This article covers the three ways to get USUAL — buy, earn, and receive — and what you can do with it once you hold it.
Three ways to get USUAL
1. Buy on an exchange
USUAL is listed on major centralized and decentralized exchanges:
Binance — spot market (USUAL/USDT, USUAL/BTC)
Coinbase — spot market
OKX — spot market
Uniswap — on-chain DEX (USUAL/USDC, USUAL/ETH pairs)
Curve and other DEXs — various pairs
Steps on a centralized exchange:
Create an account
Complete KYC
Deposit USDT or another supported asset
Trade for USUAL
Withdraw USUAL to your Usual account to stake or use in governance
Steps on a DEX:
Connect your account to the DEX
Select USUAL as the target token
Confirm the swap
USUAL appears in your account
2. Earn USUAL by using the platform
Using Usual earns you USUAL automatically through the daily emission schedule:
Activity | How you earn USUAL |
Hold bUSD0 | Daily coupon from the bTOKEN bucket |
Hold ETH0 | Daily coupon from the bTOKEN bucket |
Provide liquidity | LP rewards bucket |
Stake USUAL into USUALx | Staking rewards bucket |
The USUAL you earn accrues in a claimable balance in the app. You can claim at any time.
3. Receive via airdrops and incentives
The DAO occasionally runs airdrops and targeted incentive campaigns. These are announced through:
The Usual blog
Official Discord and X accounts
Governance forum (UIPs related to incentives)
What to do with your USUAL
Stake into USUALx
The most common use. Staking USUAL into USUALx earns:
A share of the daily USUAL emission (from the USUALx bucket)
A share of protocol revenue (in USD0, weekly)
Governance voting power
See What is USUALx?
Participate in governance
USUAL is a voting token. You can vote on UIPs (Usual Improvement Proposals) directly — or via USUALx, which has additional voting power. Voting is done through the Usual governance interface. See How voting works.
Hold as an ownership stake
If you believe in the long-term direction of Usual, holding USUAL is a direct ownership position. As platform revenue grows and the distribution period ends, the value per USUAL is designed to be driven by fundamentals, not by emissions.
Sell on secondary markets
If you need liquidity, you can always sell USUAL on the same exchanges where you can buy it.
Gas and transaction costs
Buying USUAL on a DEX costs gas on the chain you use
Staking USUAL into USUALx costs gas (one transaction)
Voting costs gas per vote
All USUAL transactions on Ethereum are standard ERC-20 — typical gas costs apply
A note on security
Never share your recovery phrase. Usual support will never ask for it.
Verify the contract address before interacting: USUAL =
0xC4441c2BE5d8fA8126822B9929CA0b81Ea0DE38E.Use official links — always start from app.usual.money or docs.usual.money.
Phishing sites are common. Bookmark the official URLs.
Note: USUAL is a volatile asset. The price can move significantly. If you need a stable balance, hold USD0 or EUR0 instead. Use USUAL for ownership and governance exposure.
Technical note (for DeFi users): USUAL is an ERC-20 at 0xC4441c2BE5d8fA8126822B9929CA0b81Ea0DE38E on Ethereum. Listed on Binance, Coinbase, OKX (spot) and Uniswap, Curve, 1inch, aggregators. Staking into USUALx uses 0x06B964d96f5dCF7Eae9d7C559B09EDCe244d4B8E. See the docs for the full list of supported venues.
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