Bitcoin to Zcash
BTC to ZEC: swap Bitcoin to Zcash with
On , our floating quote for 0.01 BTC was 0.609 ZEC after a 0.01 ZEC payout fee.
Rate before the payout fee: 1 BTC ≈ 61.9006 ZEC (our calculation from that quote).
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BTC / ZEC rate
1 BTC =61.9006ZEC
+3.07%24h
- 24h change
- +3.07%
- 24h high
- 63.412 ZEC
- 24h low
- 61.1381 ZEC
- 7d change
- −3.78%
- Minimum (floating)
- 0.000361 BTC
- Fixed rate
- Available from 0.0002776 to 0.9501 BTC
- Payout fee
- 0.01 ZEC1.62% of the payout at 0.01 BTC
- Time estimate
- 10 to 60 minutesAn estimate for this pair, not a promise
- Networks
- Bitcoin → Zcash
The exchange spread and our fee are inside the rate. The payout fee is taken from the amount you receive.
Our quotes, not guarantees. Recorded 2 Nov 2026, 01:45 UTC.
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Before you swap
Check which Zcash address types the form accepts before you send any BTC. For the strongest privacy, give a shielded address if the form takes it, or shield a transparent payout soon after it arrives. Once you send the BTC, it stays at the deposit address on your order page until your ZEC is sent.
Convert BTC to ZEC: what you get for common amounts
| You send | You get (floating) | Payout fee share | Fixed quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0011 BTC | 0.05788 ZEC | 14.73% | – |
| 0.01 BTC | 0.609 ZEC | 1.62% | 0.6057 ZEC |
| 0.05 BTC | 3.0739 ZEC | 0.32% | 3.0698 ZEC |
| 0.2 BTC | 12.3259 ZEC | 0.08% | – |
Our quotes, not guarantees. Recorded 2 Nov 2026, 01:45 UTC. The payout fee is already taken off. It depends on the network and can change with the amount, and it takes a bigger share of small swaps. Fixed and floating quotes are separate offers, and either can be higher.
BTC to ZEC history from our own quotes
Last 24 hours
+3.07%
Low 61.1381 · High 63.412 ZEC
Last 7 days
-3.78%
Low 59.0385 · High 66.7225 ZEC
Last 30 days
-0.5%
Low 59.0385 · High 75.9827 ZEC
- Median payout fee over the last 7 days: 0.01 ZEC.
- Over the last 30 days, fixed quotes were 0.58% lower than floating quotes (middle half 0.55% to 0.65% lower, 2,930 paired quotes).
- Over the last 30 days, 100% of our floating quote checks for this pair succeeded.
How to swap BTC to ZEC
Enter an amount and paste your ZEC address on Zcash. At our last check the minimum was 0.000361 BTC. The swap box shows the live minimum.
Send the exact amount in one transaction from Bitcoin to the deposit address shown after you start.
Bitcoin adds a block about 10 minutes on average. How many confirmations are needed depends on the coin, and the order page shows each step.
Your ZEC is sent to your address.
Going the other way: ZEC to BTC
- Minimum 0.02563 ZEC, payout fee 0.000009 BTC.
- 0.077 ZEC → 0.00106 BTC
- 5 ZEC → 0.07874 BTC
- Checked 2 Nov 2026, 01:45 UTC.
Why people swap Bitcoin to Zcash
Privacy you choose with the payout address
Zcash began from Bitcoin’s design, and its transparent side still works that way. A payment between transparent addresses shows the sender, the receiver and the amount, just as your Bitcoin deposit does. Privacy in Zcash comes from shielded addresses. So the address you give for the ZEC decides how private your coins are.
Some people pick ZEC for that choice. They keep a transparent address for places that accept only that type, and hold the rest shielded. Monero works the other way, with no choice to make, as our Monero (XMR) coin page explains. Our guide to Zcash vs Monero compares the two.
Which Zcash address gets the payout
The form checks the address you enter, and our Zcash (ZEC) coin page lists the types. One unified address can hold up to two shielded receivers and one transparent receiver. The sender must use the most preferred receiver it can pay, and shielded receivers rank above the transparent one. So a sender that can only pay transparent addresses will still use the transparent receiver if your address has one. In May 2025, the Zashi wallet, now called Zodl, stopped adding a transparent receiver to its unified addresses. Its developers said that receiver could expose part of a user’s history.
If the form accepts only a transparent address, create a new one in your own wallet and keep it for this payout alone. Then shield the coins once they arrive.
