7 Ways You Can Buy Zilliqa In Singapore

Last updated on January 19th, 2022

Zilliqa is a cryptocurrency that has its roots in the National University of Singapore (NUS).

It is one of the up and coming cryptocurrency projects, and you may want to add it to your crypto portfolio.

However, since it is still a rather new altcoin, there are not many platforms that allow you to buy Zilliqa.

So how do you go about buying Zilliqa in Singapore?

Here are some ways that you can consider:

How to buy Zilliqa in Singapore

Here are 7 ways you can buy Zilliqa in Singapore:

1. Coinhako
2. Tokenize
3. AAX
4. Crypto.com (App)
5. Crypto.com (Exchange)
6. Binance
7. Huobi

This is a summary of all of the methods:

Platform	Type of Transaction	Fees
Coinhako	Instant Buy	0.8% – 1%
Tokenize	Trading	0.8% (Min $1)
AAX	Trading	Up to 0.1%
Crypto.com (App)	Instant Buy	None (But may have large spread)
Crypto.com (Exchange)	Trading	Up to 0.16%
Binance	Trading	Up to 0.1%
Huobi	Trading	Up to 0.2%

And here is each method explained in-depth:

Coinhako

Coinhako is the most straightforward way of buying Zilliqa in Singapore.

This is because you can directly buy ZIL from SGD!

How to buy Zilliqa on Coinhako

Here are the steps that you’ll need to do to buy Zilliqa (ZIL) on Coinhako:

1. Deposit your SGD into your SGD wallet
2. Go to ‘Trade’
3. Look for ZIL and click on Buy
4. Select the amount of SGD you wish to use to purchase ZIL
5. Verify the transfer

#1 Deposit your SGD into your SGD wallet

To start buying crypto on Coinhako, you will need to fund your SGD wallet first. There are 2 ways you can do so:

1. Xfers
2. Direct FAST transfer

In the past, you could only use Xfers to deposit your funds into Coinhako.

Xfers acts as a middleman between the crypto exchange and your bank account.

However, you are now able to transfer your funds directly to your SGD wallet via FAST!

Don’t forget to include your unique deposit code in the comments section of the transfer. This will help Coinhako to match the deposit to your account!

You do not incur fees when depositing via FAST. Meanwhile you will incur a 0.55% fee for each deposit via Xfers!

FAST is the more cost effective way to deposit your SGD into Coinhako.

#2 Go to ‘Trade’

On Coinhako’s platform, you’ll need to go to the ‘Trade‘ section.

This is where you are able to buy and sell crypto on Coinhako.

When you are making any trade, you can’t determine the price that you wish to buy or sell at. Coinhako will try to match it to the prevailing market rate when you make the trade.

#3 Look for ZIL and click on Buy

You’ll need to scroll down to find ZIL, and then click on ‘Buy‘.

#4 Select the amount of SGD you wish to use to purchase ZIL

You will need to select the amount of SGD that you wish to use for your trade. The amount of ZIL that you receive will be based on the prevailing market rates.

Coinhako has a minimum of $45 SGD for each trade that you make.

For every trade that you make on Coinhako, you are charged a 1% fee.

However if you use the promo code ‘COINGECKO‘, you will reduce your fees to 0.8%.

Any small reduction in fees would help to increase your returns!

It is also possible to buy ZIL using your credit or debit card. However, you will be charged an additional 3% by Coinhako’s payment service provider!

It is really not worth the fees of using your debit card to make the trade, especially when FAST transfers are free!

#5 Verify the transfer

Once you’re done, you will need to verify your trade.

The ZIL will be credited into your account when the trade is completed!

Verdict

Here are the fees that you’ll incur when trading with Coinhako:

Type of Fee	Amount
Deposit Fees	None (FAST), 0.55% (Xfers)
Minimum Trade Amount	$0.5
Trading Fees	1% for any trade (0.8% if you use the promo code COINGECKO)
Withdrawal Fee (SGD)	$2 per withdrawal

It is definitely more cost effective to deposit into your SGD wallet via FAST compared to Xfers. You will incur unnecessary fees if you do so with Xfers!

