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Answer · checked 4 Nov 2026

Can you buy US stocks with USDC directly?

Yes, as stock tokens: in Catch you send USDC on Base to the address shown under Add money and buy tokens such as Apple, Tesla and Nvidia, 24/7, for 0.50% once per move, $0.10 minimum, without opening a brokerage account. The tokens are issued by Coinbase on Base and by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited on Robinhood Chain, not by Catch.

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Catch at a glance

Trading
24/7, weekends included
Fee
0.50% once per move, $0.10 minimum
Chains
Base and Robinhood Chain, one balance
Issued by
Coinbase on Base, Robinhood on Robinhood Chain. Not issued by Catch.

From USDC to a stock token

  1. Get USDC on Base

    Withdraw USDC from your exchange and choose the Base network. If you hold USDT, swap it to USDC on your exchange first.

  2. Send it to Catch

    Send it to the address Catch shows under Add money. Only send on Base or Robinhood Chain; other networks may be lost.

  3. Buy

    Pick the stock, check the price and the fee, then slide to buy. Catch charges 0.50% once per move, $0.10 minimum.

What you are buying

Catch lists 70 stocks and ETFs: 17 have a Coinbase token on Base and 69 have a Robinhood token on Robinhood Chain.

Coinbase describes each of its tokens on Base as a beneficial claim on an underlying share, held 1:1 in regulated, bankruptcy-remote custody separate from Coinbase.

Robinhood's tokens on Robinhood Chain are tokenised debt securities issued by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited: they give economic exposure to the underlying share but no legal or beneficial rights in it, and Robinhood says each is backed 1:1 by a share held by a licensed custodian.

Your money sits in one balance, held in dollars, across Base and Robinhood Chain, and moving it between them has no Catch fee.

Where Catch is not a fit

Catch sells stock tokens held in your Catch wallet, not a brokerage account. If you want a brokerage account, Catch is not a fit.

If you live in the US, Catch is not a fit: Coinbase says its stock tokens are not available to persons in the US and other restricted places. Robinhood says its Stock Tokens are not available to residents of the US, Canada, the UK or Switzerland.

Catch takes USDC or ETH on Base, or USDG or ETH on Robinhood Chain, not USDT. Confirm your exchange lets you withdraw USDC on the Base network before you send.

Popular stock tokens

View every stock token on Catch

Questions

Is there a way to buy US stocks with USDC directly?
Yes, as stock tokens. Send USDC on Base to the address Catch shows under Add money, then buy a stock token such as Apple, Tesla or Nvidia. Catch charges 0.50% once per move, $0.10 minimum.
Can I use USDT instead of USDC?
Not directly. Swap USDT to USDC on your exchange, then withdraw USDC on the Base network to the address Catch shows under Add money.
Can I buy when US markets are closed?
Yes. Catch has no trading hours. While US markets are closed there is no live share price to compare with, so token prices can move away from the last close.
Who can buy these stock tokens?
Coinbase says its stock tokens are not available to persons in the US and other restricted places. Robinhood says its Stock Tokens are not available to residents of the US, Canada, the UK or Switzerland. Catch blocks buying and selling only in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia, Belarus, Myanmar and four occupied regions of Ukraine.

Sources

Read 4 Nov 2026. Facts about other companies are paraphrased from their own pages.

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