How to get sUSD

Why do I need sUSD?

Synthetix Exchange V2 Perps on Optimism quotes its asset prices against sUSD. Traders that want to purchase synthetic assets, open a Futures position, or leverage any of the financial tools provided by Synthetix will need to do so in sUSD.

Getting sUSD on Optimistic Ethereum

In order to be able to get (swap) sUSD on Optimism you must have already bridged eligible ERC-20 tokens via a bridge. A tutorial how to use bridges can be found here.

First, head over to Synthetix Exchange.

Connect your web3 wallet to Uniswap and make sure the Optimistic Ethereum network in your wallet is selected.

Swap from any supported ERC-20 token to sUSD

Remember to always keep some ETH in your wallet to pay for transaction fees

You now have sUSD to trade on Synthetix.