How to buy $YOM

$YOM is live on three centralized exchanges and one decentralized exchange on Avalanche. This article walks through both routes, how to add the token to your wallet afterwards, and (most importantly) how to make sure the token you bought is the real one.

One thing up front: this is not investment advice. This article explains the mechanics of buying, nothing more. Whether to buy, how much, and when is entirely your call and your risk.

where $YOM trades

As of TGE on 5 June 2026:

Venue	Type	Pair	Link
MEXC	CEX	YOM/USDT	Trade on MEXC
KuCoin	CEX	YOM/USDT	Trade on KuCoin
Kraken	CEX	YOM/USD	Trade on Kraken
Blackhole	DEX (Avalanche)	AVAX → YOM	Swap on Blackhole

More listings are expected over time; the current set always lives on the TGE page.

buying on a centralized exchange

The familiar route if you’ve used any exchange before:

1. Create an account on MEXC, KuCoin, or Kraken and complete identity verification. All three require KYC to trade, so expect to upload an ID document. Exact requirements vary per exchange and per country, so check the exchange’s own docs.
2. Deposit funds. On MEXC and KuCoin you’ll trade against USDT, so deposit USDT (or buy it on the exchange). On Kraken the pair is YOM/USD, so a fiat deposit (bank transfer, card) works directly.
3. Open the YOM pair via the links above and place an order. A market order fills instantly at the current price; a limit order fills only at the price you set.
4. Done. The $YOM now sits in your exchange account. If you want it in your own wallet (which you’ll need for quests and other claim flows), see withdrawing $YOM to your wallet.

Trading fees and withdrawal fees differ per exchange. We don’t list them here because they change; check the exchange’s fee page.

buying on Blackhole (DEX)

The self-custody route: you trade straight from your own wallet, without an exchange account or KYC.

You need two things first:

• A wallet connected to Avalanche C-Chain (chainId 43114). MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet, and similar all work
• AVAX in that wallet, both to swap with and to pay gas. Gas on Avalanche is cheap (typically a few cents), but a swap with zero AVAX fails

Then:

1. Open the Blackhole swap with the AVAX → YOM pair pre-selected
2. Connect your wallet
3. Enter the amount of AVAX to swap and review the quote
4. Check the slippage setting: this is the maximum price movement you accept between quoting and execution. A low tolerance (0.5-1%) protects you from a bad fill; if the transaction fails during volatile moments, a slightly higher tolerance may be needed. Don’t crank it up blindly: high slippage means you accept a worse price.
5. Confirm and sign the transaction in your wallet

Tokens land in your wallet within a couple of block confirmations, usually under a minute.

adding $YOM to your wallet

If your wallet doesn’t show the balance automatically:

1. Make sure the wallet is on Avalanche C-Chain (chainId 43114)
2. Add a custom token with contract address 0xb6314518b61b4864162c7aE7fdc36261e0A14C4b
3. Symbol YOM, decimals 18

Most modern wallets auto-suggest the token when you paste the contract address.

verify you bought the real token

This matters. Fake tokens with the ticker “YOM” can be deployed by anyone, on any chain, in minutes. The ticker proves nothing. Only the contract address does.

• The one and only real $YOM contract is 0xb6314518b61b4864162c7aE7fdc36261e0A14C4b on Avalanche C-Chain, verified on Snowtrace
• $YOM exists only on Avalanche C-Chain. A “YOM” token on Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, or anywhere else is fake: there is no bridge and no other deployment today
• On a DEX, always select the token by pasting the full contract address, never by typing the ticker into search
• After buying, look up the token in your wallet or on Snowtrace and compare the contract address character by character

If an exchange or pool isn’t listed on the TGE page, treat it with suspicion until it is.

which route should I pick?

	CEX (MEXC / KuCoin / Kraken)	DEX (Blackhole)
Account + KYC	Required	Not required
Pay with	USDT or USD/fiat	AVAX from your wallet
Custody	Exchange holds tokens until you withdraw	Straight into your own wallet
Wallet needed	Not to buy (only to withdraw)	Yes, on Avalanche C-Chain
Wrong-token risk	Low (exchange lists the real asset)	On you: verify the contract address
Good fit for	First-time buyers, fiat on-ramp	Self-custody users already on Avalanche

Neither route is “better”. The CEX route is simpler if you’re starting from fiat; the DEX route is faster if you already hold AVAX in a wallet. Once again: none of this is a recommendation to buy. Do your own research and never spend more than you can afford to lose.