How to buy cryptocurrencies

This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to buy cryptocurrency with our service, through our website or with our mobile app.

Clock icon5 minutes|Yann Gerardi|Published 2020-04-17|Updated 2024-10-07

Table of contents

  1. Buy crypto on our website
  2. Buy crypto with Bridge Wallet
  3. FAQ

Buy crypto on our website

With our exchange service, you can buy cryptocurrencies easily and receive them directly on any of your existing wallets, as long as it is self-custodial app (meaning that you control the wallet address and its private key / secret phrase).

This step-by-step tutorial below shows you how it works:

  1. Go to our web interface

    You can access it on our website here or through any other partner website. It looks like this:
    Mt Pelerin buy crypto widget - Main screen
  2. Choose the purchase method

    Choose first if you'd like to buy crypto by card or by bank transfer. The fees and delivery speed are different for both. Please note that identification is mandatory to buy crypto by card, but not by bank transfer.
    Mt Pelerin buy crypto widget - Purchase method
  3. Choose what you want to buy

    Select in which fiat currency you'd like to buy crypto, the crypto you want to buy, and the blockchain on which you'd like to receive it (if available). Then, click the green "Buy" button to continue:
    Mt Pelerin buy crypto widget - Purchase detail
  4. Register or login

    All you need to register is an email address and one of these authentication methods:
    • SMS: you will need to provide a phone number and confirm it with an SMS code.
    • Wallet signature: Download Bridge Wallet, create or restore a wallet, then go in Settings > My profile > Register and choose the signature option. You can then use the "Login with Bridge Wallet" option here.
    If you already have a profile with us, login with one of the methods available to continue. For this example, we choose the SMS option:
  5. SMS code confirmation

    Enter the code that you have received by SMS. If you haven't received any, you can ask for a new one after the timer cooldown:
    Mt Pelerin buy crypto widget - SMS code confirmation
  6. Email

    Enter an email address, where you will receive notification emails about your transactions:
    Mt Pelerin buy crypto widget - Email
  7. Registered

    You will see here your profile status and your buy/sell/swap volume limits. Click "Next" to continue:
    Mt Pelerin buy crypto widget - Registered
  8. Receiving address

    Choose one of the available options to connect a wallet and choose the address on which you will receive your crypto. See here for a detailed tutorial. If you already have a profile with us, you will be able to choose one of the wallet addresses that are linked to your profile, or add a new one:
  9. Payment

    If you have chosen to buy crypto by bank transfer, you will see here our bank account information. Follow the instructions to make your bank transfer, and you will receive a notification as soon as we receive it. See "Bank transfer times" here for more info.
    If you have chosen to buy crypto by card, enter your card details and confirm. Please note that once your payment has been confirmed, your crypto can take from several minutes up to several hours to be delivered on your wallet. See "My card payment was successful but I haven't received my crypto" here for more info.

Buy crypto with Bridge Wallet

If you don't have a crypto wallet yet, downloading our mobile app Bridge Wallet is the easiest way to get started if you want to buy cryptocurrencies.

This step-by-step tutorial below shows you how it works:

1. Download Bridge Wallet

Bridge Wallet is the free mobile app that we've made to easily invest in crypto assets and manage them from your phone. To download it, enter your phone number below to receive an SMS with link to download the app:

2. Create a new wallet

Create a new wallet, or restore an existing one if you prefer to. If you need help on the creation of a wallet, we have made a step-by-step guide here.

Bridge Wallet create a new wallet screenshot

3: Register or identify

Go in Settings > My profile > Register, choose an authentication mode then provide an email address on which you will receive notifications about your transactions.

Registering allows to buy crypto by bank transfer up to CHF1,000 per day, CHF15,000 per month and CHF100,000 per year.

To buy crypto above these limits or to buy crypto by card, you will need to identify. For more info, please see our support page.

Bridge Wallet register screenshot

4: Choose a crypto

The cryptocurrencies available to buy are all displayed by default in Bridge Wallet. You can see the list on this page as well.

Please note that we have different cryptocurrencies available on different networks. To switch network, use the network icon on the upper left of the screen.

Bridge Wallet cryptoasset screenshot

5: Choose a purchase method

Click the "Buy" button and choose "Buy by bank transfer" or "Buy by card".

Bridge Wallet ETH screenshot

6: Choose your purchase currency and receiving address

You can buy cryptocurrency in 19 different fiat currencies. Choose one of these and you will see our all-inclusive exchange rate.

By default, your receiving address is your Bridge Wallet address. You can also directly receive your crypto on another wallet address belonging to you. To do so, you will need to link it first to your profile, here is how to do it.

Bridge Wallet buy Ether by bank transfer screenshot

7: Make your payment

If you have chosen to buy crypto by bank transfer, you will see here our bank account information. Follow the instructions to make your bank transfer, and you will receive a notification as soon as we receive it. See "Bank transfer times" here for more info.

If you have chosen to buy crypto by card, enter your card details and confirm. Please note that once your payment has been confirmed, your crypto can take from several minutes up to several hours to be delivered on your wallet. See "My card payment was successful but I haven't received my crypto" here for more info.

Bridge Wallet buy Ether by bank transfer details screenshot

Have a question?

Check our FAQ

The most common questions that our clients ask us are all answered there. Have a look!

Contact us

We answer all your questions, and we answer them fast! Get in touch by email or through Bridge Wallet's contact form.

We accept clients from all countries, except US and Russian persons, and residents of:

Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mainland China (Hong Kong and Taiwan accepted), Mali, Myanmar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Romania, Russia, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe.