Buying Crypto

Buying USDT on Trustfy means matching a seller's ad, sending them your local payment directly, and receiving USDT into your wallet the moment they confirm it arrived. Here's the whole path, start to finish.

Browsing the marketplace#

Open Marketplace from the dashboard and you'll see every open sell ad for your chosen currency. Each listing shows:

• Price — the rate the seller is offering, in your local currency per USDT.
• Limits — the minimum and maximum you can match in a single trade.
• Payment methods — which rails (bank transfer, mobile money, etc.) the seller accepts.
• Merchant reputation — their completed trade count and rating, so you can judge how established they are before matching a large amount.

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Matching an ad#

1. 1

   Open the ad you want

   Check the price, limits, payment methods, and the seller's reputation before committing.

2. 2

   Enter the amount

   Type how much USDT you want to buy — it must fall within the ad's minimum and maximum.

3. 3

   Review the breakdown

   You'll see exactly what you're paying in local currency, plus your Matching Bond, Dispute Bond, and taker fee — all clearly itemized before you sign anything.

4. 4

   Sign to create the trade

   One wallet signature bundles your bond, dispute bond, and fee (and, if you're matching a sell ad, that's all you deposit — the seller funds the USDT itself next).

Waiting for escrow to fund#

Once matched, the trade briefly sits in Escrow Pending while the USDT is deposited into the smart contract. When it moves to Funded, that USDT is provably locked and cannot go anywhere except to you or back per a dispute ruling — this is your signal that it's safe to pay.

Making the payment#

1. 1

   Get the seller's payment details

   Found in the trade chat — bank account, mobile money number, or whatever rail you both agreed to.

2. 2

   Send the exact amount

   Use your own banking or mobile money app, off-platform. Double-check every digit of the account details before confirming the transfer.

3. 3

   Click I Have Paid

   Only after you've actually sent the money. This notifies the seller and starts their review.

Receiving your USDT#

Once the seller verifies the payment landed and clicks release, the escrowed USDT moves to your wallet automatically — no further action needed from you. The trade moves to Completed, and both your bonds are returned.

• Sending payment before the trade shows Funded — always wait for escrow to lock first.
• Sending from an account whose name doesn't match what the seller expects, which can complicate their verification.
• Forgetting to click I Have Paid after sending — the seller can't see your payment status until you do.