BTC · Sell this asset
Sell Bitcoin (BTC) and get paid to your account
Bitcoin settles on its own chain, with a block roughly every ten minutes. It is the slowest asset to confirm in our catalogue, and that is structural: nothing speeds up a block. In exchange it is also the one with the deepest exit liquidity, in every currency we settle.
- 1 network
- 22 payout methods
- 15 currencies
- minimum deposit 0.0005 BTC
Accepted networks and confirmation delays
The number of confirmations we require is not negotiable: it is the threshold beyond which a chain reorganisation becomes unlikely enough to commit to an irrevocable payment on the other side.
| Network | Confirmations | Block time | Estimated wait | Memo required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 2 | 600 s | 20 min | None |
The pitfall to know
A deposit sent with too low a fee can sit in the mempool for hours. The rate is locked when the order is created, so waiting does not change your amount as long as the deposit lands inside the announced window.
Deposit: minimum, rate lock, precision
These four values shape the order before you even pick a payout method. They belong to the asset.
- Minimum deposit
- 0.0005 BTCBelow that, the network cost taken from the deposit is too large a share of the amount for the operation to make sense.
- Rate lock window
- 15 minutesShort window: the price can move while confirmations land, and we carry that risk once the rate is locked.
- Base unit decimals
- 8Amounts are handled as integers of base units, never floating point numbers: no silent rounding loss.
- Corridor status
- In productionCorridor in production: delays and execution rate considered stabilised.
Multi-country payout methods
These rails behave identically in every country they cover: same detail format, same delay, same currency. A per-country page would say nothing more, so there is none.
| Payout method | Currency | Typical time | Min – max per operation | Rail fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virement SEPA Instantane | EUR | under 5 minutes | €20.00 – €100,000 | No rail fee |
| Virement SEPA | EUR | about 4 hours | €20.00 – €500,000 | No rail fee |
| PayPal | EUR | about 10 minutes | €20.00 – €5,000.00 | €0.35 + 2.00% |
| WiseBeta | EUR | about 30 minutes | €20.00 – €100,000 | No rail fee |
| Revolut | EUR | under 5 minutes | €20.00 – €100,000 | No rail fee |
| Orange MoneyBeta | XOF | about 5 minutes | F CFA 100,000 – F CFA 100,000,000 | 0.90% |
| Virement international SWIFT | USD | 2 business day(s) | $500.00 – $1,000,000 | $25.00 |
The delays shown are market orders of magnitude, expressed as medians. They are not a contractual commitment and are republished as soon as our own measurements contradict them.
Local payout methods, country by country
On these rails the country carries its own information: identifier format, limits, hours, reporting framework. Each page says what the others do not.
- Faster Payments · United Kingdomunder 5 minutesSettles in GBP, no rail fee
- ACH · United States1 business day(s)Settles in USD, no rail fee
- Domestic Wire · United Statesabout 3 hoursSettles in USD, rail fee $15.00
- Interac e-Transfer · Canadaabout 5 minutesSettles in CAD, no rail fee
- PIX · Brazilunder 5 minutesSettles in BRL, no rail fee
- SPEI · Mexicounder 5 minutesSettles in MXN, no rail fee
- Nequi · Colombiaabout 5 minutesSettles in COP, no rail fee
- Transferencia CBU / CVU · Argentinaabout 5 minutesSettles in ARS, no rail fee
- M-Pesa · Kenyaunder 5 minutesSettles in KES, rail fee 0.50%
- Virement bancaire NIP · Nigeriaunder 5 minutesSettles in NGN, rail fee 0.50%
- MTN Mobile Money · Ghanaunder 5 minutesSettles in GHS, rail fee 0.75%
- Wave · Senegalunder 5 minutesSettles in XOF, rail fee 0.75%
- Wave · Ivory Coastunder 5 minutesSettles in XOF, rail fee 0.75%
- GCash · Philippinesunder 5 minutesSettles in PHP, rail fee 0.75%
- Virement FAST · Turkeyabout 5 minutesSettles in TRY, rail fee 0.60%
- Virement bancaire AED · United Arab Emiratesabout 4 hoursSettles in AED, rail fee 0.40%
What you pay, line by line
Three deductions, never one more. The lines sum to exactly the gap to the mid-market rate.
The network cost is taken in kind from your deposit, before any conversion: it is what leaving the BTC chain costs, and it does not come to us. It varies with the network you pick, which is the main reason to prefer one over another.
Our spread carries a volatility surcharge. Once the rate is locked, we carry the market move until your deposit lands: that surcharge is the price of the guarantee, and it appears as its own line.
The rail fee depends on the payout method you pick, and it is shown in the table above before you select anything. Most local rails charge none; the international wire and the e-wallet are the notable exceptions.
Total time, with no favourable rounding
The delay you experience is the sum of two things: the confirmation wait on the network you pick, then the rail settlement. We show both separately because we control neither — we only control triggering the payout as soon as confirmations land, with no extra wait on our side.
Other assets in the same delay family
If the confirmation time bothers you, another asset in the same wallet often changes everything.
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- BNB (BNB)1 networkVolatile asset, spread surcharge
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- Cardano (ADA)1 networkVolatile asset, spread surcharge
Frequently asked questions about selling Bitcoin
How long does selling Bitcoin take?
Two durations add up. First the on-chain confirmation: 20 min on Bitcoin. Then the settlement of the rail you pick: under 5 minutes on Virement SEPA Instantane, and up to several business days on an international wire. The payout method table above gives each one.
What is the minimum BTC deposit?
0.0005 BTC. Below that threshold the network cost taken from the deposit is too large a share of the amount for the operation to make sense. This minimum belongs to the asset: it does not depend on the payout method, which has its own settlement minimum.
Is the displayed BTC rate guaranteed?
The net amount is firm from the moment the order is created and stays so for 15 minutes. If your deposit lands after expiry we re-quote and ask you to accept the new amount before anything is paid. Nothing is ever executed at an amount you have not seen.