BTC → ETH: where to swap

Updated 11 September 2026 · compiled by the editorial team from the services' own pages

Where to swap Bitcoin for Ethereum without opening an account, what each service asks for and what decides the amount you actually receive. The market rate below is a reference; the final number is named by the service at the quote step.

BTC → ETH swaps one asset for another without going through a stablecoin. Two volatile sides mean the quote is held for a shorter window — that is where a fixed rate earns its small premium.

Leaving Bitcoin usually means the wait is over rather than the price is wrong — each move costs the most in fees, so it is done rarely and in size.

Ether is taken to use it: staking, DeFi, NFT — everything on Ethereum needs it for gas, which is why the entry amount is usually planned around the gas budget.

Market rate right now: 1 BTC ≈ 31.1863 ETH. Services quote their own final number on their page — this one is the market reference, not an offer.

Minimum for BTC: 0.001 BTC. Networks: Bitcoin out, ERC20 in — check the network your wallet supports before you send.

How this swap goes

1. Pick BTC → ETH and the amount. The quote is for that amount: a larger transfer can get a different one.
2. Give the receiving address on the right network — ERC20 for ETH. The same coin on another network is another address.
3. Send from your wallet. Confirmations are the network's job, not the service's: under load the wait grows.
4. The payout arrives at your address. Nothing stays on an account anywhere — there is no account.

This pair in numbers

Networks and timing for this pair

Sending BTC takes about 10 minutes per confirmation, and the fee is the highest of the coins here at busy hours. The payout in ETH settles in about 12 seconds; its fee is gas, which swings with network load and is deducted from what you receive. Bitcoin confirmations are slow by design, so a floating rate has the most time to move while the transfer waits. ERC-20 gas is the single reason a small swap can return less than it cost — check the fee before the rate.

What changes the amount you get

• The network fee is deducted at payout. On ETH over ERC20 it is the smallest part of the deal; over ERC-20 at a busy hour it can be the largest.
• The rate type. A floating rate follows the market until confirmation, a fixed one is locked — see which to choose.
• The minimum. Just above it the fixed network fee takes a painful share — see why.

Verification and AML

A standard swap here needs no identity check. A transfer that trips AML rules is held and verification is requested — every service in the table states this before you send, and this guide explains what it means in practice.

Questions about BTC → ETH

How long does BTC → ETH take?

Sending BTC takes about 10 minutes per confirmation, and the fee is the highest of the coins here at busy hours. The payout in ETH settles in about 12 seconds; its fee is gas, which swings with network load and is deducted from what you receive. Bitcoin confirmations are slow by design, so a floating rate has the most time to move while the transfer waits. ERC-20 gas is the single reason a small swap can return less than it cost — check the fee before the rate. In practice the whole swap is the sum of those two waits plus the seconds the service needs in between.

What is the smallest BTC amount that makes sense?

The service minimum is 0.001 BTC, but «makes sense» is higher: just above the minimum the fixed network fee of ETH takes a visible share of the payout. Why that happens.

Do I need an account to swap BTC for ETH?

Not with the services in the top of the table — they move coins from your wallet to your wallet and hold nothing in between. Verification appears only when a transfer trips AML rules.

Nearby directions

• BTC → USDT
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• SOL → USDT
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