--- title: Guides: moving crypto between networks and coins | Sablebolt description: Practical notes on moving crypto between networks and coins: USDT networks, Monero, how swaps work, AI assistants. Written to be checked, not skimmed. url: https://sablebolt.io/blog --- # Blog Practical notes on moving crypto between networks and coins. Written to be checked, not skimmed. ## Latest [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. 28 October 2026 8 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/zcash-address-types-what-a-swap-pays-to) - [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. 28 October 2026 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/what-a-block-explorer-shows-about-a-swap) - [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. 28 October 2026 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/wallet-shows-zero-after-usdt-transfer) ## Earlier posts - [28 October 2026 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. Coins & routes 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/sol-to-usdt-choosing-the-network) - [28 October 2026 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. AI & agents 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/planning-a-swap-with-an-ai-assistant) - [28 October 2026 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 & Zcash 8 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/monero-subaddresses-integrated-addresses-payment-ids) - [28 October 2026 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. Monero & Zcash 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/monero-in-2026-where-it-can-be-swapped) - [28 October 2026 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 work 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/minimums-maximums-network-fees-small-swaps) - [28 October 2026 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. How swaps work 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/how-to-check-a-swap-site-before-you-send) - [28 October 2026 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 & routes 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/gram-and-ton-names-tickers-wallets) - [28 October 2026 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. Coins & routes 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/bitcoin-address-types-payout) - [27 October 2026 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 networks 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/usdc-native-vs-bridged-how-to-move-it) - [26 October 2026 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 networks 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/which-usdt-networks-exchanges-accept) - [25 October 2026 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. USDT between networks 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/usdt-on-ton-addresses-memos-mistakes) - [24 October 2026 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. How swaps work 11 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/instant-swap-services-compared) - [23 October 2026 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. AI & agents 11 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/how-sablebolt-talks-to-machines) - [22 October 2026 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. USDT between networks 12 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/usdt-network-fees-compared) - [21 October 2026 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. Monero & Zcash 8 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/btc-to-xmr-step-by-step) - [20 October 2026 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 work 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/memo-destination-tag-payment-id) - [19 October 2026 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 work 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/reading-a-swap-status-page) - [18 October 2026 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. How swaps work 7 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/floating-rate-estimate-vs-payout) - [17 October 2026 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 networks 10 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/tron-energy-and-bandwidth) - [16 October 2026 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 networks 10 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/sent-usdt-to-the-wrong-network) - [15 October 2026 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 networks 10 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/usdt-trc20-to-bep20-three-ways) - [14 October 2026 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. USDT between networks 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/pay-usdt-to-a-different-network) - [14 October 2026 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. News 9 min](https://sablebolt.io/blog/letsexchange-has-closed) [RSS feed](https://sablebolt.io/feed.xml)