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# Buy STX

Buy STX with the Buy button in Leather, or on an exchange and withdraw it to your Leather Stacks address.

You can buy STX inside Leather through a third-party provider, or buy it on an exchange and send it to your Leather wallet.

## Buy STX in Leather

When buying is available, the Home screen shows a "Buy" button on mainnet. In a narrow window the button can read "Buy & Sell".

1. Click "Buy". If the button reads "Buy & Sell", click it and then click "Buy".

   ![Buy option in the Buy & Sell menu](https://4209755586-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FaSQhveafXrLjROsW3JZ1%2Fuploads%2FBdaun2roJFpIATbtMLZ6%2Fe-support-buy-stx-01-buy-sell-sheet.png?alt=media\&token=2bb0fbd9-4e79-48f9-9d55-1e157c92f016)
2. Leather opens a purchase form from Onramper, a third-party provider. Choose STX and a payment method.
3. Follow the provider's steps to pay. The provider may ask you to verify your identity.

The provider sends the STX to the Stacks address in the form. If the form asks for one, copy your Stacks address from "Receive".

Leather does not run the purchase. Prices, fees and which payment methods work in your country are set by the provider.

## Exchanges that list STX

These centralized exchanges had STX markets on CoinGecko on 2026-11-08:

* Binance
* Bybit
* Coinbase
* Crypto.com
* Gate
* KuCoin
* OKX

Whether you can use an exchange depends on your country. Check on the exchange before you sign up. Most exchanges ask you to create an account and verify your identity before you can trade.

## Buy on an exchange and withdraw to Leather

1. Buy STX on the exchange.
2. In Leather, click "Receive" and copy your Stacks address (it starts with `SP`).
3. On the exchange, withdraw the STX and paste your Stacks address as the destination. Withdraw on the Stacks network.
4. Check the address and confirm the withdrawal.

The STX appears on the "Tokens" tab after the Stacks network confirms the transaction.

## What you can do with STX

STX pays the fees for transactions on Stacks. You can also use it in apps on Stacks and stake it. See [Getting started with STX-only staking](/stacking/getting-started-with-stacking.md).