EXIT 5Networksเครือข่ายChains and addresses
The same coin travels on many networks. USDT alone sits on 51 of them; 52% is on Tron. The network has to match at both ends, or the coins arrive somewhere the receiver cannot reach.[422]
THE MISTAKE. A sender picks a network from a menu. The receiver's address has to be on that network. A 0x address is valid on Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Base, Arbitrum and a dozen more, so the address alone never says which one. Coins sent on a network the receiving exchange does not support can sit in an address nobody there watches.
Address checker
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Which network
| Network | Coin | Address looks like | Stablecoins | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | BTC | 1…, 3…, bc1q…, bc1p… | BTC only | Native bitcoin. Exchanges also offer BTC on other chains (as BTCB, WBTC); those are different assets on different networks. |
| Ethereum | ETH | 0x… (40 hex) | USDT, USDC, ETH | The same 0x address works on every EVM chain below. The address does not name the network; the sender's menu does. |
| Tron | TRX | T… (34) | USDT (TRC-20) | Where most USDT moves. Fees are paid in TRX or 'energy'; a wallet with no TRX can hold USDT and still be unable to send it. |
| BNB Smart Chain | BNB | 0x… | USDT (BEP-20), USDC | Binance's EVM chain. Same address shape as Ethereum, different network. |
| Solana | SOL | base58, 32–44 | USDC, USDT | No checksum in the address, so a typo can still look valid. |
| Base | ETH | 0x… | USDC | Coinbase's layer 2 on Ethereum. Same 0x address as Ethereum. |
| Arbitrum | ETH | 0x… | USDC, USDT | Ethereum layer 2. Same 0x address. |
| TON | TON | EQ…, UQ… (48) | USDT | Telegram's chain. Exchanges often need a memo (comment) on deposits. |
| XRP Ledger | XRP | r… (25–35) | XRP, RLUSD | Exchanges need a destination tag; a deposit without it lands in the exchange's pool, not your account. |
| Lightning | BTC | lnbc…, name@domain | BTC | Payments on top of bitcoin, settled in seconds. An invoice is for one amount and expires. |
Where the stablecoins are
| Stablecoin | Supply | Share | Largest networks |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDT Tether | $176.8B | 60.0% | Tron 52% · Ethereum 38% · BSC 5% · Solana 1% |
| USDC USD Coin | $70.5B | 23.9% | Ethereum 61% · Solana 10% · Hyperliquid L1 9% · Base 6% |
| USDS Sky Dollar | $5.4B | 1.8% | Ethereum 100% · Solana 0% · Base 0% · Arbitrum 0% |
| USDe Ethena USDe | $5.0B | 1.7% | Ethereum 59% · Plasma 10% · Robinhood Chain 7% · Base 7% |
| DAI Dai | $4.7B | 1.6% | Ethereum 88% · Polygon 10% · Fantom 1% · BSC 1% |
| USD1 World Liberty Financial USD | $3.4B | 1.2% | Solana 36% · BSC 34% · Ethereum 29% · Aptos 1% |
| PYUSD PayPal USD | $2.8B | 0.9% | Ethereum 65% · Solana 27% · Arbitrum 6% · Flow 1% |
| USDG Global Dollar | $2.7B | 0.9% | X Layer 41% · Robinhood Chain 23% · Solana 18% · Ethereum 12% |
Fees
A typical bitcoin payment is about 141 virtual bytes. The median fee rate over the last year was 1.0 sat/vB (a sat is one hundred-millionth of a bitcoin), so a payment cost roughly ฿3.55 at today's price. Exchanges charge their own withdrawal fee on top, often more than the network's.[423][92]
USDT supply$177Ball networks
USDC supply$71Ball networks
Bitcoin hashrate0.97 ZH/stries per second, network-wide, ×10²¹