BTC on Bitcoin: fee right now
Sending BTC on Bitcoin costs $0.117 (0.0000014 BTC) on-chain right now and takes about 10–30 min to confirm. The cheapest exchange withdrawal we can read is Binance at $1.67 (0.00002 BTC), so leaving an exchange and sending on again costs about $1.79 in total. Among 4 BTC rails with a reading, Bitcoin ranks 4 of 4 by total cost.
Read 28 Sept, 02:47 UTC; on-chain figures cached 90 s, exchange figures 10 min. Every number below names its source.
Exchange withdrawal fees
3 of 5 readable| Exchange | Fee (USD) | Fee (BTC) | Minimum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | $1.67cheapest | 0.00002 BTC | 0.0001 BTC | enabled · ~1 min |
| KuCoin | $7.51 | 0.00009 BTC | 0.00018 BTC | enabled · 3 conf |
| HTX | $4.17 | 0.00005 BTC | 0.0001 BTC | enabled · 2 conf |
| Bybit | unavailable: unavailable (Request parameter error: apiKey is missing) | |||
| OKX | unavailable: requires exchange login; not shown | |||
Basis: the flat fee each exchange charges to withdraw BTC on Bitcoin, in BTC, converted at $83,483 per BTC; read 28 Sept, 02:45 UTC. Paused means the exchange has the rail switched off right now. Full matrix on the exchange fees page.
On-chain fee, last 24 hours
$0.117
0.0000014 BTC · ~10–30 min
Basis: 1 sat/vB (30-min target) × 140 vB, from mempool.space. The 24h figures are this desk's own log of the same USD fee, sampled at most every 5 minutes; with fewer than two readings the chart says so. JSON at /api/fees/history?network=bitcoin.
How to send BTC on Bitcoin
- Ask the receiver for a BTC address on Bitcoin and check the network name on their deposit page matches. BTC on another network is a different token and a deposit on the wrong one is usually lost.
- On the exchange choose BTC, then network Bitcoin; the form shows the fee and minimum. Right now the enabled rails are Binance ($1.67), HTX ($4.17) and KuCoin ($7.51).
- Paste the address, send a small test amount first if the sum is large, and wait for about 10–30 min.
- Paste the address into the address check to confirm it belongs to Bitcoin before confirming; then use the route planner if you want every rail ranked for your amount.
BTC on other networks
| Network | Chain fee | Cheapest withdrawal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) | not tracked | $0.023 · Binance | $0.023exchange only |
| Ethereum (ERC-20) | not tracked | $0.793 · Binance | $0.793exchange only |
| Tron (TRC-20) | not tracked | $0.835 · HTX | $0.835exchange only |
| Arbitrum One | not tracked | none enabled | —no reading |
| Base | not tracked | none enabled | —no reading |
Basis: cheapest total first; total is the cheapest enabled exchange withdrawal plus the on-chain fee where both are known, otherwise whichever one is. Ranking for every network on the BTC hub.
Questions
- Why does the BTC fee on Bitcoin change?
- The on-chain figure is 1 sat/vB (30-min target) × 140 vB, read from mempool.space. It moves for two reasons: the network's fee market (gas, energy or priority price) rises and falls with demand, and the USD figure follows the BTC price ($83,430 when this page was built). We re-read both every 90 seconds and never fill a gap with an old number.
- What is the minimum BTC withdrawal on Bitcoin?
- Right now: Binance 0.0001 BTC, HTX 0.0001 BTC and KuCoin 0.00018 BTC. Below the minimum the exchange refuses the withdrawal; at or just above it the flat fee is a large share of what arrives ($1.67 of a 0.0001 BTC withdrawal at Binance).
- Is Bitcoin the cheapest network to send BTC right now?
- No. BNB Smart Chain is cheapest right now at $0.023 total; Bitcoin is $1.79, rank 4 of 4. Cheapest only matters if the receiver accepts BTC on that network.
CheapestChain is sponsored by Craze, a casino that takes crypto deposits. We have no commercial relationship with any exchange or network named here and no affiliate links to them; exchange figures are read from each exchange's public endpoint and shown as they arrive. Not financial advice; fees change without notice, so check the form before confirming.