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Part 4 · Sending and transactions

4.4Network specifics: TRON and Bitcoin

TRON and Bitcoin work differently from Ethereum and other EVM networks. Here's what you may see when sending and receiving on these networks.

TRON

Inactive address

A new TRON address is inactive until it receives its first transfer of TRX or TRC-10 tokens. You can see that your own address isn't active yet on the receive screen: it's marked Not active under the address (see 3.9).

If you enter a recipient address that isn't active yet, the warning This address is not active appears under the address field. You can still send — Next stays active. Transferring TRX or TRC-10 tokens to such an address activates it, and the network charges an extra Activation Fee, shown on the Confirm screen.

On the Confirm screen, the line This address is not active also appears under the recipient's address. Tap it to open the Activation Fee panel: Transferring TRX or TRC-10 tokens to an inactive account address will activate the account.Not Active Address panel, which explains that activating a new account costs 1 TRX.

Fee and resources

TRON has no fee settings: the send form has no Advanced button. The app calculates the fee itself and shows it on the Confirm screen.

Confirm for TRX to an inactive address: Fee, Activation Fee, Resources Consumed (Bandwidth) 1 2 3 4
1This address is not active — appears only if the recipient's address isn't activated yet. Tap it to read an explanation.
2Fee — how much TRX the transfer will cost.
3Resources Consumed — the network resources the transfer needs: a TRX transfer uses only Bandwidth, token transfers can also use Energy. The (i) icon explains what they are.
4Slide to Send — send the transfer (see 4.3).
Confirm: amount in TRX, recipient address, fee, activation fee, resources consumed 1 2 3 4
1This address is not active — appears only if the recipient's address isn't activated yet. Tap it to read an explanation.
2Fee — how much TRX the transfer will cost.
3Resources Consumed — how much Bandwidth and Energy the transfer needs. The i icon explains what they are.
4Send — send the transfer (see 4.3).

Limitations

MessageWhat to do
Cannot transfer TRX to yourselfYou entered your own TRON address. Next is inactive — enter the recipient's address.
Cannot transfer 0 TRXAppears on the Confirm screen if nothing is left to send after the fee is deducted — your TRX balance covers only the fee.
Invalid addressThis isn't a TRON address. Check the address and the network.

Bitcoin

Address formats

Bitcoin has several address formats. The format is shown next to the coin name — for example, BTC tagged BIP84 — and on the receive screen in the Format row (see 3.9).

FormatAddress starts with
Legacy (BIP 44)1
SegWit (BIP 49)3
Native SegWit (BIP 84)bc1q. The recommended format, used by default in a new wallet.
Taproot (BIP 86)bc1p

Fee

The Bitcoin fee is based on a rate — how many satoshis are paid per byte of the transaction — so it depends on both the rate and the transaction size. You can change the rate in the send form: the settings button in the top right, the fee rate field. The app suggests a recommended rate; if you set a lower one, you see a warning that the transaction may get stuck. For details, see 4.2.

Inputs and outputs (UTXO)

A Bitcoin balance is made up of separate incoming payments. When you send, the app gathers the payments it needs into the transaction's inputs, and the outputs hold the amount for the recipient and the change, which goes back to your address. The more small payments you have, the larger the transaction and the higher the fee at the same rate.

In Advanced, in the Transaction Settings block, the Inputs/Outputs row sets the order of inputs and outputs:

Both options make tracking harder: it's more difficult to tell from the transaction which output is the change. Your choice is kept for later transfers; Reset restores the recommended rate and the Shuffle option.

Bitcoin Advanced: Fee, Fee Rate with − / +, Inputs/Outputs, Reset and Done 1 2 3
1Fee Rate — the “−” and “+” buttons or type a number.
2Inputs/Outputs — the order of the transaction's inputs and outputs.
3Reset — go back to the recommended rate and the default order.
Bitcoin Advanced: fee, fee rate, inputs and outputs 1 2 3
1Fee Rate — the “−” and “+” buttons or type a number.
2Inputs/Outputs — the order of the transaction's inputs and outputs.
3Reset — go back to the recommended rate and the default order.

No speeding up or cancelling

A Bitcoin transaction can't be sped up or cancelled (see 4.5). If the fee is too low, the transaction waits until the network confirms or drops it, and then the coins return to your balance.

Double spend

If another transaction on the network tries to spend the same coins, the line Double Spend Risk! appears in the transaction details. Tap it to open the Double Spend panel with both transactions: This Tx and Conflicting Tx. The network accepts only one of them. In the transaction list, such a transaction has a special icon. See 4.7.