How to buy Quai Network (QUAI)

How to buy and use Quai Network (QUAI) on its native network

Quai Network is a programmable Proof-of-Work blockchain designed to function as a global monetary system. It uses a specific consensus mechanism called Proof-of-Entropy-Minima to handle block contention and provide fast finality. Users can generate QUAI through mining.

The network is built to scale using horizontal sharding and self-organized subnets. This architecture allows the system to handle over 50,000 transactions per second. It is designed to support both human users and AI agents.

Verified routes to get QUAI

QUAI is available on several centralized exchanges and decentralized platforms.

Centralized exchanges with verified market pairs include:

• MEXC (QUAI/USDT)
• BYDFi (QUAI/USDT)
• Kraken (QUAI/USD)
• Gate (QUAI/USDT)
• BloFin (QUAI/USDT)
• CoinEx (QUAI/USDT)
• Ourbit (QUAI/USDT)
• Blynex (QUAI/USDT)
• XT.COM (QUAI/USDT)
• Bitrue (QUAI/USDT)
• BitKan (QUAI/USDT)

MEXC has a source-backed trading fee of 0 for the QUAI/USDT pair.

Decentralized options include:

• Aerodrome Finance (WETH/QUAI)
• Aerodrome SlipStream (WETH/QUAI)

What the native network does

Quai Network uses a dual token system with two different transaction models.

The QUAI token uses an account model. This allows it to support EVM-compatible smart contracts and programmable DeFi applications.

The Qi token uses a UTXO model with fixed denominations. This is designed to provide cash-like privacy by preventing address reuse. Qi is an energy-based flatcoin that aligns its value with the cost of energy to act as decentralized money for the compute economy.

Wallet, transfer, and network-fee checks

QUAI has contract data for multiple platforms. You must verify the network and contract address before making any deposits or transfers.

The verified contract addresses are:

• Ethereum: 0x70b7f7044D2ca8E2F1E999B90EF16d7Cb7A0cDA1
• Base: 0x5c97D726bf5130AE15408cE32bc764e458320D2f

You can use the official explorer at quaiscan.io to check addresses and transactions. For deeper technical verification, the source code is available on GitHub.

Self-custody and withdrawal risks

There are specific risks to consider when moving QUAI.

Deposit and withdrawal support is not verified for the exchanges listed above unless the exchange explicitly confirms it in their current interface. You should not assume that every listing supports the same network for withdrawals.

Contract verification is required. Using a lookalike contract address or the wrong network can lead to a total loss of funds.

Exchange availability and KYC requirements vary by country. Some users may be restricted from certain platforms based on their location.

Sources and methodology

The routes in this guide come only from verified market-pair rows in our database. We use web research and CMC news for background and risk context. Information from CoinMarketCap page scrapes is treated as low-confidence context and is not used as proof of liquidity or contract safety.

Live market values like price and volume are omitted because they change too frequently to remain accurate in a static guide.