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Swap WBTC from Ethereum to USDT on BNB Chain

Swap WBTC from Ethereum to USDT on BNB Chain. A chain 56 payment in Tether can start from wrapped bitcoin held as an ERC-20 on Ethereum.

Approve WBTC at 0x2260FAC5E5542a773Aa44fBCfeDf7C193bc2C599 on Etherscan. Eight decimals, and it is not a Bitcoin-network coin. Receive BSC-USD at 0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955 on BscScan, Tether's 18 decimal token on chain 56. Ethereum USDT at 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7 is not the balance that increases. You pay ETH gas on chain id 1, where a block takes about 12 seconds. The recipient must be on chain 56, watching BscScan, or they will miss the payment entirely on arrival.

Diagram for Swap WBTC from Ethereum to USDT on BNB Chain
WBTC leaves Ethereum. USDT is what can arrive on BNB Chain.

Contracts before the ticker

The pair is fully named by two strings: 0x2260FAC5E5542a773Aa44fBCfeDf7C193bc2C599 on Etherscan and 0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955 on BscScan. WBTC in, BSC-USD out. If either explorer shows a different contract under a similar name, stop. Copies reuse the first and last characters.

A payee on Ethereum wants a different USDT

This route is the wrong tool when the invoice says Ethereum and prints 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7. Sell WBTC for that Tether on mainnet. Bridge when the invoice says BNB Chain and prints the BSC-USD address. How to bridge assets between chains is the signing order. The asset pair is still this one.

Bitcoin chain is the wrong destination

Sending WBTC to a Bitcoin address will not redeem it. This route also will not. You finish holding Tether on BNB Chain. If the goal is bitcoin in a Bitcoin wallet, stop and use whatever redemption path your WBTC custodian documents. BscScan will not show a bitcoin UTXO.

Fees around an 8 decimal token

Keep ETH for the Ethereum approval. WBTC cannot pay it. Keep BNB for the chain 56 transfer that follows, because BSC-USD cannot pay it. Blocks on BNB Chain are about 3 seconds. Size the trade from the quote, and remember that 8 decimal units are easy to mistype.

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Risk disclosure

XAUConnect is a non-custodial swap aggregator. Digital assets are volatile and may lose value rapidly. Content on this page is educational and not investment advice. Verify every contract address on the official block explorer before approving a transaction.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best way to swap WBTC from Ethereum to USDT on BNB Chain?

Approve WBTC at 0x2260FAC5E5542a773Aa44fBCfeDf7C193bc2C599 on Etherscan. Eight decimals, and it is not a Bitcoin-network coin.

Is WBTC the same as bitcoin for this payment?

No. WBTC at 0x2260FAC5E5542a773Aa44fBCfeDf7C193bc2C599 is an ERC-20 on Ethereum, 8 decimals, checked on Etherscan. This route spends it and pays BSC-USD on BNB Chain. A Bitcoin wallet cannot hold either token. Treat the position as an Ethereum asset until you deliberately redeem it somewhere else.

Which Tether should the recipient watch?

BscScan for 0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955, on chain id 56. Watching Etherscan for 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7 will show no change from this route. Ask the recipient to switch networks before they check. The token uses 18 decimals, unlike 6 decimal Ethereum USDT, so the wallet must import the BscScan contract.

What if I want USDT but I am still trading on Ethereum?

Stay on Ethereum. WBTC and Tether already have a mainnet market, and the output is 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7. This bridge is the wrong tool for that market. Use it when the Tether has to be BSC-USD because the next wallet, pool, or invoice is on chain 56.

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