To swap BTCB to BTC, choose BTCB on BNB Chain as “from” and BTC on Bitcoin as “to”, paste your bitcoin address and confirm one BNB Chain transaction. On November 12, 2026, $1,000 of BTCB (0.013703 BTCB) quoted 0.013631 BTC in about 12.5 minutes, before the 0.7% service fee. No Binance account is involved: native bitcoin arrives at your own address.
Key Takeaways
- Route type: cross-chain bridge or solver (Layerswap, Relay, NEAR Intents) paying native BTC from its own liquidity.
- Time: about 12.5 minutes at $1,000 and $10,000; about 22 minutes at $100.
- Cost by size: you kept 98.59% of the BTCB at $100, 99.48% at $1,000 and 99.65% at $10,000.
- Main catch: BTCB looked cheaper than BTC in dollar terms, so compare BTC received per BTCB sent, not the dollar values.
What Is BTCB?
BTCB (Binance-Peg BTCB, also called Binance Bitcoin) is a BEP-20 token on BNB Chain issued by Binance, which says pegged tokens like BTCB are 100% backed by bitcoin held in reserve. Contract 0x7130...ad9c, 18 decimals. CoinGecko counted 65,301 BTCB in total supply on November 12, 2026, about $4.8 billion at $73,445. BTCB is used for DeFi on BNB Chain, but it cannot be sent to a bitcoin address and depends on Binance keeping the reserve.
What Is BTC?
BTC is native bitcoin on the Bitcoin network: no issuer, no smart contract, self-custody with a key you hold. Addresses start with bc1, 1 or 3. Moving from BTCB to BTC swaps a claim on Binance’s reserve for the asset itself, which is why people do it before long-term storage or a cold wallet.
How the BTCB to BTC Swap Works
You sign one transaction on BNB Chain that sends BTCB to the route’s contract or deposit address. The provider, Layerswap, Relay or NEAR Intents on our check, then pays native BTC from its own bitcoin liquidity to your address. Nothing is “unwrapped” through Binance; the provider takes your BTCB and you get BTC that already exists on the Bitcoin network. You need a little BNB for gas ($0.01 to $0.04 on our check) and nothing on the Bitcoin side.
Quotes by Amount (November 12, 2026)
| You send | BTCB sent | You receive | Kept | Route | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 of BTCB | 0.0013703 | 0.001351 BTC | 98.59% | Relay | about 22 min |
| $1,000 of BTCB | 0.013703 | 0.013631 BTC | 99.48% | Layerswap | about 12.5 min |
| $10,000 of BTCB | 0.137025 | 0.13654 BTC | 99.65% | Layerswap | about 12.5 min |
LI.FI priced BTCB at $72,979 and BTC at about $73,365 in the same check, a gap of about 0.5%, so the dollar column of a quote showed more than $10,000 coming out for $10,000 in. That is a pricing artifact: per BTCB sent, the $10,000 route returned 99.65%. Fees have a fixed part, which is why $100 cost 1.41% and $10,000 only 0.35%. Quotes are LI.FI routes before the 0.7% Step Exchange service fee; they change every minute.
BTCB to BTC, WBTC or USDT?
| From $1,000 of BTCB | You receive | Time | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC on Bitcoin | 0.013631 BTC | about 12.5 min | cold storage, self-custody |
| WBTC on Ethereum | 0.013646 WBTC | about 2.4 min | Ethereum DeFi |
| USDT on BNB Chain | 997.14 USDT | seconds | leaving bitcoin exposure |
WBTC paid slightly more and arrived faster, but it is another wrapped token, with its own custodian, see WBTC to BTC. Coinbase’s version on Base is covered in cbBTC to BTC. Only the first row ends with bitcoin that no company backs.
Swap or Withdraw Through Binance?
If you already have a verified Binance account, you can deposit BTCB to Binance and withdraw BTC on the Bitcoin network; Binance charges a network withdrawal fee shown on the withdrawal screen. The swap route is for BTCB in a self-custodial wallet: no account, no KYC, no deposit confirmations at the exchange, and the BTC goes straight to your address. For large amounts, compare both on the day.
Step by Step
- Copy your bitcoin address (bc1, 1 or 3).
- Connect your BNB Chain wallet holding BTCB, with about $0.05 of BNB for gas.
- From: BTCB on BNB Chain. To: BTC on Bitcoin. Paste the address.
- Check BTC received against BTCB sent, not the dollar values.
- Confirm and wait about 12 to 25 minutes for the bitcoin.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Sending BTCB to a bitcoin address directly: BTCB is a BNB Chain token; a wallet transfer to a bc1 address fails or is lost. Use a swap.
- Swapping many small amounts: at $100 the cost was 1.41%; batch into one larger swap.
- No BNB for gas: the swap starts with a BNB Chain transaction; get BNB first with BTC to BNB or keep a little.
Other bitcoin routes: USDT to BTC, BNB to BTC, ETH to BTC.