Cost to send WBTC on Ethereum: $0.047
Live network fee for a WBTC (ERC-20) transfer, updated 1 min ago.
Sending WBTC on Ethereum currently costs about $0.047 in network fees (0.0000174 ETH). The fee is paid in ETH, not in WBTC: keep a little ETH in the wallet or the transfer will fail.
WBTC also exists on 8 other networks we track. 7 of them are cheaper right now — the cheapest is WBTC on Sonic at $0.00014. Only switch networks if the recipient (wallet or exchange deposit address) explicitly supports that network.
The current gas price is 0.266965 gwei (base fee 0.147136 gwei + median tip 0.119829 gwei). A plain ETH transfer uses 21,000 gas, a ERC-20 token transfer about 65,000 gas (upper estimate; transfers to an address that already holds the token use less), and a simple DEX swap about 180,000 gas.
WBTC transfer cost on every network
| Network | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| Sonic | $0.00014 | $0.00014 |
| OP Mainnet | $0.00019 | $0.00019 |
| Unichain | $0.00027 | $0.00027 |
| Solana | $0.00059 | $0.241 |
| Base | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| BNB Smart Chain | $0.0032 | $0.0032 |
| Avalanche C-Chain | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Ethereum | $0.047 | $0.047 |
| TRON | $2.25 | $4.45 |
WBTC on Ethereum: contract
0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599 — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send WBTC on Ethereum?
About $0.047 right now (0.0000174 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Ethereum nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw WBTC on Ethereum?
Exchanges set their own flat withdrawal fee, often well above the actual network fee, to cover operations and fee spikes. The figure on this page is the on-chain network fee only.
What happens if I send WBTC on the wrong network?
Tokens sent to an address on a network the recipient does not support can be lost or need a costly manual recovery. Always check that the receiving wallet or exchange lists Ethereum as a deposit network for WBTC.
What is the WBTC contract address on Ethereum?
0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599 (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on etherscan.io before adding the token to your wallet.
See also: Ethereum gas fees · transfer cost calculator · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 12:00 UTC.