ADA to BNB: Convert Cardano to BNB on BNB Smart Chain

Cardano wallets such as Eternl, Lace and VESPR create a new receiving address for you again and again. All of them start with addr1 and all belong to the same wallet, so it is normal to see a different one each time you open the receive tab.

For the sender field, copy any one of those addr1 addresses from the wallet that will send the ADA. That address matters only if something goes wrong, because refunds go there. Do not paste a stake1 address; that is your reward account, not a payment address.

The Cardano fee for the deposit is paid in ADA and your wallet shows it before you sign. Cardano adds a block about every 20 seconds and the deposit confirms in a few minutes. The rate, priced from aggregated liquidity from leading crypto markets, floats until that confirmation, and the box shows the BNB amount after fees before you send.

If your ADA is delegated to a stake pool, you do not need to undelegate before the swap. Cardano staking never locks coins, so the wallet lets you send any amount straight away.

Rewards are a different matter. Wallets keep earned rewards in a separate balance, and they are not part of a normal send until you withdraw them. If you want the swap to include them, withdraw the rewards first and wait for that transaction to confirm. Swapping only part of your ADA leaves the rest delegated, and future rewards are based on what remains.

Hardware wallet users can send from a Ledger through Eternl or another wallet that supports it. Confirm the amount and the deposit address on the device screen, not just in the browser.

BNB Smart Chain uses the same address format as Ethereum: 0x followed by 40 hexadecimal characters. Trust Wallet, MetaMask and Rabby all give you one. In MetaMask, add BNB Smart Chain as a network if it is not listed yet, so the balance can show.

Cardano and BNB Smart Chain share nothing. Your Cardano seed phrase does not open a 0x wallet, and an addr1 address cannot receive BNB. Set up the BNB wallet before you start, copy its address from the receive screen, and check the first and last characters after pasting.

The payout is final on BSC in under a minute. BscScan shows the transfer at your address if the wallet seems slow to update.

Receiving BNB has one practical upside: it is the coin that pays every fee on BNB Smart Chain. Once it arrives, the wallet is ready to send, swap or interact with apps on that chain without topping up from anywhere else.

That is the usual reason for this direction. Someone holds ADA, wants to use an app or token on BNB Smart Chain, and needs BNB there first. If what you really want is a stablecoin on that chain, ADA to USDT BEP20 pays it directly, though you still need a little BNB to move those tokens later.

Some people take this route simply to spread holdings across two very different networks. Either way, there is no bridge and no wrapped token in between: ADA goes in on Cardano and native BNB comes out.

Every row differs, which is why you need one wallet per side. Keep the Cardano wallet open for sending and the BNB wallet open for the receive address, and paste each into its own field.

The status page shows each step after you send. Your ADA deposit can be checked on Cardanoscan by transaction hash, and the BNB payout on BscScan.

If a swap cannot be completed, the coins are refunded to the sender address you entered. On this pair that is the addr1 address you gave as sender, so use one from your own Cardano wallet. An address that belongs to an exchange account may not credit a refund back to you.

If the status has not moved for a while, write to support@ghostswap.io with the swap ID and the Cardanoscan link of your deposit. Sending a different amount from the one entered, or sending from a wallet you no longer control, are the slips that slow things down most.