Another thing you’ll need to take note is the withdrawal fee of $2. If you are withdrawing out small amounts, it would not be worth this fee!

Overall, Coinhako has pretty high fees. However the convenience of buying ZIL instantly with SGD helps to make up for it!

Tokenize

Tokenize is a centralised exchange that is based in Singapore and Malaysia.

Their exchange allows you to trade 30 different currencies directly from SGD!

Here’s how you can buy ZIL on Tokenize:

1. Deposit your funds
2. Go to ‘Market’
3. Select SGD/ZIL as your trading pair
4. Select the type of order and your trade amount
5. Make the trade

#1 Deposit your funds

To start trading on Tokenize, you’ll need to deposit your SGD into your wallet first.

However, it can be a bit hard to navigate around Tokenize’s site. You’ll need to see go to the top right-hand corner which has your name, and select ‘Wallets‘.

After that, you’ll need to scroll down all the way to your Fiat Balance. You’ll see the amount of SGD and USD that you have with Tokenize.

You’ll need to click on ‘Deposit’, and you can deposit your funds via 2 ways:

1. Xfers Direct Transfer
2. Swap from XSGD wallet

You’ll be asked to select the amount you want to deposit from your Xfers account, along with the fee.

You’ll be charged a 0.55% fee if you use Xfers Direct Charge.

Tokenize will deduct the balance from your Xfers account, and it will be credited into your SGD wallet.

#2 Go to ‘Market’

After making your deposit, you can start trading your SGD for crypto.

You’ll need to select ‘Market‘ from the dashboard.

#3 Select SGD/ZIL as your trading pair

You can select the SGD/ZIL trading pair via the search bar:

#4 Select the type of order and your trade amount

There are 2 types of orders you can make with Tokenize:

1. Limit
2. Market

Limit orders will allow you to determine the price of ZIL that you wish to pay.

This gives you more control over the price that you want to pay for each ZIL.

Meanwhile, market orders will purchase ZIL at the current market price.

If you use this method, you will be able to fill your order almost immediately.

However, what I don’t like about market orders is that you won’t be able to see the trading fee that you’ll need to pay beforehand.

Once you’ve decided the type of trade you wish to make, you can choose the quantity of ZIL that you wish to buy.

#5 Make the trade

After you’ve confirmed your trade, your ZIL will be credited into your wallet.

Verdict

Here are the fees that you’ll need to pay when trading on Tokenize:

Fee Type	Amount
Deposit Fees	0.55%
Trading Fees	0.80% (min. $1 SGD)
Withdrawal Fee	0.55%

The 0.80% fee is slightly cheaper than Coinhako. However compared to other exchanges, the fee is still pretty high.

Moreover, you’ll need to pay a fee for each deposit and withdrawal you make!

You’ll need to decide if paying these extra fees is worth it to gain access to a greater variety of currencies!

AAX

Atom Asset Exchange (AAX) was founded in 2018, and is based in Hong Kong.

This exchange allows you to deposit SGD into your account. However, you can only trade SGD into BTC or USDT!

This means that you’ll need to make 2 conversions before you can get ZIL.

Here’s what you need to do to buy ZIL on AAX:

1. Deposit SGD into AAX
2. Use the Exchange feature to exchange SGD to BTC or USDT
3. Find a suitable trading pair with ZIL
4. Make the trade

#1 Deposit SGD into AAX

First, you’ll need to deposit SGD into your AAX account.

You will need to deposit a minimum of $50 into your account. However, if you deposit less than $1.5k, you will incur a $35 deposit fee!

#2 Use the Exchange feature to exchange SGD to BTC or USDT

Once you have your SGD into your account, you’ll need to go to ‘Buy Crypto → Exchange‘.

The Exchange platform allows you to buy BTC or USDT from your SGD.

I would suggest using USDT, as it is less volatile compared to BTC.

AAX does not charge any fees for this conversion. However, the exchange rate may be slightly less favourable compared to the market rate.

#3 Find a suitable trading pair with ZIL

Once you’ve exchanged your SGD for USDT, you can now go to AAX’s trading platform.

This can be done by selecting ‘Spot’ on the menu.

