Write an article about obtaining MATIC for launch

[briangershon]

For DAO members to mint their token, then need MATIC! And there are many steps involved and added expense.

We need to write an article that provides the best/cheapest/least-friction way to obtain Polygon MATIC.

One idea is using https://www.kraken.com/en-us/

[sven-so]

I tried out kraken already and it was quite expensive. https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000767986-Cryptocurrency-withdrawal-fees-and-minimums Additionally it was sent to the ethereum chain, so I had to pay even more gas fee.

The cheapest way I found was over BSC: https://medium.com/crypto-and-defi/how-to-sent-matic-from-bsc-to-polygon-4bcd815ca49e I tried it out and it worked like a charm, but I'm not sure how secure this EVO bridge is.

[briangershon]

Thanks @sven-so for the info!

[sven-so]

Just found out, Binance can send directly to matic.

[briangershon]

I was also curious about MoonPay since they are in various wallets.

Interestingly, they don't offer direct MATIC in the U.S. -- looks like it's similar to Coinbase and only supports MATIC via Ethereum. But non-US can buy Matic directly.

https://support.moonpay.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360009280177-Which-cryptocurrencies-do-you-support-

[briangershon]

I wonder if buying Eth and swapping it directly on a DEX may be the easiest?

I ran across this posted in Discord (thread) that mentioned:

• https://wallet.polygon.technology
• Matcha (https://matcha.xyz/)

There are a list of bridges from the polygon site too: https://wallet.polygon.technology/fast-withdraw

[briangershon]

Pay Dirt

Ok, I think I found the best article so far: How to Get MATIC on Polygon: A Step-by-Step Guide

Other articles:

• I've also seen the terms WETH, WMATIC, MATIC. What is WMATIC?

[briangershon]

And to keep it interesting, I've found the terminology seems different with each site: WETH, WMATIC, MATIC, "ETH — Ethereum (Polygon)", "USDC on the Polygon network", "ETH Polygon" :-)

Opensea has a guide too: https://support.opensea.io/hc/en-us/articles/1500012881642-How-do-I-transfer-ETH-from-Ethereum-to-Polygon- but I think this is wrapped MATIC?

[rasmuscnielsen]

Cool @briangershon ! Lots of great resources.

So far these seems the most attractive to me (non-us):

• Binance
• Transak
• Moonpay

The article you sent didn't mention prices for transak and moonpay though. Do you know how much these charge in fees? I seem to recall transak was 3-4% plus a minimum fee last I used it although that was for Ethereum so perhaps different scenario altogether.

[briangershon]

Another interesting method: https://medium.com/@CryptoCruisers/metamask-nft-guide-how-to-buy-matic-for-the-polygon-network-with-no-gas-fees-1236f653ed1e

[briangershon]

I'm summarizing this over in a new Wiki page here: https://github.com/Developer-DAO/pixel-avatars/wiki/Polygon-MATIC

[briangershon]

Another recent mention:

"buy LTC (Litecoin) on Kraken where I have EUR sitting, withdraw that to Binance, convert to MATIC and then withdraw to wallet. I found LTC is among the cheapest transaction and withdrawal fees all across, so great for transfer."