All orders are paid in USDC — a US dollar stablecoin. No crypto knowledge required. The process takes about 10 minutes on Coinbase.
USDC is a regulated stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the US dollar. There is no price volatility — 100 USDC is always $100. Payments clear in minutes, are verifiable on-chain, and eliminate the chargeback risk that domestic payment processors impose on research chemical vendors.
Go to coinbase.com and create an account. You will need to verify your identity (government ID). This takes 5–15 minutes for most users.
Link a bank account (ACH) or debit card. Bank transfers take 1–3 business days but have no fees. Debit cards are instant but charge a small fee. New accounts may have a temporary hold on funds — this is standard Coinbase fraud prevention.
Search for "USDC" in the Coinbase app and buy the amount matching your invoice. Because USDC is a stablecoin, you buy exactly $X of USDC and send exactly $X — no conversion math needed.
Your order confirmation email contains a USDC wallet address and the exact amount to send. Use the Base network (not Ethereum mainnet — Base fees are fractions of a cent). Copy-paste the address; do not type it manually.
Payments typically confirm within 1–5 minutes. Once confirmed, your order status updates automatically and processing begins. If you have questions about a specific order, reply to your order confirmation email.