Bitcoin → Solana: How to Move SOL

Routes Bitcoin → Solana

Blockchain	Direction	Rate	Minimum
Bitcoin	BTC → SOL	1 BTC = 869.781 SOL	0.00116789 BTC

Compared: Bitcoin and Solana

	Bitcoin	Solana
What kind of network	Base network (L1)	Base network (L1)
What pays the fee	BTC	SOL
How expensive	medium	low
How fast	not fast	fast
Block time	~10 min	~0.4 sec
Address format	1…, 3…, bc1…	base58, 32–44
Memo or tag needed	not required	not required
Ethereum-format address (0x…)	no	no

The cost and speed marks are given against each other: both drift with the load on the network.

How an exchange differs from an ordinary bridge

	Velorex	Ordinary bridge
What arrives at the address	Native SOL or standard tokens of the Solana network	It varies: a number of networks hand out the bridged version of the token
Wallet connection and signatures	We do without them: the payout goes to the address from the order	Mandatory: the wallet is connected, contract transactions are signed
Is a Solana coin needed for fees	Not required to receive	As a rule yes, otherwise the funds cannot be claimed or moved on
When it arrives	As soon as Bitcoin gathers confirmations; the status is shown on the order page	Set by the bridge itself and by the load on both networks
Who holds the funds on the way	Velorex — until the order is closed by the payout	The smart contract of the bridge or its validators

How to make the move from Bitcoin to Solana

Find the route you need in the table above and work the amount out with the calculator on its page.
Enter an address that belongs to the Solana network (base58, 32–44).
Send the coins over the Bitcoin network to the details in the order — the amount has to match down to the last digit.
When Bitcoin gathers confirmations, automation sends the coins to your address in Solana. The status is visible on the order page.

Check before sending to Solana

Take the receiving address only from the Solana network (base58, 32–44).
Send the coins over the Bitcoin network only: from another network they never reach the order.
Send exactly the amount stated in the order: the automation matches your payment against it, and any difference sends the order back for recalculation.

Questions about the Bitcoin → Solana pairing

How do coins get from Bitcoin to Solana?

Through an exchange order: you send coins over Bitcoin, and SOL are credited to your address in Solana. No bridge contracts, no wallet connection and no wrappers.

What can be carried from Bitcoin to Solana?

Available: SOL. Rates and minimum amounts are collected in the table above.

How fast is a transfer from Bitcoin to Solana?

First Bitcoin gathers confirmations, then the payout leaves for Solana. The final time is dictated by the load on both networks. One Bitcoin block takes about 10 min.

What pays the fee in Solana?

The SOL coin. Holding it is not required to receive funds — it is only needed at the moment you send them on yourself.

Which address suits Solana?

Only one from the Solana network, of the form base58, 32–44.