BTC to TAO: Exchange Bitcoin for Bittensor Without KYC

Send Bitcoin (BTC) and receive Bittensor (TAO) in your own wallet, with no account and no KYC. It is a cross-chain swap from Bitcoin to Bittensor, with no bridge and no wrapped tokens.

20–60 min
No account · No KYC
Non-custodial
Fees included in quote

You Send

BTC

You Get

TAO

Recipient Wallet

Sender Address

⚠️ Enter the exact wallet you are sending from. Your funds must be sent from this address.

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BTC

Bitcoin

Price:

$82,897.00

24h Change:

-1.35%

Market Cap:

$1.67T

Volume (24h):

$36.62B

Circulating Supply:

20.10M BTC

TAO

Bittensor

Price:

$284.35

24h Change:

-5.15%

Market Cap:

$3.22B

Volume (24h):

$187.20M

Circulating Supply:

11.34M TAO

Data by CoinGecko

BTC to TAO Exchange Rate

1 BTC = 291.5316 TAO

The 1 Bitcoin to Bittensor reference rate at market prices, before fees.

Live market rate

BTC to TAO swap at a glance

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Bitcoin (BTC)You send · Bitcoin network

Bittensor (TAO)You receive · Bittensor network

Swap time

20–60 minuntil your TAO is sent

Network fee

Paid in BTCby your wallet

Account / KYC

NoneNo sign-up, email or ID for standard swaps

Tracking

Live status pageBTC on mempool.space · TAO on Taostats

Your TAO address

Bittensor addressIt starts with 5 (SS58 format). Wallets: Talisman or Nova Wallet.

Reference rate

1 BTC ≈ 291.5316 TAO1 TAO ≈ 0.003430 BTC · market prices, 8 Oct 2026

Minimum

About 0.00037 BTC

Send BTC10–30 minutes (1–3 confirmations) to confirm on Bitcoin
GhostSwap swaps itAt the floating rate, fees already in the quote
Receive TAOSent to your address; Bittensor confirms in a few minutes

Facts checked 8 Oct 2026Reverse: TAO to BTC

How much TAO do you get for BTC?

GhostSwap quotes at 8 Oct 2026, 08:33 UTC, after the service fee and the cost of sending the TAO to your wallet.

Fees included

0.001BTC

0.287078TAO

0.005BTC

1.4408TAO

0.02BTC

5.7672TAO

1BTC

288.3085TAO

The rate floats with the market until your BTC deposit confirms.

Bitcoin to Bittensor: receiving native TAO on your coldkey

BTC to TAO connects two coins with the same 21 million supply cap. Bittensor is a network of subnets where miners and validators are rewarded for machine-learning work, and many holders stake TAO to validators or subnets. The payout is native TAO on the Bittensor chain, so it can be staked from your wallet without bridging.

Bitcoin needs 1 to 3 confirmations at about 10 minutes per block, so most swaps take 20 to 60 minutes. Bittensor adds a block about every 12 seconds, and the TAO payout is usually confirmed within a few minutes of being sent. Bittensor also has an EVM layer with 0x addresses, but this payout only goes to a native SS58 address.

Tips for this swap

Paste your coldkey address, which starts with 5, from Talisman or Nova Wallet. Do not use a hotkey; hotkeys identify miners and validators and are not meant to hold TAO.
Send BTC from a wallet you control and enter that address as the refund address, so a failed swap comes back to you.
Planning to stake? Since the dynamic TAO upgrade, staking to a subnet validator converts TAO into that subnet's alpha token, while root network stake stays in TAO.

Can I buy TAO with Bitcoin without KYC?

Yes, buying TAO this way needs no account, email or ID. The TAO is paid to the coldkey address you paste, at the floating rate shown before you send. If the swap cannot complete, the BTC returns to the address you sent from.

Can I receive TAO at a MetaMask 0x address?

No. GhostSwap only accepts native Bittensor addresses in SS58 format, starting with 5, for the payout. Use a Substrate wallet such as Talisman or Nova Wallet, which show that format.

