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For most people starting on Liquid NFTs, the answer is BNB Chain. It has by far the most collections, fees are a fraction of a cent, and BNB is on almost every exchange. Polygon is the close second and the cheapest. Ethereum works but has little on it. BESC is a small partner chain for specific drops. And RBA, although it's in Liquid's chain menu, isn't usable yet. Here's why, chain by chain.
Where the collections actually are
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The five chains side by side
| Gas token | Cost of a mint | Getting the gas token | FUSD? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNB Chain | BNB | Under a cent | Binance and most big exchanges | Yes |
| Polygon | POL | Under a cent | Most big exchanges | Yes |
| Ethereum | ETH | Cents on a quiet day, far more when busy | Every exchange | Yes |
| BESC Hyperchain | BESC | Around 5 cents | BESC's own exchange or bridge; thin markets | Yes |
| RBA (Roburna) | RBA | n/a | No real market found | Not deployed |
Fees are single readings taken on 25 September 2026 and move with network traffic. Ethereum's in particular can jump tenfold in a busy hour.
BNB Chain: the default
This is where Liquid does most of its business. Liquid's own collections live here, along with Crypto Magazine's NFT issue and the World Cup 2026 sweepstake. Fees are negligible and BNB is easy to buy and send to a wallet like MetaMask. If you've no reason to pick anything else, pick this.
Polygon: cheapest, with the Anon collections
Polygon was Liquid's original chain and it's still the second busiest, home to Anon NFTs' collections and the Inner Kingdom series. Fees are the lowest of the lot. Choose it if a collection you want is here, or if you're minting lots of cheap pieces.
Ethereum: works, but quiet
Ethereum has the biggest NFT buyers in the world, but on Liquid it has only a couple of collections. Gas is cheap on a quiet day and expensive on a busy one, which matters when you're minting something that costs a few FUSD. Worth it only if your buyers already live on Ethereum.
BESC Hyperchain: a small partner chain
RBA (Roburna): listed, not live
Roburna appears in Liquid's chain selector, but we couldn't find anything you can actually use there. FUSD, the token every Liquid price and floor depends on, isn't deployed on Roburna's main network. The only Roburna collections on Liquid are two test ones on Roburna's test network. And we found no working market for the RBA token itself. Liquid says Roburna is due to launch in the fourth quarter of 2026. Until it does, skip it. We'll update this page when it goes live.
Getting set up on any chain
- Install a wallet such as MetaMask. Ethereum is built in; add BNB Chain, Polygon or BESC from chainlist.org. Always check the chain ID: 56 for BNB, 137 for Polygon, 2372 for BESC.
- Buy a little of the gas token on an exchange and send it to your wallet on the right network. Fees are only cents, but keep a comfortable cushion: running short is an easy way for a mint or a collection upload to fail when you press the button.
- Get FUSD. Its issuer sells it for USDC at the live rate on buy.fusdcrypto.com. Read What Is FUSD? first. FUSD lives on each chain separately, so get it on the chain you plan to use. Mint prices are set in FUSD, and Liquid also accepts payment in USDC or the chain's own gas token, such as BNB, POL, ETH or BESC.
- On Liquid NFTs, pick the chain in the selector at the top, press Connect, and browse.
New to how Liquid works? Start with What Is Liquid NFTs?.
