How to buy Wrapped BNB (WBNB)

List of exchange platforms that support the purchase of Wrapped BNB (WBNB) token:

No exchange platform allows you to buy WBNB directly in Dollars ($) as of November 21, 2024

Step 1: It is therefore necessary to go through an exchange platform accepting the Dollars ($), to buy Ethereum (ETH) or Bitcoin (BTC) from Dollars ($), then you have to exchange those BTC or those ETH for Wrapped BNB (WBNB) on an exchange offering the pairs BTC / WBNB and ETH / WBNB (See step 2 below)

To buy ETH or BTC from dollars, you can use the following platforms:

Binance Recommended, the exchange leader, very reliable, easy to use moderate fees: less than 3% fees on transactions, for purchase in SEPA and credit card respectively. (Binance on Wikipedia) Use the link below to sign up for Binance and you will get a 20% fee discount for every trade.
Sign up on Binance and get 20% fee discount
Coinbase The world leader for casual customer, moderate fees: 3.99% fees on transactions, for purchase in SEPA and credit card respectively. Use the link below to sign up for Coinbase and you will receive a $10 free amount of BTC after purchasing $100 of cryptos.
Sign up on Coinbase and earn $10 !

The credit card is accepted on those 2 platforms, but it is preferable to go through a bank transfer because transaction costs are generally lower than a purchase via credit card

Step 2: To exchange those Ethereum (ETH) or Bitcoin (BTC) purchased in step 1 for Wrapped BNB (WBNB), you can use the exchange platforms of cryptocurrencies to cryptocurrencies offering BTC / WBNB and ETH / WBNB pairs following :

For Uniswap and Balancer , it is imperative to buy and send Ethereum (ETH), because Bitcoin (BTC) is not supported by those platforms

For PancakeSwap, you need to buy Binance coin (BNB), and send it to metamask. Follow the tutorial here : Binance Smart Chain