To trade crypto without gas in Telegram, use Thor's USD Cash: a USDC balance on Solana that buys tokens on all six of Thor's chains. Thor pays the network fee for each trade and charges it to you in USDC, so you never need SOL, ETH or BNB just to make a trade or get your money out.
Gas is the most common reason a first trade fails. You buy USDC on an exchange, send it to a wallet, find a token on Base, and then learn you need ETH on Base before you can do anything. USD Cash removes that step on every chain at once.
What "Gasless" Means in Thor
Blockchains always charge a network fee. Gasless does not make that fee disappear; it changes who handles it:
| A normal wallet | USD Cash | |
|---|---|---|
| What you hold | SOL, ETH, BNB per chain | One USDC balance on Solana |
| Who pays the network fee | You, in the chain's coin | Thor pays it and charges you in USDC |
| Buying a Base token | Hold ETH on Base first | Buy straight from USDC |
| Where sells land | The chain's coin | USDC in USD Cash |
| Gas left behind | You top it up | Nothing to top up |
Buys on EVM chains are cross-chain swaps: Thor bridges the USDC and buys the token in one trade. Trades from USD Cash land in under 0.8 seconds on Solana and under 4 seconds on EVM chains in normal conditions.
Step 1: Fund USD Cash From Any Chain
Deposit to USD Cash
- Open the Thor Mini App, go to Home → USD Cash and tap Deposit USDC (in the bot:
📥 Deposit→ USD Cash). - Copy the Solana address, or the EVM address, which is the same on every EVM chain. Tap Show QR code if you are paying from a phone.
- Send any accepted asset on its own network. Everything arrives as USDC in USD Cash, usually within minutes.
Thor Trading Bot
| Network | What you can send | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| Solana | USDC, SOL, USDT, USDG | $1 |
| Ethereum | USDC, USDT, ETH | $25 |
| Base | USDC, USDT, ETH | $1 |
| BNB Chain | USDT, USDC, BNB | $1 |
| Robinhood | USDG, ETH | $1 |
| Arc | USDC | $1 |
EVM deposits arrive less a small gas reserve. A progress bar shows each conversion.
Warning: Send only the coins listed for a network, and on that network. Funds sent on the wrong network can be lost.
Step 2: Already Have Coins in Thor? Move Them
Move to USD Cash
- Home → USD Cash → Move to USD Cash (in the bot:
💵 Move to USD Cash). - Tick the wallets to move. Each row shows its chain, its coins and stablecoins, and the value in dollars.
- Hold to move. A progress bar shows each asset as Waiting, Converting… or done, until Moved to USD Cash shows your new balance.
Thor Trading Bot
SOL, native coins and stablecoins become USDC. A little gas stays in each wallet, and tokens are never moved. Many wallets at once? The USD Cash mode of Batch does the same across up to 40 wallets.
Step 3: Trade Any Chain From Dollars
Thor Trading Bot
- Pick USD Cash in the wallet chip on any token. It becomes your trading wallet on Solana and every EVM chain.
- Open any token on any of the six chains. The card says Pays and settles in USDC.
- Enter the amount in $ (or %, a share of your USDC). If you type SOL or ETH, Thor converts it at the market price.
- Read the quote and buy. When you sell, the money comes back to USD Cash as USDC.
Your automation can run on dollars too: limit buys (Buy when…), copy trades and Auto buy can all pay from USD Cash. Positions, P&L, receipts and Activity read in dollars.
Step 4: Get Money Out Without Gas
- Withdraw or Transfer from USD Cash. On Solana, the fee is paid in USDC from USD Cash with no SOL needed. On EVM chains, USDC, USDT and USDG sends are sponsored and the gas is charged in the stablecoin you send, in Batch too.
- Convert cash sends USD Cash to one of your other wallets as SOL, ETH or a stablecoin, for when a wallet needs gas of its own.
Thor Trading Bot
Convert at least $1. "Done" means the funds are in the wallet; "On its way…" usually takes under a minute.
What Else Runs Without Gas
- Sell protection lets you sell from a normal wallet even with 0 SOL or ETH for fees. Thor pays the network fee and takes back only what the sell actually cost. Turn it on in Settings → Trading settings.
- Perps and PolyMarket can be funded from USD Cash, with the network fee in USDC, and withdrawals can come back to USD Cash. See the USDC trading bot guide.
Limits to Know
- USD Cash can't pay for a Bridge. Use Transfer, Withdraw or Convert cash instead.
- USD Cash can't be renamed or deleted; money leaves through Withdraw, Transfer or Convert cash.
- Buying or selling USDC itself from USD Cash is refused, with a clear reason.
- Network fees still exist: you pay them in USDC instead of a gas coin, and every quote shows them.
Fees
Spot trades from USD Cash cost Thor's flat 0.5% per trade, half the 1% many Telegram trading bots charge, or 0% with the $100 for 30 days subscription. Cashback returns 10% to 75% of your bot fees by volume tier. Your wallets, USD Cash included, are non-custodial: they are created and secured by Privy, a third-party wallet infrastructure provider. See Fees.
Open Thor on Telegram, open the Mini App and tap USD Cash on Home to make your first gasless trade. For the full reference, see USD Cash and USD Cash: one Solana USDC wallet.
Frequently asked questions
Can I trade crypto without holding gas?
Yes. In Thor, trade from USD Cash, a USDC balance on Solana. Thor pays the network fee for each trade and charges it to you in USDC, so you need no SOL, ETH or BNB on any of the six chains.
Which chains can I trade without gas?
All six Thor chains: Solana, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain and Arc. Buys on EVM chains are cross-chain swaps from your Solana USDC, and sells come back to USD Cash as USDC.
How do I get money into USD Cash without gas?
Deposit USDC, USDT, SOL or ETH from any supported chain to the USD Cash address and it arrives as USDC, usually within minutes. Or use Move to USD Cash to sweep the cash from your other Thor wallets into USD Cash in one go.
Can I withdraw from USD Cash without gas?
Yes. On Solana the network fee is paid in USDC from USD Cash. On EVM chains, USDC, USDT and USDG sends are sponsored and the gas is charged in the stablecoin you send.
Is gasless trading more expensive?
You still pay the network fee, just in USDC instead of SOL or ETH. Thor's own fee is the same flat 0.5% per spot trade, or 0% with the $100 for 30 days subscription, and every fee is shown before you confirm.
Step-by-step in the Docs
- USD Cash: Your dollar wallet: one USDC balance on Solana that trades every chain with no gas coin.
- Move to USD Cash: Collect the cash from your other Thor wallets into USD Cash as USDC, in one go.
- Cross-chain swaps: Buy and sell tokens on any chain with USDC from USD Cash, with no gas coin needed.
- Withdraw: Send funds from Thor to any address, with the address checked first.