ChatGPT expands its capabilities with a MoonPay-powered feature for buying popular cryptocurrencies. The feature aims to simplify cryptocurrency access through AI-powered conversational interfaces and payment infrastructure. While other apps in the ChatGPT store allow users to query blockchain data and prices, the MoonPay app lets users purchase crypto directly.
MoonPay has brought crypto purchases directly into ChatGPT, allowing users to generate checkout links to buy digital assets, including Bitcoin, XRP, Solana, and USDC. On Friday (May 22, 2026), 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.
“We’ve seen this with commerce and AI, where a lot of people get shopping recommendations within ChatGPT,” said MoonPay Blockchain Engineer and Product Lead Kevin Arifin. “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,” Arifin added.
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,” Arifin mentioned.
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The ChatGPT app is part of a broader push by MoonPay into AI-driven crypto tools. Earlier this month, the company acquired AI trading startup Dawn Labs and launched Dawn CLI, a trading copilot that turns plain-English prompts into automated prediction market strategies. MoonPay also recently launched the MoonAgents Card, a virtual Mastercard that allows AI agents to spend stablecoins directly from crypto wallets at online merchants.
“Being able to talk in ChatGPT is a huge unlock,” he said, adding, “I think that’s what’s been lacking overall.”
Despite the convenience, Arifin acknowledged that users who operate only inside ChatGPT are effectively confined to OpenAI’s ecosystem and the interfaces it chooses to expose. According to Arifin, ChatGPT and other chatbots are a growing entry point for crypto adoption.