To swap TRX to BTC, connect your Tron wallet, choose TRX on Tron as “from” and BTC on Bitcoin as “to”, paste your Bitcoin address (bc1, 3 or 1) and confirm. On November 5, 2026, $1,000 of TRX quoted 0.012305 BTC through NEAR Intents in about 24 minutes, before the 0.7% service fee. The catch is the Tron side: a network fee estimated by LI.FI at about $22.79 per swap, whatever the amount.
Key Takeaways
- Route type: cross-chain in one Tron transaction; native BTC arrives at your Bitcoin address.
- Time: about 24 minutes.
- Cost: 0.37% route fees plus a Tron network fee of about $22.79 (LI.FI estimate), before the 0.7% service fee.
- Main catch: the Tron cost is flat, so it eats 2.3% of $1,000 but only 0.23% of $10,000. At $100 there was no route at all.
What Is TRX?
TRX is the native coin of Tron and the only thing that pays for Tron network resources. A plain TRX transfer uses bandwidth and contract calls use energy; if your account has no staked or rented resources, the network burns TRX from your balance to cover them, on top of the amount you swap.
What Is BTC?
BTC is the native coin of Bitcoin. This route pays out real bitcoin to a Bitcoin address you control, not a wrapped token on another chain, so you can hold it in cold storage or send it anywhere on Bitcoin. Bitcoin addresses start with bc1, 3 or 1.
How the TRX to BTC Swap Works
You sign one transaction on Tron that hands your TRX to NEAR Intents. A solver then sends BTC from its own liquidity to your Bitcoin address. NEAR Intents was the only route the router found on our check. You do not need any BTC beforehand: the solver pays the Bitcoin transaction. Background: what is an intent-based bridge.
Quotes and Full Cost by Amount (November 5, 2026)
| You send | You receive | Value of BTC received | Route fees | Tron network fee | Full cost | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 of TRX | no route found | - | - | - | - | - |
| $1,000 of TRX | 0.012305 BTC | $989.10 | $3.70 | $22.79 | about $33.69 (3.4%) | about 24 min |
| $10,000 of TRX | 0.123223 BTC | $9,904.80 | $36.97 | $22.79 | about $118 (1.2%) | about 24 min |
Full cost is the gap between what you send and the value LI.FI put on the BTC you receive, plus the Tron network fee estimate. BTC per dollar was almost the same at both amounts; the difference in percent comes from the flat Tron cost. Quotes are LI.FI routes before the 0.7% Step Exchange service fee and change every minute.
When Not to Swap TRX to BTC Here
- Small amounts: below about $1,000 the fixed Tron cost becomes a big share of the swap, and at $100 there was no route on our check. Collect TRX first and swap once.
- You staked TRX for resources: if your account has enough staked or rented bandwidth and energy, less TRX is burned and the $22.79 estimate may overstate your cost. That changes the math in your favour.
- You only need dollars: if bitcoin is not the goal, swapping TRX to USDT stays on Tron and avoids the long Bitcoin payout: TRX to USDT.
Step by Step
- Copy your Bitcoin address from a wallet you control.
- Connect your Tron wallet with the TRX to swap plus extra TRX for the network fee.
- From: TRX on Tron. To: BTC on Bitcoin. Paste the Bitcoin address.
- Check the quote: BTC received and the Tron fee shown in your wallet.
- Confirm on Tron and wait about 24 minutes for the payout.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Swapping your whole TRX balance: the Tron network fee is paid in TRX on top of the swap amount. Leave about $25 of TRX, or the transaction fails.
- Pasting an exchange deposit address: you can, but send to your own Bitcoin wallet if the exchange has minimums or memo rules for incoming BTC.
- Expecting wrapped BTC on Tron: this route pays native BTC on Bitcoin. Check that the address is a Bitcoin address, not a T… or 0x one.
The other direction: BTC to TRX. More from Tron: TRX to ETH. More into bitcoin: SOL to BTC.