After that, you’ll need to select a trading pair with ZIL.

#4 Make the trade

After selecting ZIL/USDT as your trading pair, you’ll need to decide on the order type:

1. Limit
2. Market
3. Stop order

You’ll also need to enter the details of the trade you wish to make.

This includes:

1. The price of USDT you want to buy ZIL at
2. The amount of ZIL you wish to buy

Once the trade has been filled, ZIL will be credited into your account.

Verdict

Here are the fees and minimums when you’re trading on AAX:

Deposit Minimum	$50
Deposit Fees	$35 if deposit < $1500, none if deposit ≥ $1500
Trading Fees	Up to 0.1%
Withdrawal Minimum	$150
Withdrawal Fees	0.3% (Minimum $10)
Sending Fees	Depends on currency

If you want to save on the deposit fees, you’ll have to deposit at least $1.5k into your AAX account each time!

The trading fees are as competitive as Binance (up to 0.1%), and AAX has the added advantage of supporting fiat currencies like SGD.

However, you’ll still need to make 2 trades to get ZIL!

I would think that AAX is suitable only if you intend to trade a large amount of crypto.

Crypto.com (App)

Crypto.com is another platform that offers Xfers support. However, you are unable to buy ZIL directly from your SGD!

Instead, you’ll need to make at least 2 trades to purchase ZIL.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Go to Crypto Wallet
2. Scroll down and find ZIL
3. Click on ‘Buy ZIL’
4. Select your payment method
5. Confirm the trade

#1 Go to Crypto Wallet

You’ll need to access your crypto wallet on the Crypto.com app.

This can be done by tapping on the central icon and going to ‘Crypto Wallet‘.

#2 Scroll down and find ZIL

If you don’t have any ZIL in your Crypto.com wallet, you’ll need to scroll down to find the currency.

It may take a while to find it, as Crypto.com does not have a search function!

#3 Click on ‘Buy ZIL’

You will be on the ZIL price page. You’ll need to tap on ‘Buy ZIL‘ to make the trade.

#4 Select your payment method

Similar to Coinhako, you cannot decide on the rate that you wish to buy ZIL at. Instead, it will be done at the prevailing market rate.

There are 3 payment methods that you can use to buy ZIL on Crypto.com:

1. Debit or credit card

You can use either a credit or debit card to purchase ZIL directly.

This would probably the most efficient way of buying ZIL. However, you will be charged a 3.5% fee if you’re from Singapore!

The fees are almost as expensive as buying from Coinhako.

Due to this high fee, it may not be worth buying ZIL using your credit or debit card.

2. Crypto wallet

If you have other cryptocurrencies in your crypto wallet, you can use this to trade for ZIL.

You can use CRO or BTC from your crypto wallet to buy ZIL.

3. Fiat wallet

The final way that you can buy ZIL on Crypto.com is via a fiat wallet.

Fiat money is government-issued currency that is not backed by a physical commodity, such as gold or silver, but rather by the government that issued it.

Investopedia

You can only buy ZIL from either a EUR or AUD fiat account.

Unlike Coinhako, you are unable to purchase ZIL via Xfers!

This is because there are only 8 cryptocurrencies that you can purchase from Xfers:

1. BTC
2. ETH
3. BCH
4. LTC
5. XRP
6. CRO
7. BNB
8. XSGD

If you want to buy ZIL with SGD, here are the steps that you’ll need to do:

1. Buy BTC or CRO from SGD in your fiat wallet (Xfers)
2. Purchase ZIL using BTC or CRO from your crypto wallet (method 2)

#5 Confirm the trade

When you confirm the details, Crypto.com will lock in the exchange rate for 15 seconds.

Once you confirm the trade, the ZIL will be credited to your account.

Verdict

Here are the fees that you’ll incur with Crypto.com:

Type of Fee	Amount
Deposit Fees	None
Trading Fees	None
Withdrawal Fee	0.4% per withdrawal (Xfers)

The fees when paying with Crypto.com seem to be lower! However the spreads can be quite high.

A spread in trading is the difference between the buy (offer) and sell (bid) prices quoted for an asset.

IG Trading

Crypto.com does not disclose the spreads that they charge, so it is quite hard to tell for sure how much you’re losing.

