XBT guide · updated 2026-11-15
Secure your XBT in 3 steps
XBT is a separate coin from BTC, on the chain that split from bitcoin on August 8, 2026. If you held bitcoin in your own wallet before then, you already have it.
- Get your own XBT walletWith a brand-new seed on paper
- Move your XBT into itPick where your coins are now
- Test and lock it downSmall test first, seed offline
New words? Every term is explained in the glossary.
Step 1 of 3
Get your own XBT wallet
Do this first, whatever your situation. Make a brand-new seed just for XBT and write it on paper. Never use the seed that guards your BTC.
Best for savings
A hardware wallet that signs XBT
Paperclip Krux (ready-made, $70, sold out on Nov 15) or a SeedSigner with XBT firmware (DIY, about $60). No mainstream brand works on its normal firmware yet.
Desktop
Shrike on your computer
Free XBT wallet for Windows, Mac and Linux. Heads-up: it needs your own Bitcoin Knots node, for example on a Start9 or Umbrel home node box.
Step 2 of 3
Where is your bitcoin or XBT right now?
Not sure when you got your coins? Check in 2 minutes. XBT spread over several wallets? Gather it into one.
I have dollars
No big app sells XBT for dollars. You buy bitcoin first, then trade it for XBT.
- Buy bitcoin, or a dollar stablecoin (USDT or USDC), on a mainstream app such as Coinbase or Kraken. Both need a photo ID.How to buy
- Send it to an exchange that lists XBT. Send a small test first.See the exchanges
- Trade it for XBT with a limit order, in small pieces.How to trade
- Withdraw the XBT to your own wallet from step 1.How to withdraw
I held bitcoin before Aug 8, 2026
You already have XBT, at the same addresses as your BTC. Protect your BTC first, then move the XBT.
- Check your coins are from before the split.Check my coins
- Split: move all your BTC to a brand-new BTC wallet, in a way that can’t be copied onto XBT.Open the split guide
- Open the old wallet in an XBT wallet such as Shrike. Its seed now guards only XBT. Send the XBT to your new XBT wallet from step 1.Full steps
I bought bitcoin after Aug 8
Those coins carry no XBT. You trade them for it.
- Pick an exchange with a BTC-to-XBT market.See the exchanges
- Deposit a small test of BTC, then buy XBT with limit orders.How to trade
- Withdraw the XBT to your own wallet from step 1.How to withdraw
My XBT is on an exchange
- Copy a receive address from your XBT wallet from step 1.Find my address
- Withdraw a small test. Pick the Bitcoin BLAKE2b / BIP110 network, never plain “Bitcoin”.How to withdraw
- Once it arrives, withdraw the rest. Don’t leave coins on a small exchange.
My XBT is in several wallets
- Finish splitting first, so no seed you use still guards bitcoin.Open the split guide
- Send everything from each old wallet to your main XBT wallet, small test first.How to consolidate
Step 3 of 3 · everyone finishes here
Test and lock it down
Send a small test amount first, then the rest.
Check it arrived, in your wallet and on the XBT explorer mempool.guide, before you send more.
How to testKeep your seed offline. Never type it into a website.
Paper or steel. No photos, no cloud, no chat.
Safety checklist
Done: your XBT is in your own custody.
Keep BTC and XBT separate
- Two coins, two wallets, two brand-new seeds.
- Never send XBT to a BTC address, or the reverse. The addresses look identical.
- On Kraken, “XBT” means ordinary bitcoin, not this coin.
More details
Which hardware wallets support XBT?
Paperclip Krux and SeedSigner (with community XBT firmware) today, plus spare Trezor and Coldcard devices re-flashed with unofficial firmware. Stock Ledger, Trezor, Coldcard, BitBox02, Jade, Keystone and Passport firmware can’t make XBT’s replay-protected signature yet. Full device table with sources →
What does “in my custody” mean?
Your XBT sits at an address whose seed only you hold, not on an exchange. Best: a hardware wallet that supports XBT. Or Shrike on your computer, with a brand-new seed written on paper. Either way, send a small test first.
Can I turn bitcoin I got after August 8, 2026 into XBT?
Not by splitting. Coins you got after the split exist only on the BTC chain, so there is no XBT “inside” them. You can trade them for XBT on an exchange that has a BTC/XBT market, then withdraw the XBT to your own wallet. Full steps for coins bought after Aug 8.
What is XBT, briefly?
XBT is the chain that kept enforcing the BIP-110 rules (limits on non-payment data) when nearly all SHA-256 miners stayed on the old rules at block 961,632 on August 8, 2026. On August 30, 2026 (block 961,640) it switched its mining to BLAKE2b. The same coin is listed as XBT, BTCB2, Bitcoin BLAKE2b or, on SafeTrade, BIP110. On Kraken and other big platforms, “XBT” means ordinary bitcoin. Why it matters to us: Why XBT.
Sources: xbt.live FAQ, xbt.live history (updated 2026-10-05), BitcoinBIP110.org PSA-260902.
Why the order matters, and what to avoid
The BTC and XBT chains share all history before the split, so the same keys guard coins on both. A careless move can expose your bitcoin to new, unaudited software, or let a transaction sent on one chain be copied (“replayed”) onto the other. Scammers also target fork-coin holders with fake wallets and “claim” sites. This site never asks for a seed or key and has nothing to type one into. See the safety checklist.
Risks, fees and every caveat
XBT is young, thinly traded and high-risk, and small exchanges can pause withdrawals or fail. Exchange fees, ID rules and our NeoxEX warning are on the exchanges page. Every path with full detail and sources: Your path in detail.
Not financial or tax advice. This guide is education only. Splitting, selling or trading fork coins may be a taxable event where you live; talk to a tax professional. The XBT wallets and firmware mentioned are new, community-built and unaudited. Test with small amounts; you are responsible for your own keys. We never ask for seeds, keys or money. See sources.