Crypto swap guides
Step-by-step help for swaps on xswap.to, built on the exchange listing and checked against primary sources. Start with the swap you are about to make, or read the network and safety guides first.
Swap step by step
How to swap Bitcoin (BTC) to Solana (SOL)
Open the BTC to SOL pair, choose SOL on the Solana network, paste your Solana address and send BTC to the one-time deposit address on your order page…
How to swap Ethereum (ETH) to Solana (SOL)
Pick the ETH listing for the network your coins are on (eth for Ethereum, ethbase for Base, etharb for Arbitrum One, ethop for OP Mainnet), choose SO…
How to swap Bitcoin (BTC) to BNB on BNB Smart Chain
Open the BTC to BNB pair, keep BNB on BNB Smart Chain (id bnbbsc) as the payout, paste a 0x address you control on BNB Smart Chain and send BTC to th…
Networks and fees
USDT networks compared: TRC-20, ERC-20, BEP-20 and more
USDT exists as a separate token on each network: TRC-20 on TRON, ERC-20 on Ethereum, BEP-20 on BNB Smart Chain, SPL on Solana, a Jetton on TON and mo…
How to convert USDT TRC-20 to ERC-20, and back
You cannot send TRC-20 USDT straight to an Ethereum address: the transfer happens on TRON, and an 0x address is not a TRON address. To move it, swap …
Crypto bridge vs cross-chain swap: what is the difference?
A bridge keeps the asset and changes the chain, usually by locking the original and minting a wrapped token on the other side. A cross-chain swap cha…
Crypto network fees explained: who pays what in a swap
Three network fees are involved in a crypto swap. Your wallet pays a network fee to send the deposit. A deposit fee comes out of the coins you send, …
Safety and troubleshooting
Sent crypto on the wrong network: what happens and what you can do
When coins go out on the wrong network, the transfer still confirms there: they sit at that address on the chain you used, not on the one you meant. …
Memo, tag, destination tag and comment: what they are and when you need one
A memo is a short extra field on a transaction. Networks name it differently: destination tag on the XRP Ledger, memo on Stellar, Cosmos Hub and Hede…
Swap status explained: what each stage means and what to do
The status tells you which step your swap is in. Waiting means no deposit has been seen yet, confirming means the deposit is collecting network confi…
How to check a crypto transaction on a block explorer
Copy the transaction hash (TxID) from your wallet and paste it into the search box of an explorer for the same network: mempool.space for Bitcoin, Et…
Basics
How long does a crypto swap take?
A swap takes as long as its steps added together: your deposit confirming on the sending network, the exchange partner swapping the coins, and the pa…
Floating rate explained: why your final swap amount can differ
Every swap on xswap.to uses a floating rate. The amount shown before you send is an estimate at the current rate, with the deposit fee and the payout…
How to swap crypto without an account
You can swap crypto on xswap.to without an account: choose the pair, paste your receiving address and send your coins to the one-time deposit address…
How to swap crypto from the wallet you already use
You can swap from any self-custody wallet without connecting it to xswap.to. Copy your receiving address from the wallet's Receive screen, create the…
Coin changes
Toncoin is now Gram: what changes when you swap TON
Toncoin, the native coin of The Open Network, was renamed Gram with the ticker GRAM at 12:00 UTC on June 15, 2026, after a community vote. Only the n…
MATIC to POL: what changed and how to swap
On September 4, 2024, POL replaced MATIC as the gas and staking token of Polygon PoS, and MATIC on Polygon PoS became POL at 1:1 with nothing to do. …