When you make multiple trades on the Crypto.com app, you may lose some money due to the spread!

These costs can be hard to keep track, but it is something you’ll need to consider.

It may be slightly more troublesome compared to buying ZIL with Coinhako or Tokenize. This is because you will need to make 2 trades instead of one if you wish to use SGD.

Crypto.com Exchange

If you are looking for a more cost effective way of buying other crypto using Crypto.com, you can consider using their exchange platform instead.

This platform is separate from the app, and you’ll need to create a separate account for it.

If you are interested in signing up for a Crypto.com Exchange account and stake at least 1,000 CRO, you can earn at least $10 USD worth of CRO!

For this exchange, you aren’t able to trade your SGD for any of the currencies.

Instead, there are 3 main trading pairs that you can use:

1. BTC
2. USDT
3. CRO

So how do you go about buying ZIL on Crypto.com’s Exchange platform?

#1 Buy CRO or BTC directly from SGD

On the Crypto.com app, you can buy either CRO or BTC directly from your Xfers wallet.

The crypto will be credited into your Crypto.com app wallet.

#2 Transfer your CRO to Crypto.com Exchange

After you have received your CRO or BTC, you will need to transfer it to the Crypto.com Exchange platform.

The transfer between the app and the exchange platforms is free.

On the currency’s page, you’ll need to go to ‘Transfer‘,

click on ‘Withdraw‘,

and then tap on ‘Crypto.com Exchange‘.

After selecting the amount, the CRO will be deposited in your Exchange account.

#3 Select CRO/ZIL as your trading pair

On the Exchange platform, you’ll need to go to ‘Spot‘,

and select ZIL/CRO as the trading pair.

#4 Select the amount and make the trade

You can choose between 4 different types of trades on Crypto.com Exchange:

1. Limit
2. Market
3. Stop Limit
4. Stop Loss

After selecting the price and the amount that you wish to buy, you can make the trade.

One thing I do not like about Crypto.com’s Exchange platform is that you are unable to see the fee that you’ll incur.

Verdict

Is this process really worth all the hassle? Why not just make the trade between CRO and ZIL in the app?

Here is the price of 1 ZIL in CRO in the Crypto.com app,

compared to the prevailing market rate on the Exchange platform at around the same time.

You are paying about an additional 0.009 CRO for every ZIL that you buy on the app.

While this may seem very little, it will become significant if you are trading a large sum of money!

Moreover, you are able to select the price that you want to buy your ZIL at with a Limit order. This means that the amount that you pay may be even lower!

The trading fees start from between 0.10% to 0.16%.

The rates are pretty competitive, and are between Binance (0.10%) and Huobi (0.20%).

If you are looking to buy ZIL frequently, this method may be slightly more cost effective compared to buying via the app!

The remaining exchanges do not support SGD

For the next few methods, they do not allow you to deposit SGD into their exchanges.

This means that you’ll have to buy a cryptocurrency using SGD from one exchange, and then send it to these exchanges.

The currency that you should buy is Bitcoin or Ethereum, which would have the most number of trading pairs.

However, you’ll need to consider the withdrawal fees that you’ll incur when sending your crypto on the blockchain.

Depending on the fees, it can be really hefty!

You can consider using Gemini’s Active Trader, which charges a rather low 0.35% trading fee. You are able to purchase either BTC or ETH using your SGD.

After that, you can send your BTC or ETH to any of the exchanges below. You will not be charged any withdrawal fees for up to 10 withdrawals per month.

Binance

Binance is one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. You are able to trade many cryptocurrencies on their platform.

However, you are unable to buy ZIL directly using your SGD.

How to buy Zilliqa on Binance

Here are 2 ways that you can buy Zilliqa on Binance:

1. Credit or Debit card (in SGD)
2. Transfer BTC to Binance and trade to ZIL

#1 Credit or Debit card (in SGD)

The most convenient way to buy Zilliqa on Binance is via a credit or debit card.

You are able to buy Zilliqa using a Singapore credit card, and pay with SGD.

However, Binance charges you a 3.5% fee (minimum $10) for each transaction.

