diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/NewThreadFormLegacy/ToketWidget/ThreadTokenWidget.scss b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/NewThreadFormLegacy/ToketWidget/ThreadTokenWidget.scss
index 1fa514db26a..0fa9f3690ab 100644
--- a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/NewThreadFormLegacy/ToketWidget/ThreadTokenWidget.scss
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/NewThreadFormLegacy/ToketWidget/ThreadTokenWidget.scss
@@ -115,6 +115,27 @@
           font-size: 12px;
           margin-left: 4px;
         }
+
+        .currency-dropdown-trigger {
+          display: flex;
+          align-items: center;
+          justify-content: center;
+          background: none;
+          border: none;
+          cursor: pointer;
+          padding: 4px;
+          border-radius: 4px;
+          transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
+
+          &:hover {
+            background-color: colors.$neutral-100;
+          }
+
+          &:focus {
+            outline: none;
+            background-color: colors.$neutral-100;
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/NewThreadFormLegacy/ToketWidget/ThreadTokenWidget.tsx b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/NewThreadFormLegacy/ToketWidget/ThreadTokenWidget.tsx
index 90db7522a88..f70f5483c85 100644
--- a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/NewThreadFormLegacy/ToketWidget/ThreadTokenWidget.tsx
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/NewThreadFormLegacy/ToketWidget/ThreadTokenWidget.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { Community } from '@hicommonwealth/schemas';
+import { ZERO_ADDRESS } from '@hicommonwealth/shared';
 import { notifyError, notifySuccess } from 'controllers/app/notifications';
-import React, { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useCreateThreadTokenTradeMutation } from 'state/api/threads';
+import { useGetERC20BalanceQuery } from 'state/api/tokens';
 import FractionalValue from 'views/components/FractionalValue';
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import { PopoverMenu } from '../../component_kit/CWPopoverMenu';
 import { CWIcon } from '../../component_kit/cw_icons/cw_icon';
 import { CWText } from '../../component_kit/cw_text';
 import { CWButton } from '../../component_kit/new_designs/CWButton';
@@ -26,6 +29,14 @@ interface ThreadTokenWidgetProps {
   ) => void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
+type BuyCurrency = 'ETH' | 'COMMON' | 'PRIMARY';
+
+interface CurrencyOption {
+  type: BuyCurrency;
+  symbol: string;
+  address: string;
+}
+
 const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
   tokenizedThreadsEnabled = false,
   threadId,
@@ -37,6 +48,8 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
   onThreadCreated,
 }: ThreadTokenWidgetProps) => {
   const isThreadCreationMode = !threadId;
+  const [selectedBuyCurrency, setSelectedBuyCurrency] =
+    useState<BuyCurrency>('PRIMARY');
 
   const threadTokenWidgetHook = useThreadTokenWidget({
     tokenizedThreadsEnabled,
@@ -126,6 +139,124 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
 
   const safeSetCurrentAmount = setCurrentAmount || (() => {});
 
