To swap SOL to BTC you send native SOL from a Solana wallet or exchange to the deposit address of a swap order and receive Bitcoin at a bc1โฆ, 3โฆ or 1โฆ address you control. On the SOL to BTC page that is one order with no account. At the time of writing the minimum was about 0.283 SOL (roughly $30), the Solana deposit needed 200 confirmations, and the Bitcoin payout carried a network fee of 0.000057 BTC. That last number is the one most people overlook, so this guide starts with it.
Why the Bitcoin payout fee decides the sensible amount
The payout fee is a fixed amount of BTC, not a percentage. At around $82,600 per bitcoin, 0.000057 BTC is about $4.70. On a $1,000 swap that is under half a percent; on a $30 swap it is more than 15%. The service fee (1% on the float rate, 1.5% on the fixed rate) comes on top, but it scales with the amount, so on small swaps the fixed payout cost dominates.
| Swap size | Payout fee | Fee share | + 1% float fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| $30 (โ 0.28 SOL) | โ $4.70 | 15.7% | 16.7% |
| $50 | โ $4.70 | 9.4% | 10.4% |
| $100 | โ $4.70 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| $250 | โ $4.70 | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| $1,000 | โ $4.70 | 0.47% | 1.47% |
The widget shows the BTC you will receive after all of this, so you do not need to subtract anything by hand. The table only explains why the quote for 0.3 SOL looks worse than the quote for 3 SOL. If you plan several small swaps, one larger order is cheaper. The payout fee is set by the liquidity provider from current Bitcoin mempool conditions and can move between days.
How much BTC you get for 1 SOL
Both coins are priced in dollars, so the cross rate is SOL's price divided by Bitcoin's. With SOL near $106 and BTC near $82,600, 1 SOL is about 0.00128 BTC, 10 SOL about 0.0128 BTC and 100 SOL about 0.128 BTC before fees. The crypto converter recalculates this at the live price, and the pair page lists popular amounts in both directions.
Sending SOL: from a wallet or from an exchange
- Open the swap widget for SOL to BTC, type the SOL amount and read the BTC you will receive and the minimum.
- Pick float (follows the market until the deposit is confirmed) or fixed (locks the BTC amount for the payment window, 1.5% fee).
- Paste a Bitcoin receive address from your own wallet and create the order.
- From Phantom, Solflare, Backpack or a hardware wallet, send native SOL to the deposit address shown on the order page. Do not send wrapped SOL (wSOL) or SOL on another network.
- From an exchange, withdraw SOL with the network called Solana (SOL) and check that the amount after the exchange's withdrawal fee still matches the order.
- Keep the order page open: it shows the deposit status, then the Bitcoin transaction hash.
Leave a little SOL in your wallet. Solana charges 5,000 lamports (0.000005 SOL) per signature plus any priority fee, and every SPL token account you hold keeps about 0.002 SOL locked as a rent deposit. If you send the whole balance, you may not be able to move tokens left in the same wallet until you top it up.
200 confirmations on Solana: how long that takes
The provider credits a SOL deposit after 200 confirmations. That sounds like a lot until you look at Solana's slot time of roughly 400 milliseconds: 200 slots pass in about 80โ90 seconds. Processing on the provider side usually adds a minute or two. In practice the Solana side of the swap is done in a few minutes, and the rest of the wait is Bitcoin.
Bitcoin targets one block every ten minutes on average, but the gaps vary from seconds to over half an hour. The payout counts as sent once it is broadcast; your wallet will show it as confirmed after the first block. A typical SOL to BTC swap therefore takes 10โ30 minutes from the moment your SOL transaction lands.
Choosing the Bitcoin address
Any standard Bitcoin address works: native SegWit (bc1qโฆ), Taproot (bc1pโฆ), nested SegWit (3โฆ) or legacy (1โฆ). If you will spend these coins later, bc1q and bc1p addresses are cheaper to spend from because their inputs take fewer virtual bytes โ the Bitcoin fee calculator shows the difference. Check the address with the address validator and compare the first and last characters after pasting.
Mistakes we see on SOL deposits
- Sending a token instead of SOL. USDC, BONK or any other SPL token sent to a SOL deposit address is not SOL. Create a separate order for that token.
- An expired order. The order page has a countdown. If your SOL arrives after it ends, contact support with the order link and the transaction signature instead of sending again.
- A failed transaction that still cost a fee. On Solana a failed transaction can still be charged the base fee. Look the signature up on a Solana explorer; status Failed means no SOL moved.
- A Bitcoin address typed by hand. Bitcoin payments cannot be reversed. Paste from the wallet, never retype.
FAQ
What is the minimum for SOL to BTC?
About 0.283 SOL (roughly $30) at the time of writing. The widget shows the current minimum; it moves with network costs.
Why do I get noticeably less BTC on a small swap?
The Bitcoin payout fee is fixed, about 0.000057 BTC on 21 October 2026. On $30 that is around 15% of the swap, on $1,000 under half a percent.
How long does a SOL to BTC swap take?
The 200 Solana confirmations take about a minute and a half. After that the payout waits for a Bitcoin block, so 10โ30 minutes in total is typical.
Can I send SOL from Binance or another exchange?
Yes. Withdraw with the Solana network and make sure the amount that arrives after the exchange's fee equals the order amount.
Do I need a memo for a SOL deposit?
No. Solana deposits are identified by the deposit address alone.