
How to Buy Aeternity(AE) From CEX?
Since the operation procedures vary from different CEX, we can't provide you a step-by-step guide on how to buy in all the different centralized exchanges(CEX), but we can provide you with some general procedures.
- Step 1: Register an account on the centralized exchanges(CEX)'s official website or the app. ( Check Exchange Ranking), if CEX supports (eg. Binance) one-step sign up with your social account, you can sign up with your social account directly.
- Step 2: Verify your identity & secure your centralized exchanges(CEX)'s account. You are typically required to have a government-issued identification document. For asset security, you'd better Enable Two-step Verification.
- Step 3: Use fiat to buy USDT, ETH, or BNB. You can use the service provided by the CEX which supports OTC trading or use the financial service platform(Paypal, or Robinhood, available for US residents) that supports funding via either your bank account or credit card.
- Step 4: Transferring your USDT, ETH or BNB, etc. purchased by fiat to the CEX that supports Aeternity(AE) trading in spot market. If the CEX that you're using both supports purchasing USDT, ETH, or BNB via fiat, and Aeternity(AE)-USDT, Aeternity(AE)-ETH, or Aeternity(AE)-BNB, etc, trading pair, then you can trade in the same platform and don't need to transfer to another platform that supports Aeternity(AE).
- Step 5: Buy Aeternity(AE) in spot market by USDT, ETH, or BNB.
Note: Some CEX may not available in your country or area, you'd better consult the exchange's customer service or check the announcement from exchanges. As for the tax issue, you may consult the local department for more information.
What to Do After I Buy Aeternity(AE)
Store/Hold Aeternity(AE)
Many investors hold their Aeternity with the expectation of it increases in value. You can store your Aeternity on your exchanges' wallets(such as Binance Wallet) or on crypto wallets( such as Trust Wallet), if you wish to store them for the long term, you can store them in a cold wallet instead of a hot wallet. ( Hot Wallets vs Cold Wallets: What's the Difference? ).
Trade Aeternity(AE)
You can trade Aeternity(AE) for other cryptocurrencies on crypto exchanges. Cex or Dex exchanges offer some trading pairs for Aeternity trading to meet your needs.
Earn Aeternity(AE)
Earn Rewards by staking coins. Staking is a great way to maximize your holdings in staking coins that would otherwise be sitting in a wallet or trading account.
Transfer
Unlike sending money overseas, you can send Aeternity to anyone in the world virtually instantly.
Purchasing Goods
Some online platforms or offline shops accept crypto as payments. You can purchase good or service from these places.
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)
Can I buy 1 Aeternity(AE)?
Is Aeternity a good investment in 2025?
The crypto market is incredibly volatile like the stock market, it is not recommended to invest all your assets in crypto. Investors definitely need to evaluate the pros and cons of Aeternity. Sometimes you should do some research, for example, read the white paper of the project or check the data of historical Aeternity price or Aeternity Return On Investment(ROI). Ultimately, it depends on your appetite for risk.
How to Store Aeternity(AE)?
If you want to keep and hold Aeternity(AE) for the long term and do not plan to sell them, security may be the first thing you should consider. Although keeping them in most of the top exchanges' wallets nowadays is safer than before, with the development of security techniques, however, because of the very nature of the wallets in exchanges, they will be always online( so-called "hot wallet"), it is possible of being a hack. What's more, the exchanges shut down may cause the loss of your fund. So the safest way of storing your coins or tokens is always putting them into "Cold Wallets", it is the wallet that is totally offline. There are two types of cold wallets:
- Paper wallet: It is simply formed by using a program to randomly generate a public and private key offline and you can print them on a piece of paper, which you then store and save in a secure place. The keys are printed in the form of QR codes which you can scan in the future for all your transactions.
- Hardware cold wallet: Hardware wallets are physical devices where you can store your cryptocurrency. Your crypto addresses and keys can be kept in a USB drive device, and only the person who possesses the USB drive can access the assets.
Nowadays, most people prefer to use hardware cold wallets, if you want to store a large number of coins or tokens, you can choose to use a hardware cold wallet to store your assets.
How long does it take to buy Aeternity(AE)?
As for DEX, the transaction will be confirmed by the node in the network. The confirmation time depends on your gas price. If you submit with a low gas price, you can find your transaction taking a long time to process. For advice on what gas prices will result in a transaction being finalized in a reasonable amount of time, if you are using the Ethereum network, please refer to sources such as Etherscan's gas tracker, or a similar tracker for whichever network you're using.
Aeternity Price
Aeternity price today is $0.0152 with a 24-hour trading volume of $167,187. AE price is up 1.89% in the last 24 hours. It has a circulating supply of 385.11Mil AE coins and a max supply of 536.31Mil.