+  // TODO 13191: test with base network
+  const COMMON_TOKEN_ADDRESS = '0x4c87da04887a1F9F21F777E3A8dD55C3C9f84701';
+
+  // Get WETH address based on chain ID
+  // WETH addresses for different chains
+  const getWETHAddress = (chainId: number): string => {
+    const wethAddresses: Record<number, string> = {
+      1: '0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2', // Ethereum Mainnet
+      8453: '0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006', // Base
+      84532: '0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006', // Base Sepolia (same as Base)
+      10: '0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006', // Optimism
+      42161: '0x82aF49447D8a07e3bd95BD0d56f35241523fBab1', // Arbitrum
+      56: '0x2170Ed0880ac9A755fd29B2688956BD959F933F8', // BSC
+    };
+    return wethAddresses[chainId] || ZERO_ADDRESS;
+  };
+
+  const wethAddress = useMemo(() => getWETHAddress(ethChainId), [ethChainId]);
+
+  // Define available buy currencies
+  const currencyOptions: CurrencyOption[] = useMemo(() => {
+    const options: CurrencyOption[] = [
+      {
+        type: 'ETH',
+        symbol: 'WETH',
+        address: wethAddress,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    // Add COMMON token if address is available
+    if (COMMON_TOKEN_ADDRESS) {
+      options.push({
+        type: 'COMMON',
+        symbol: 'COMMON',
+        address: COMMON_TOKEN_ADDRESS,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Add primary token (the pre-selected one)
+    if (primaryTokenAddress && primaryTokenSymbol) {
+      options.push({
+        type: 'PRIMARY',
+        symbol: primaryTokenSymbol,
+        address: primaryTokenAddress,
+      });
+    }
+
+    return options;
+  }, [
+    primaryTokenAddress,
+    primaryTokenSymbol,
+    COMMON_TOKEN_ADDRESS,
+    wethAddress,
+  ]);
+
+  // Get selected currency details
+  const selectedCurrency = useMemo(() => {
+    return (
+      currencyOptions.find((opt) => opt.type === selectedBuyCurrency) ||
+      currencyOptions[0]
+    );
+  }, [currencyOptions, selectedBuyCurrency]);
+
+  // Get payment token address based on selected currency
+  const paymentTokenAddress = useMemo(() => {
+    return selectedCurrency?.address || primaryTokenAddress;
+  }, [selectedCurrency, primaryTokenAddress]);
+
+  // Get currency symbol for display
+  const displayCurrencySymbol = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isThreadCreationMode || !isSellMode) {
+      return selectedCurrency?.symbol || primaryTokenSymbol;
+    }
+    return threadToken?.symbol || 'TOKEN';
+  }, [
+    isThreadCreationMode,
+    isSellMode,
+    selectedCurrency,
+    primaryTokenSymbol,
+    threadToken,
+  ]);
+
+  // Fetch balance for selected currency
+  // For WETH, we fetch the ERC20 balance
+  const {
+    data: selectedCurrencyTokenBalance = '0.0',
+    isLoading: isLoadingSelectedCurrencyTokenBalance,
+  } = useGetERC20BalanceQuery({
+    nodeRpc: chainRpc,
+    tokenAddress: paymentTokenAddress,
+    userAddress: selectedAddress,
+    enabled:
+      tokenizedThreadsEnabled &&
+      !!selectedAddress &&
+      !!paymentTokenAddress &&
+      !!chainRpc &&
+      !isSellMode,
+  });
+
+  // Get balance for selected currency
+  const selectedCurrencyBalance = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isSellMode) {
+      return userTokenBalance;
+    }
+    return selectedCurrencyTokenBalance;
+  }, [isSellMode, selectedCurrencyTokenBalance, userTokenBalance]);
+
+  const isLoadingSelectedCurrencyBalance = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isSellMode) {
+      return isLoadingTokenBalance;
+    }
+    return isLoadingSelectedCurrencyTokenBalance;
+  }, [
+    isSellMode,
+    isLoadingSelectedCurrencyTokenBalance,
+    isLoadingTokenBalance,
+  ]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const fetchTokenGain = async () => {
       if (
@@ -193,7 +324,9 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
 
   const handlePresetClick = (presetAmount: string) => {
     if (presetAmount === 'MAX') {
-      safeSetCurrentAmount(isSellMode ? userTokenBalance : userBalance);
+      safeSetCurrentAmount(
+        isSellMode ? userTokenBalance : selectedCurrencyBalance,
+      );
     } else {
       safeSetCurrentAmount(presetAmount);
     }
@@ -227,7 +360,7 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
       return;
     }
 
