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Bitcoin is the first and largest cryptocurrency, launched in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It runs on a proof-of-work blockchain with a hard cap of 21 million coins.
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- Starts with bc1, 1 or 3
No account · No email · Non-custodial · All fees included
In shortTo swap Bitcoin (BTC) to Polkadot (DOT) without KYC, enter the amount, paste your DOT address and send your BTC to the one-time deposit address. AltoSwap compares 20+ exchanges for this pair, keeps the no-KYC ones by default and picks one of the best rates for you. No account, email or ID is needed.
Rates come from live exchange quotes and refresh automatically. Page content reviewed by the AltoSwap team on . How we produce and check these pages.
There is no route for BTC to DOT without an exchange at the moment, so this swap goes through an exchange.
You pay your wallet's own network fee to send BTC on Bitcoin. The network fee for paying out DOT on Polkadot is already included in the rate.
Bitcoin and Polkadot live on different blockchains, and this swap uses the native assets on both, with no bridge contract and no wrapped token. The exchange receives BTC on Bitcoin and pays out DOT on Polkadot.
Your DOT is paid on Polkadot. Use an address that starts with 1.
Type how much BTC you want to swap (minimum about 0.000064 BTC). The DOT you will receive updates live.
A top no-KYC rate is already chosen for you. The form shows what you receive, how long it usually takes and the KYC rating of the route.
Paste the Polkadot address where you want to be paid. A refund address for your BTC is optional but recommended.
Send the exact amount to the deposit address on Bitcoin. After it confirms (about 10-30 minutes (1-2 confirmations)), the DOT is sent to your address.
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Bitcoin is the first and largest cryptocurrency, launched in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It runs on a proof-of-work blockchain with a hard cap of 21 million coins.
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Polkadot is a multi-chain network created by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood that connects specialised blockchains to a shared security layer.
Need a different network? BTC (Lightning) to DOT
| AltoSwap | KYC exchange | DEX | Single instant exchange | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account needed | No | Yes, with email and password | No, wallet connection | No |
| Identity documents | None; no-KYC exchanges by default | ID and selfie before trading | None | Depends on that one exchange |
| Who holds your coins | You, apart from the minutes of the swap | The exchange, in your balance | You | You, apart from the minutes of the swap |
| Native BTC and DOT | Yes | Yes | Mostly wrapped or bridged tokens | Yes |
| Rate you get | 20+ exchanges and swap networks, compared live | That exchange's order book | That pool's liquidity | One exchange's quote |
| Time for BTC to DOT | Minutes | Hours to days, including sign-up | Minutes | Minutes |
| Buy with a bank card | No, crypto to crypto only | Yes | No | Usually no |
Enter the BTC amount on this page, paste your DOT address and send your BTC to the deposit address shown. AltoSwap has no accounts and asks for no identity documents, and it routes your swap through exchanges rated A for KYC, meaning providers that do not run identity checks. The DOT is paid directly to your wallet.
The rate moves with the market every few seconds and depends on the amount. The calculator at the top of this page requests live quotes from 20+ exchanges and shows the best current BTC to DOT rate for the amount you enter.
The minimum is about 0.000064 BTC and the maximum about 20 BTC. Limits vary slightly between exchanges and follow market prices; the form tells you immediately if your amount is outside the range.
Usually 5 to 30 minutes. Most of that is waiting for your BTC deposit to confirm on Bitcoin, which takes about 10-30 minutes (1-2 confirmations). There is no verification step, so nothing else adds to the wait.
AltoSwap does not know who you are (no account, no email, no identity checks) and the default route uses no-KYC exchanges. Both Bitcoin and Polkadot are public ledgers, though, so the transactions themselves are visible on-chain. For on-chain privacy, swap into a privacy coin such as Monero.
Your DOT is paid on Polkadot. Use an address that starts with 1. Always use an address in a wallet you control and double-check the first and last characters before sending.
Everything. The exchange's spread, the Polkadot network fee for the payout and any service commission are already inside the quoted rate, so the amount shown is what you receive: exactly on a fixed rate, approximately on a floating rate. You only pay your own Bitcoin network fee to send the deposit.
Yes. The reverse direction, DOT to BTC, works the same way and has its own page and live rate on AltoSwap. Each direction is quoted independently, so the two rates are not exact mirrors of each other.