Exchange Bitcoin (BTC) to Cardano (ADA)
Send BTC on Bitcoin and receive ADA on Cardano. Standard swaps need no KYC or account. Enter your Cardano address and send.
BTC to ADA rate and prices
Bitcoin (BTC) price
+1.95% 24h$78,564.00
- 7d change
- —
- 24h high
- $78,643.67
- 24h low
- $75,847.86
Price as of 2026-11-04 10:48 UTC. Prices update every minute (Binance spot prices, with MEXC and Kraken as fallbacks).
Cardano (ADA) price
+1.32% 24h$0.1916
- 7d change
- —
- 24h high
- $0.1921
- 24h low
- $0.1838
Price as of 2026-11-04 10:49 UTC. Prices update every minute (Binance spot prices, with MEXC and Kraken as fallbacks).
| You send | At the current rate |
|---|---|
| 0.001 BTC | 410.04175365 ADA |
| 0.01 BTC | 4100.41753653 ADA |
| 0.1 BTC | 41004.17536534 ADA |
| 1 BTC | 410041.75365344 ADA |
Amount × rate, where the rate is the ratio of the two coins’ live USD prices. ShadowSwap adds no spread or service fee; the destination network fee is deducted from the payout when it is sent.
BTC to ADA at a glance
You send: Bitcoin (BTC)
- Network
- Bitcoin
- Type
- Native coin
- Limits per swap
- 0.001 – 100 BTC
- Deposit credited
- After 3 confirmations on Bitcoin
- Block time
- About 10 minutes
- Estimated time
- About 30 min to confirm on Bitcoin + manual payout
- Deposit network fee
- Paid in BTC by your wallet
- Deposit window
- 30 minutes
Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency, running on its own proof-of-work blockchain since 2009.
You receive: Cardano (ADA)
- Network
- Cardano
- Type
- Native coin
- Address format
- Starts with addr1
- Payout network fee
- Deducted from the payout
- Memo / tag
- Not used
ADA is the native currency of the Cardano blockchain, used for transaction fees and staking.
Before you swap BTC to ADA
- Send BTC on Bitcoin only — your deposit address is generated for Bitcoin (starts with bc1, 1 or 3).
- Your wallet adds the Bitcoin network fee on top of the amount you send, so keep a little extra BTC.
- Bitcoin adds a block about every 10 minutes and your deposit is credited after 3 confirmations on Bitcoin, so expect about 30 min to confirm on Bitcoin + manual payout.
- Send between 0.001 and 100 BTC; the widget won’t create a swap outside this range.
- You need an address on Cardano to receive ADA (starts with addr1).
- ADA is also listed on BNB Chain. This pair pays out on Cardano only — make sure your wallet or exchange account accepts ADA on Cardano. Funds sent on a network your wallet doesn't support can be hard or impossible to recover.
Swapping the other way? Deposits of 20–500,000 ADA are credited after 20 confirmations on Cardano: a few minutes to confirm on Cardano + manual payout. Use the ADA to BTC exchange page.
Fees and exchange rate
ShadowSwap adds no spread or service fee: the BTC → ADA rate is the ratio of their live USD prices. Your wallet pays the Bitcoin fee for the deposit in BTC; the Cardano network fee for sending your ADA is deducted from the payout. The ADA amount is calculated when you create the swap and saved on your order. See how ShadowSwap fees work.
FAQ: BTC to ADA
About 30 min to confirm on Bitcoin + manual payout. Your BTC deposit is credited after 3 confirmations on Bitcoin, where a block is added about every 10 minutes; payouts are not automatic, so the ShadowSwap team then sends your ADA on Cardano.
On this page, ADA is sent on Cardano. You need an address on Cardano to receive it — starts with addr1.
ShadowSwap does: your BTC goes to a one-time Bitcoin deposit address that ShadowSwap controls until the team sends your ADA. Check the address, network and amount before you send.