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How to swap bitcoin between the blockchain and the Lightning Network
How to swap bitcoin between the blockchain and the Lightning Network

Bitcoin used to be siloed in its various networks. Now it's fast, easy and FREE to swap bitcoin between networks. The future is here!

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Written by CL - Bitcoin Well
Updated over 2 months ago

Swapping bitcoin between the Lightning Network and the main blockchain is fast and easy! Here's how:

  1. Go to the Swap page and select the network you'd like to receive your bitcoin as well as your destination wallet
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  2. Once you’ve selected your destination network and destination address, you’ll see a QR code and address under your network selection. This is your unique Swap Address! Send bitcoin here anytime to swap between networks.
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  3. Once Bitcoin WEll receives your bitcoin, we instantly convert between networks and send it across to your destination wallet. The best part? ZERO FEES for swaps. Swapping bitcoin is available for fully verified and Lite accounts.
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  4. Bitcoin Swapper use case: DCA without a UTXO nightmare!
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    Now you can stack sats as frequently as you'd like by buying directly to your Lightning wallet. Once you've reached a large enough stack, swap it across to on-chain and get one large UTXO to your cold storage.
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    DCA as frequently as you like to self-custody without a UXTO management challenge! 🤑
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