Guide: How To Buy NEO (NEO) From Binance

Smart contract platforms may have the most game-changing potential out of all projects in the crypto sphere. Blockchain is dubbed by many as the “new internet”, and everyone knows how much the internet has changed the world.

Ethereum has long been the market leader for blockchain development platforms. But they are starting to see significant competition, from projects such as EOS, Cardano and NEO. The latter, NEO, has the most passionate and dedicated community out of all of them (including Ethereum). For that reason, it warrants consideration from any crypto enthusiast.

What is NEO?

As mentioned earlier, NEO is a smart contract development platform. NEO was launched in 2014, originally as Antshares, later rebranding to NEO in 2017. The community, governed by the NEO council, is trying to create the framework for a digital economy. Their platform supports concepts like digital identity and industrial use of blockchain, as well as ICOs and decentralized applications. A list of dApps under development on the NEO blockchain can be found here.

The big difference between NEO and other smart contract platforms is the token model. The NEO token is not meant to be used for transactions and is non-divisible (meaning you can’t send 0.5 or 0.25 NEO. It has to be a whole token). Instead, the platform uses GAS as the currency for fees and service on the NEO platform. By holding NEO in your wallet you will steadily earn GAS tokens from transaction fees. Making NEO a smart way to earn a passive income.

With Ethereum going through serious struggles in 2018, this may be NEO’s time to shine. We’re going to tell you how you can invest in NEO and be a part of one of the most active communities in crypto today.

Step 1: Register on Binance

We’ll look at Binance for this guide. Despite being one of the top 20 largest cryptocurrencies for a long time, there are few places that allow you to buy NEO directly with Fiat currencies such as USD or EUR. So your best option is to buy Bitcoin or Ethereum first and exchange it for NEO on a trusted exchange like Binance.

Your first step is to, if you haven’t already, register an account on Binance.

Step 2: Verify your account

Before you can start trading, you will need to submit several KYC (know your customer) documents to verify your identity. Additionally, set up secure 2-Factor Authentication to protect your account.

Step 3: Send BTC or ETH to your Binance account

Once your verification has been approved, send Bitcoin or Ethereum to your Binance account. If you don’t already hold one of these coins, people from almost anywhere in the world can buy with a credit card from Coinmama or Changelly.

To make a BTC or ETH deposit, click “Funds” then “Deposit”. Choose the coin you wish to send from the dropdown menu. This will give you a wallet address to send your funds to. Make sure that any coins you send to this address are only in that currency – if you send ETH to a BTC address, your coins may be lost.

Step 4: Wait for confirmation

Depending on the network load, you may have to wait a short time for your deposit to be confirmed. Make sure the deposit has gone through before navigating away from the page.

Step 5: Locate the BTC or ETH pair

Once you have deposited your Bitcoin or Ethereum, it’s time to move to the Exchange. Click on “Exchange” on the top navigation bar, then “Basic”.

Once you are in the Exchange, find the NEO pair for the coin you deposited earlier. To do this, go to the search bar near the top right, and search for NEO. This will bring up pairs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD Tether or Binance Coin, Binance’s native cryptocurrency.

Click on your desired pair, and it will bring up the trading screen for NEO.

Optional: Use Binance’s advanced tools to buy at the right time

Binance offers a number of tools and data to help you buy low, and sell high. On the trading screen, you will be able to view price and order history for the pair you selected. You can also set limits for buying or selling. This means you can set a price at which you want to buy or sell, and once NEO’s price hits this point, Binance will execute your trade.

Step 6: Choose how much NEO you want to buy

Select the price you wish to buy at, or else click the “Market” tab and buy for the price it is right now.

You can choose to buy a certain amount of NEO, or to spend 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the coins you deposited earlier.

Step 7: Buy NEO!

Click “Buy NEO” to complete your order.

Step 8: Move your coins to a secure NEO wallet

When not trading, it is best practice to keep your coins in your own, secure wallet, separate from an Exchange. This is even more important for NEO, as you want a wallet which is able to generate GAS from your NEO holdings.

For the highest security, you can hold your NEO in the Ledger Nano S hardware wallet. Alternatively, the NEON desktop wallet is a popular wallet, with the ability to store both NEO and GAS.

Once your order has been completed and your NEO tokens have shown up in your Binance wallet, head to “Funds” then “Withdrawals”. Select NEO from the dropdown menu. Enter the withdrawal address (the address from your NEO wallet), as well as the amount of NEO you wish to move.

Click “Submit” to complete the process.

Now you know how to begin investing in NEO, you can join one of the most passionate communities in crypto today.