Shielding a transparent payout
Moving the coins into your shielded balance is called shielding. The draft Zcash wallet guide, ZIP 315, recommends holding funds shielded for the long term. It says wallets should shield transparent funds by default, and must let you turn that off. Shielding keeps your next payments private: payments between shielded addresses hide the sender, the receiver and the amount. The amount you shield shows on the chain, so shield it once and keep it shielded. A shielding transaction spends from your transparent address, so never shield coins from several transparent addresses in one transaction, because that ties those addresses to each other.
Until the ZEC payout is sent, your bitcoin sits at a deposit address that you do not control. If your quote is floating, the ZEC figure can still move until your Bitcoin deposit confirms. The Zcash to Bitcoin swap page covers the trip back, starting with which Zcash balance should pay the deposit.
Sending BTC and receiving ZEC
Sending BTC (Bitcoin)
Send native BTC on the Bitcoin network, in one transaction, to the deposit address of your order. Bitcoin payments cannot be reversed, so check the address before you confirm. The fee depends on the transaction size, not the amount.
- Check the whole deposit address, not only the first and last characters. Copy it from your order page and compare it after you paste.
- If your coins are on an exchange account, withdraw to your own wallet first and send from there. The swap form needs the address you send from, and an exchange's address is not yours.
Receiving ZEC (Zcash)
Give a Zcash address from a wallet you control. Transparent addresses (t1 or t3) and TEX addresses (tex1) pass the swap form's address check. We have not yet checked shielded or unified addresses. The form tells you if it cannot use the address you enter.
- A unified address (u1) or a Sapling address (zs1) keeps your address hidden, if the form accepts it. A payment to the Orchard receiver of a unified address now lands in the Ironwood pool, so older unified addresses still work.
- A wallet shows ZEC as spendable only after it has synced with the chain. If the payout is missing, let the wallet finish syncing first. A wallet without Ironwood support may not show a payout that lands in the Ironwood pool. A wallet that shields new ZEC for you may show it as pending for a while.
BTC to ZEC questions
Questions about Zcash itself, such as legality and delistings, are answered in our Zcash (ZEC) coin guide
Will the ZEC I get from this swap be private?
Yes, from the moment it is shielded: payments between shielded addresses hide the sender, the receiver and the amount. In Zcash, the address type sets the privacy. A payout to a transparent address (t1 or t3) shows on the chain like a Bitcoin payment, so shield it soon after it arrives.
Can I use a unified address to receive the ZEC?
Yes, if the form accepts it. A unified address starts with u1. It can hold shielded receivers and one transparent receiver. The sender must pay the most preferred receiver it supports, and shielded receivers rank above the transparent one. So if your address also holds a transparent receiver, a sender that pays only transparent addresses will use that one.
How do I shield ZEC that arrived at a transparent address?
Wait until your wallet has synced and shows the payout. Then move the coins from that transparent address to a shielded address in the same wallet. Some wallets do this on their own. A wallet that works with a hardware device cannot, so you start and confirm the transaction yourself. Shield the coins of one transparent address at a time.
What does shielding the payout protect?
Your next payments. From your shielded balance, a payment to another shielded address hides the sender, the receiver and the amount. The amount you shield shows on the chain, so shield it once and keep it shielded. For the most privacy, pay shielded addresses where you can.
Can I give a tex1 address for the ZEC payout?
Only if you are sure the payout can go to one. TEX addresses exist for receivers that want ZEC from transparent sources only. The network does not enforce that rule, and ZIP 320 says a sender that ignores the rule risks losing the funds. We have not confirmed that payouts from this swap follow that rule. If the form needs a transparent address, a new t1 address from your own wallet is the safer choice.
When can I spend the ZEC after the swap?
Not the moment it shows. Zcash blocks target 75 seconds each. ZIP 315, the draft best practice guide for Zcash wallets, recommends that wallets wait for 10 confirmations before they let you spend coins received from others. So your wallet may list the payout before it lets you spend it. A wallet may shield the payout before then. The shielded coins still wait until the payout has 10 confirmations and the shielding transaction has 3.
Does it cost anything to shield the ZEC?
Yes. Shielding is a separate Zcash transaction, so it pays its own network fee on top of the swap. Your wallet shows that fee before you confirm, or before it shields for you.
Is a Zcash transparent address the same as a Bitcoin address?
No. Zcash began from Bitcoin's design, and its transparent addresses work in a similar way, but they belong to a different chain. Zcash transparent addresses start with t1 or t3. Bitcoin uses 1, 3 and bc1 at the start instead. Put a Zcash address in the payout field and a Bitcoin address in the sending address field.