Now You Can Buy Bitcoin, XRP and More in ChatGPT via MoonPay

In brief

• MoonPay launched a ChatGPT app that lets users generate crypto purchase links inside OpenAI’s chatbot.
• Users still must complete MoonPay’s standard KYC and checkout process before buying crypto.
• MoonPay says AI assistants like ChatGPT are becoming a new distribution channel for crypto services.

MoonPay has brought crypto purchases directly into ChatGPT, allowing users to generate checkout links to buy digital assets, including Bitcoin, XRP, Solana, and USDC, without leaving OpenAI’s chatbot.

On Friday, MoonPay launched a dedicated app in ChatGPT Apps, allowing users to buy cryptocurrencies directly inside OpenAI’s chatbot. MoonPay joins a growing list of crypto-related apps on ChatGPT, including Kraken, OKX, CryptoAudit, and RealOpen.

While other apps in the ChatGPT store allow users to query blockchain data and prices, the MoonPay app lets users purchase crypto directly—and aims to educate consumers in the process.

“We’ve seen this with commerce and AI, where a lot of people get shopping recommendations within ChatGPT,” MoonPay Blockchain Engineer and Product Lead Kevin Arifin told Decrypt. “Now people are starting to do financial research within ChatGPT as well, and it’s always been surprising to me that there hasn’t been an on-ramp where you could buy crypto within ChatGPT.”

In the app, users can ask ChatGPT about their favorite cryptocurrency and then ask the chatbot to buy a specified amount. ChatGPT will generate a MoonPay checkout link that takes the user to the MoonPay website to go through the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) process and link their wallet.

“It’s like a broker that sits by you, not making financial recommendations, but educating you about the asset you’re buying. [It] makes ChatGPT the perfect place for that,” Arifin said. “Right now, this is just giving you the buy link to check out, similar to Shopify, but longer-term we’re going to see ChatGPT or these types of LLMs take more actions instead of just giving you that checkout link.”