MoonPay has launched a dedicated app inside ChatGPT that generates crypto checkout links on demand, letting users buy tokens without leaving OpenAI’s chatbot and becoming the first crypto onramp to run inside the platform.
The company announced the launch in a post on X, describing itself as the first and only crypto onramp integrated in ChatGPT and outlining a three-step flow where users search “MoonPay” in the Apps directory, connect the app, and buy any token. The company said it tested the integration with Apple Pay and Solana, moving the start of a crypto purchase into a chat session rather than across separate exchanges and browser tabs.
MoonPay Blockchain Engineer and Product Lead Kevin Arifin, in an interview with DeCrypt, described the launch as closing a gap he had watched widen as users moved more financial research into ChatGPT.
“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.”
MoonPay Generates the Checkout Link inside the Chat
A user types a request such as “Can we buy some Solana?” and the app returns a link. In MoonPay’s demonstration the response reads, “Here’s your SOL checkout link via MoonPay,” followed by a “Buy Solana (SOL) — $50 checkout” link that opens outside the conversation. Users can change the amount and choose a wallet during checkout.
SOL checkout page on ChatGPT via MoonPay. Source: X
Connecting the app opens a consent screen titled “Connect MoonPay” that presents the service as a way to buy crypto with a credit card. The screen tells users that ChatGPT shares basic information such as IP address and approximate location along with a summary of their recent context and intent, and a toggle lets the chatbot reference relevant memories and chats when sharing data with MoonPay.
MoonPay Leans Further Into AI-native Payments
The ChatGPT app extends a wider MoonPay push 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, and it had already released the MoonAgents Card, a virtual Mastercard that lets AI agents spend stablecoins directly from crypto wallets at online merchants.
FinanceFeeds reported that the Dawn Labs deal followed a run of AI-focused launches, including MoonPay Agents, a non-custodial infrastructure layer introduced in February that lets AI agents create wallets and transact autonomously.
Arifin framed the app as a consumer education tool rather than an autonomous trading engine. “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,” he said.