As such, it can be really costly to buy ZIL using this method.

#2 Transfer BTC to Binance and trade to ZIL

This method is quite troublesome too.

First, you’ll need to buy crypto from another exchange, and then deposit it into Binance.

When you deposit your crypto, you’ll need to make sure that the address you’re sending to is correct.

If not, your crypto may be lost forever!

After depositing your crypto, you’ll have to buy Zilliqa on Binance’s trading platform.

However, ZIL has rather limited trading pairs:

1. ZIL/BTC
2. ZIL/USDT
3. ZIL/BUSD
4. ZIL/BNB
5. ZIL/ETH
6. ZIL/BIDR

If you deposited BTC into Binance, you can purchase ZIL straight away.

You’ll need to decide on:

1. The amount of BTC you want to trade
2. The price of ZIL you want to buy at

Once you make the trade, the ZIL will be credited into your account.

Verdict

Here are the fees that you’ll incur when trading on Binance:

Type of Fees	Fee Amount
Deposit Fees	None
Trading Fees	Up to 0.1%

The trading fees on Binance are as low as Luno Exchange!

However, it is also quite a hassle to buy ZIL on Binance if you’re from Singapore.

Huobi

Huobi is another crypto exchange that allows you to trade a variety of cryptocurrencies.

Since they do not allow you to deposit SGD onto their platform, you’ll need to deposit another cryptocurrency into the exchange first.

Here’s what you’ll need to do to buy Zilliqa on Huobi:

1. Deposit a cryptocurrency into Huobi
2. Select a trading pair
3. Select the type of order you wish to make
4. Select the quantity of Zilliqa you wish to buy

#1 Deposit a cryptocurrency into Huobi

First, you’ll need to go to ‘Balances → Exchange Account‘.

This is where you will deposit your crypto to.

You can choose a wider variety of cryptocurrencies to deposit into Huobi, compared to Binance.

The safest currencies to deposit will be either BTC or ETH.

#2 Select a trading pair

After depositing your crypto, you can start trading it.

If you just want to trade your crypto, you can go to ‘Spot Trading → Exchange‘.

You’ll be brought to the exchange platform, which can be rather overwhelming.

You’ll need to find a trading pair with ZIL, which can be done at the left hand side of the platform.

There are fewer trading pairs on Huobi compared to Binance:

1. ZIL/USDT
2. ZIL/HUSD
3. ZIL/BTC
4. ZIL/ETH

#3 Select the type of order you wish to make

After you’ve selected your trading pair, you would need to select the order type that you wish to make:

1. Limit
2. Market
3. Stop-Limit
4. Trigger Order

Limit orders allow you to determine the price you wish to buy or sell your crypto. Meanwhile, market orders will buy your crypto at the prevailing market rate.

#4 Select the quantity of Zilliqa you wish to buy

After you’ve selected your order, you’ll need to select the amount of Zilliqa you wish to buy.

Once the trade has been executed, your ZIL will be credited into your account.

Verdict

Here are the fees that you’ll incur when trading with Huobi:

Type of Fee	Fee Amount
Trading Fees	Up to 0.20%
Withdrawal Fees	Depends on currency

While the fees are rather cheap, they are not as low as Binance (0.10%). Binance may still be the better choice if you are a frequent trader of crypto.

Exchanges that do not support Zilliqa

Here are some crypto exchanges that you can access in Singapore. However, they do not allow you to trade ZIL on their platforms!

1. Coinbase
2. Gemini
3. Luno
4. Coinut
5. Binance Singapore

Can you buy Zilliqa on Coinbase?

Coinbase does not support Zilliqa on their platform. As such, you are unable to buy, sell, send or receive this cryptocurrency on Coinbase.

It is interesting that even though Coinbase is a very popular crypto exchange, they do not support the trading of ZIL on their platform!

Conclusion

If you wish to buy Zilliqa directly from SGD, there are 2 main ways you can do so:

1. Coinhako
2. Tokenize

For the other 4 methods, you would need to make at least 2 trades from your SGD to get Zilliqa.

Even though Coinhako and Tokenize charge higher fees, they may be worth it for the convenience that they give you!

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