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BTC to TAO Live Price Chart

BTC/TAO

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Reference market prices, updated live

What is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin (BTC) is the world's first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009 as a decentralized digital currency that operates without banks or intermediaries. Running on a proof-of-work blockchain, Bitcoin enables peer-to-peer value transfer across borders with no central authority. Many holders keep BTC as a long-term store of value. With the largest market capitalization and deepest liquidity of any cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is the most commonly exchanged digital asset.

What is Bittensor?

Bittensor (TAO) is a decentralized machine learning network that incentivizes participants to contribute data and computational resources. It aims to create a global brain by leveraging blockchain technology and AI. TAO tokens are used to reward contributors and facilitate transactions within the network.

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Why Swap BTC for TAO?

Converting Bitcoin to Bittensor on GhostSwap moves your funds from BTC into TAO without KYC or account creation. Bitcoin is used for peer-to-peer payments and as a long-term store of value.

Two different networks

BTC runs on Bitcoin and TAO on Bittensor; GhostSwap swaps between them in one step.

About Bittensor

Bittensor is used for staking to subnets in the Bittensor decentralized AI network.

Convert Bitcoin to Bittensor

BTC	TAO at market price
0.00037BTC	0.107867TAO
0.0005BTC	0.145766TAO
0.001BTC	0.291532TAO
0.002BTC	0.583063TAO
0.005BTC	1.4577TAO
0.01BTC	2.9153TAO
0.05BTC	14.5766TAO
0.1BTC	29.1532TAO

At market prices of $82,897.00 per BTC and $284.3500 per TAO (8 Oct 2026), 0.005 BTC is worth about 1.4577 TAO.

Convert Bittensor to Bitcoin

TAO	BTC at market price
0.1TAO	0.000343BTC
0.2TAO	0.000686BTC
0.5TAO	0.001715BTC
1TAO	0.003430BTC
2.5TAO	0.008575BTC
5TAO	0.017151BTC
25TAO	0.085754BTC
50TAO	0.171508BTC

Going the other way, 2.5 TAO is worth about 0.008575 BTC at the same prices.

How to Exchange Bitcoin to Bittensor

Select BTC and TAO

Pick BTC in “You send” and TAO in “You get”, then enter the amount.

Enter Bittensor Address

Paste the Bittensor address that should receive the TAO. Then enter the Bitcoin address you send BTC from; a refund, if ever needed, goes there.

Send Bitcoin

Send exactly the amount shown from your own Bitcoin wallet to the one-time deposit address.

Receive Bittensor

Your TAO arrives on Bittensor. Follow each step on the status page with your swap ID.

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BTC to TAO: questions and answers

How long does it take to swap BTC to TAO on GhostSwap?

Most BTC to TAO swaps are paid out within 20–60 minutes: the BTC deposit needs 10–30 minutes (1–3 confirmations) to confirm on Bitcoin, then the TAO is sent to your wallet, and Bittensor confirms the payout in a few minutes.

How much is 1 BTC in TAO?

At 8 Oct 2026, 08:33 UTC, 1 BTC swapped to about 288.3085 TAO on GhostSwap, after the service fee. The minimum for this pair is about 0.00037 BTC. The Bitcoin network fee for sending the BTC is paid separately, in BTC. The rate floats with the market until your BTC deposit confirms.

Can I send BTC straight to my TAO address?

No. BTC moves on Bitcoin and TAO on Bittensor, so BTC can only be sent to a Bitcoin address. To swap, send the BTC to the one-time deposit address GhostSwap shows, and the TAO is paid to the Bittensor address you enter, with no bridge or wrapped token.

What wallet and address do I need to receive TAO?

Use a Bittensor address from a wallet you control, such as Talisman or Nova Wallet. The address starts with 5 (SS58 format). GhostSwap never holds your funds: the TAO is sent straight to the address you enter.

What happens if my BTC to TAO exchange fails?

If a swap cannot be completed, the BTC is refunded to the Bitcoin address you entered as the sender address.