STEP 1 – Get a wallet The first step I would advise you to follow is to get a wallet that supports Electroneum. The only wallet available at the moment of this writing is the Electroneum wallet on the Electroneum website. I personally think the browser version is the easiest to use so I will use that version in this tutorial. To get started you simply go to https://my.electroneum.com and register an account, the registration process should be very straightforward so I will not cover that in this guide. When you are done and have a new wallet (like to image below), you are ready for the next step. If you already have a wallet that is supporting Electroneum, it is perfectly fine to use that instead.

STEP 2 – BUY LITECOIN (LTC) To buy Electroneum you have to exchange it with another cryptocurrency, in most cases a more stable one. These cryptos are most often Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. To make the exchange as easy as possible, Litecoin is the best choice. You may ask, why Litecoin? I prefer Litecoin because it has: Much lower network fees than Bitcoin, though Bitcoin the most common crypto to use in exchanges

Much faster transactions

It is fully compatible with the Exchange platform Cryptopia (More info in Step 3) If you are a veteran in the crypto space you probably have some Litecoin laying around. If not, let’s buy some!

Coinbase is the largest and safest place to buy Litecoin, therefore I recommend you to buy from them. This is how you do it: Part 1: Register on Coinbase through this link, to get a $10 bonus on your first deposit. If you already have a Coinbase account you can skip to Part 4. Part 2: Follow the registration instructions and verify your identity on Coinbase to be able to buy Litecoin. This will generally take a few minutes up to an hour, If you get bored by waiting I would suggest you to jump to Step 3 and then come back here later. Part 3: Now you have verified your identity on Coinbase. You now add some Litecoin to you account by clicking the tab “Buy/Sell”. Part 4: Add a Payment Method, I prefer credit card because the Litecoin will transfer instantly to your Coinbase wallet. To be able to buy a larger amount of Electroneum later (Step 3) I would advise you to buy at least 0.03 Litecoin. The image below shows an example.

STEP 3 – EXCHANGE FOR ELECTRONEUM To get your Electroneum we need to exchange your Litecoin. As of right now Cryptopia is the only legitimized Electroneum exchange around right now, but Electroneum will be accepted to more exchanges soon. Cryptopia is based in New Zealand and their service is safe and easy to use. Part 1: To start trading with Cryptopia you have to register on their platform, you can register through this link. The registration should be pretty straightforward and you should not need to verify your identity (like with Coinbase), which saves some time. If you already have an account, skip to Part 4. Part 2: Login to your Cryptopia account and hover on the ‘B’ icon on the top right corner and click on Deposit (see image below).