Moving into Bitcoin and back out

Coins enter Bitcoin and leave it through a plain order: pick a route, send the coins and collect them at your own address.

Rate as of Nov 1, 2026 03:19

Bitcoin is a layer-one blockchain of its own (L1). Fees are paid in BTC, and addresses look like this: 1…, 3…, bc1…

Routes into Bitcoin and out of it

Into Bitcoin

Network	Route	Rate	From
Ethereum	ETH → BTC	1 ETH = 0.0291738 BTC	2.95 ETH
Arbitrum One	ETH Arbitrum → BTC	1 ETH Arbitrum = 0.0291738 BTC	2.95 ETH Arbitrum
OP Mainnet (Optimism)	ETH Optimism → BTC	1 ETH Optimism = 0.0291738 BTC	2.95 ETH Optimism
BNB Smart Chain	BNB BEP20 → BTC	1 BNB BEP20 = 0.00913131 BTC	0.161609 BNB BEP20
TRON	TRX → BTC	1 TRX = 0.00000391043 BTC	27,400 TRX
Solana	SOL → BTC	1 SOL = 0.00123404 BTC	52 SOL
Polygon PoS	POL → BTC	1 POL = 0.000001197 BTC	2,093.58 POL
TON	GRAM → BTC	1 GRAM = 0.0000156235 BTC	39.2921 GRAM
Avalanche C-Chain	AVAX → BTC	1 AVAX = 0.000111213 BTC	26.9531 AVAX

Out of Bitcoin

Network	Route	Rate	From
Ethereum	BTC → ETH	1 BTC = 34.5703 ETH	0.00129399 BTC
Arbitrum One	BTC → ETH Arbitrum	1 BTC = 34.5703 ETH Arbitrum	0.00129399 BTC
OP Mainnet (Optimism)	BTC → ETH Optimism	1 BTC = 34.5703 ETH Optimism	0.00129399 BTC
BNB Smart Chain	BTC → BNB BEP20	1 BTC = 110.3964 BNB BEP20	0.00259894 BTC
TRON	BTC → TRX	1 BTC = 256,363.76 TRX	0.00129399 BTC
Solana	BTC → SOL	1 BTC = 817.2699 SOL	0.00129399 BTC
Polygon PoS	BTC → POL	1 BTC = 839,623.12 POL	—
TON	BTC → GRAM	1 BTC = 64,553.16 GRAM	0.00129399 BTC
Avalanche C-Chain	BTC → AVAX	1 BTC = 9,064.29 AVAX	—

What the Bitcoin network is

Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency. It was described in a 2008 white paper by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto and launched in January 2009. Bitcoin has no issuer or central operator: the rules are enforced by thousands of independent nodes, and the supply is capped at 21 million coins.

Network type	Layer one (L1)
Fees are paid in	BTC
Fee level	medium
Speed	slow
Block	~10 min
Address shape	1…, 3…, bc1…
Memo or tag	not needed
Ethereum-style address (0x…)	no

Network fee right now: a BTC transfer costs about 0.0000014 BTC ($0.11). Rate: 2 sat/vB for the next block, 1 within half an hour, 1 within an hour. Updated Nov 1, 2026 03:14.

Common questions about Bitcoin

How do coins get into Bitcoin?

Through an exchange order: you send coins in one network and coins of this network arrive at your address in Bitcoin. Bridge contracts take no part in it.

What exactly can be moved into Bitcoin?

Right now: BTC. Every route with its rate is in the tables above.

How long does a transfer into Bitcoin take?

It depends on the sending network: first its confirmations, then the send into Bitcoin — slow.

What pays the fees in Bitcoin?

The BTC coin. You do not need it to receive funds — only later, when you decide to move them on.

Which address does Bitcoin need?

An address in Bitcoin: 1…, 3…, bc1…

The Ethereum network The Arbitrum One network The OP Mainnet (Optimism) network The BNB Smart Chain network The TRON network The Solana network The Polygon PoS network The TON network The Avalanche C-Chain network All bridges USDT network fees USDC network fees