-    if (parseFloat(safeCurrentAmount) > parseFloat(userBalance)) {
+    if (parseFloat(safeCurrentAmount) > parseFloat(selectedCurrencyBalance)) {
       notifyError('Insufficient balance');
       return;
     }
@@ -253,7 +386,7 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
         amountIn: amountInWei,
         walletAddress: selectedAddress,
         minAmountOut: minAmountOut,
-        paymentTokenAddress: primaryTokenAddress,
+        paymentTokenAddress: paymentTokenAddress,
       };
 
       const txReceipt = await buyThreadToken(payload);
@@ -331,7 +464,7 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
         tokenAddress: String(threadToken.token_address),
         amountToken: amountToken,
         walletAddress: selectedAddress,
-        paymentTokenAddress: primaryTokenAddress,
+        paymentTokenAddress: paymentTokenAddress,
       };
 
       const txReceipt = await sellThreadToken(payload);
@@ -418,9 +551,9 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
             <div className="balance-amount">
               <CWText type="caption" fontWeight="regular">
                 {isThreadCreationMode || !isSellMode
-                  ? isLoadingBalance
+                  ? isLoadingSelectedCurrencyBalance
                     ? 'Loading...'
-                    : `${userBalance} ${primaryTokenSymbol}`
+                    : `${selectedCurrencyBalance} ${displayCurrencySymbol}`
                   : isLoadingTokenBalance
                     ? 'Loading...'
                     : `${userTokenBalance} ${threadToken?.symbol || 'TOKEN'}`}
@@ -440,18 +573,37 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
           <div className="input-currency">
             <CWText type="b2">
               {parseFloat(safeCurrentAmount) > 0
-                ? `${safeCurrentAmount} ${
-                    isThreadCreationMode || !isSellMode
-                      ? primaryTokenSymbol
-                      : threadToken?.symbol || 'TOKEN'
-                  }`
-                : `0.000 ${
-                    isThreadCreationMode || !isSellMode
-                      ? primaryTokenSymbol
-                      : threadToken?.symbol || 'TOKEN'
-                  }`}
+                ? `${safeCurrentAmount} ${displayCurrencySymbol}`
+                : `0.000 ${displayCurrencySymbol}`}
             </CWText>
-            <CWIcon iconName="chevronDown" className="chevron-icon" />
+            {!isSellMode && (
+              <PopoverMenu
+                menuItems={currencyOptions.map((option) => ({
+                  type: 'default' as const,
+                  label: option.symbol,
+                  onClick: () => {
+                    setSelectedBuyCurrency(option.type);
+                  },
+                }))}
+                placement="bottom-end"
+                modifiers={[{ name: 'offset', options: { offset: [0, 8] } }]}
+                renderTrigger={(onClick, isOpen) => (
+                  <button
+                    className="currency-dropdown-trigger"
+                    onClick={onClick}
+                    type="button"
+                  >
+                    <CWIcon
+                      iconName={isOpen ? 'caretUp' : 'chevronDown'}
+                      className="chevron-icon"
+                    />
+                  </button>
+                )}
+              />
+            )}
+            {isSellMode && (
+              <CWIcon iconName="chevronDown" className="chevron-icon" />
+            )}
           </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -517,7 +669,7 @@ const ThreadTokenWidget = ({
             parseFloat(safeCurrentAmount) >
               parseFloat(
                 isThreadCreationMode || !isSellMode
-                  ? userBalance
+                  ? selectedCurrencyBalance
                   : userTokenBalance,
               ) ||
             isWrongNetwork
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/pages/CommunityManagement/TokenIntegration/ConnectTokenForm/ConnectTokenStep/ConnectTokenStep.tsx b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/pages/CommunityManagement/TokenIntegration/ConnectTokenForm/ConnectTokenStep/ConnectTokenStep.tsx
index c508903636b..eb3cab1b1eb 100644
--- a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/pages/CommunityManagement/TokenIntegration/ConnectTokenForm/ConnectTokenStep/ConnectTokenStep.tsx
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/pages/CommunityManagement/TokenIntegration/ConnectTokenForm/ConnectTokenStep/ConnectTokenStep.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const ConnectTokenStep = ({
           </CWText>
         </div>
         <CWRadioButton
-          value={`${baseNode.id}`}
+          value={`${baseNode?.id}`}
           checked
           name="chainNodeId"
           hookToForm