Monero & Zcash
Zcash address types: what a swap can pay out to
Five Zcash address prefixes, two that the swap form accepts, and what a transparent payout looks like on the explorer before your wallet shields it.
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Practical notes on moving crypto between networks and coins. Written to be checked, not skimmed.
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- How swaps work
What a block explorer shows about a swap, and what it doesn't
Two hashes, two chains, one status page: chain by chain, what each explorer displays about a swap's deposit and payout, and the facts that live nowhere on-chain.
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- USDT between networks
Why a wallet shows zero after a USDT transfer
A zero balance after a confirmed USDT transfer is almost always a display problem, a network problem or a waiting problem. The explorer tells you which in two minutes.
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Earlier posts
- Coins & routes9 min
SOL to USDT: choosing the USDT network on the other side
The USDT you receive for SOL lives on one network, and the right one depends on who is receiving and what they will need to spend it. A decision table, the SOL-side facts and the two direct routes.
- AI & agents9 min
Planning a swap with an AI assistant: what it checks, what you verify
What an assistant can find out about a Sablebolt route from the files built for it, what it cannot know about your receiver, and the three things a person verifies on screen before sending.
- Monero & Zcash8 min
Monero subaddresses, integrated addresses, payment IDs: which to paste
Monero gives you three kinds of address and a retired payment ID. Which one the swap form accepts, which one your wallet should hand out, and what to do when an exchange shows something else.
- Monero & Zcash9 min
Monero in 2026: where it can still be swapped and what changed
Three exchange delistings with their dates from the primary notices, the state of FCMP++ as of 12 October 2026, and what an account-free swap between two addresses means for XMR.
- How swaps work9 min
Minimums, maximums and fees: why small swaps cost more in percent
A fixed network fee is a large share of a small payout and a small share of a large one. Here is the arithmetic, which networks are the expensive ones, and how to read the minimum, the maximum and the "You get" line.
- How swaps work9 min
How to check a swap site before you send: a ten-minute checklist
Ten minutes of checks before the first deposit to any swap site: what to look up, what the answers mean, which red flags end the conversation, and how Sablebolt itself scores.
- Coins & routes9 min
GRAM and TON: names, tickers and what your wallet shows
One network called TON, one coin now called GRAM, one dollar token called USDT on TON: how to read the three names in a wallet, an explorer and an exchange deposit page.
- Coins & routes9 min
Bitcoin address types: 1…, 3…, bc1q…, bc1p… as a payout address
Four Bitcoin address formats are in use and all four receive a BTC payout here. How to tell them apart, which one to give, and where the 21–44 minutes of a BTC deposit go.
- USDT between networks9 min
USDC on Ethereum, Base, Solana and Polygon: native vs bridged
Four networks, four contracts, one issuer — plus a bridged look-alike on Polygon. How to tell native USDC from USDC.e, and three ways to move USDC from one network to another.
- USDT between networks9 min
Which USDT networks exchanges and wallets accept: compatibility table
A table built only from what each exchange's or wallet's own help page said on 12 October 2026, plus how to read a deposit page so you never need the table.
- USDT between networks9 min
USDT on TON: addresses, memos and the mistakes that lose deposits
A TON address has two spellings, USDT on TON is a token with its own small wallet contract, and an exchange deposit needs a memo: the three facts behind almost every lost deposit on TON.
- How swaps work11 min
Instant swap services compared: account, custody, networks, fee disclosure
Eight verifiable criteria for judging an instant swap service, why each one matters, how Sablebolt scores on them today, and how to run the same check on any service yourself.
- AI & agents11 min
llms.txt, OpenAPI and agent skills: how Sablebolt talks to machines
Every page has a markdown twin, the API has an OpenAPI file and agents have a skills index. Here is exactly what is there, with example requests, and the one step that is always yours.
- USDT between networks12 min
USDT network fees compared: TRON, BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, TON, Solana
A dated snapshot of what one USDT transfer burns on five networks, how each fee is calculated, and which fee token you must hold to move the money on.
- Monero & Zcash8 min
BTC to XMR step by step: confirmations, timing and the 10-block lock
Two Bitcoin confirmations, the swap, then ten Monero blocks before you can spend. The whole timeline, with the address formats and explorer checks.
- How swaps work9 min
Memo, destination tag, payment ID: the coins that need an extra field
Five assets on sablebolt.io have a second field next to the address. When it is required, when it is not, and what goes wrong without it.
- How swaps work9 min
Reading a swap status page: every state from waiting to finished
Waiting, Confirming, Swapping, Sending, Done — what each stage means, which hash to look up where, and when a wait is normal.
- How swaps work7 min
Floating rate: what changes between the estimate and the payout
The estimate is a snapshot and the payout is set when the deposit confirms. What happens in between, with numbers.
- USDT between networks10 min
TRON energy and bandwidth: why a USDT transfer costs what it costs
Two transfers of the same 100 USDT on TRON can cost 13 TRX or almost nothing. The difference is energy — where it comes from, and what a wallet needs before it can send.
- USDT between networks10 min
Sent USDT to the wrong network: what can and can't be recovered
Four cases, decided by who controls the receiving address. One is a five-minute fix, one depends on a support team, one is impossible by design, and one is usually a loss.
- USDT between networks10 min
USDT TRC-20 to BEP-20: three ways to move it and what each costs
Exchange account, bridge, or a swap between two addresses: what each one asks of you, where each is dearer, and how 500 USDT moves through all three.
- USDT between networks9 min
How to pay someone whose USDT wallet is on a different network
Their address starts with 0x and your USDT is on TRON. Three ways to make the payment, and what the receiver will see.
- News9 min
LetsExchange has closed: what to do with a pending swap and where to move next
New swaps stopped on 1 October 2026 at 07:00 UTC; support runs to 30 November. What to do if yours is still open, and how to check the next service before trusting it.