XBT guide · updated 2026-11-15

Your path to XBT, in full detail

The full version of each path on Start here, with every caveat, fee and source. Whatever your path, set up your own XBT wallet first (step 1).

Jump to: Before or after the split? · I have dollars · Held before Aug 8 · Bought after Aug 8 · On an exchange · Gather into one wallet

Golden rule: never type a seed that still guards bitcoin into new or unfamiliar software. Move your BTC to a fresh wallet first. Nobody needs your seed to “claim” anything.

Not sure if your coins are from before the split?

The cut-off is block 961,631. That is the last block the BTC and XBT chains share. We checked that block 961,631 has the same hash on a BTC explorer (mempool.space) and on the XBT explorer mempool.guide, and that block 961,632 (mined August 8, 2026) is different on each.

1. Find the transaction that paid you the coin. In your wallet, open the transaction and copy its transaction ID.
2. Look it up on a BTC block explorer and read its block height.
3. Height 961,631 or lower: the coin existed before the split, so the same coin exists on XBT too, unless it has already been spent on the XBT chain. Follow Held before Aug 8.
4. Height 961,632 or higher: the coin was made after the split. It is normally BTC-only. To be sure, search the same transaction ID on mempool.guide: not found means BTC-only (Bought after Aug 8). Found means that transaction was also copied onto XBT (a “replay”), so you have XBT there as well.

Privacy note: an explorer website can see which transactions and addresses you look up. xbt.live also offers a read-only “Do I have XBT?” address checker (no keys asked). Never type a seed or private key into any checker. Sources: xbt.live history (BIP-110 enforced from block 961,632 on August 8, 2026); xbt.live cold storage guide (“share all history up to block 961,632”); xbt.live claim guide (checking a transaction ID on an XBT explorer); block hashes checked on mempool.space and mempool.guide on November 15, 2026.

I have dollars and want XBT

XBT isn’t sold for dollars on any big app. You buy bitcoin (or a dollar stablecoin) first, trade it for XBT on a small exchange, then withdraw the XBT to your own wallet.

1. Set up your XBT wallet first (hardware wallet or Shrike), so you have a receive address ready.
2. Buy bitcoin on a mainstream app. Coinbase and Kraken both ask for a government photo ID. Kraken says verification usually takes under 30 minutes; Coinbase says you hear back within 24 hours. Careful: on Kraken, “XBT” is its code for ordinary bitcoin, not the XBT in this guide.
3. Or buy a stablecoin instead. Some XBT markets trade against USDT or USDC: NonKYC (BTCB2/USDT), SafeTrade (XBT/USDT, XBT/USDC) and NeoxEX (XBT/USDT, XBT/USDC; read our warning first). Before you send a stablecoin, check which network the exchange accepts for that deposit. Sending on the wrong network can lose the funds.
4. Open an XBT exchange account and turn on two-factor login. NonKYC’s FAQ says it has no identity check, and SafeTrade’s sign-up guide has no ID step.
5. Send a small test deposit. On the XBT exchange, get a BTC deposit address (Bitcoin network) or the stablecoin address. Send a small amount from the mainstream app and wait until it’s credited. Then send the rest.
6. Trade for XBT with a limit order. Use the BTC/XBT (or BTCB2/BTC) market, or the USDT/USDC one. Order books are thin, so buy in pieces. Base trading fees: NonKYC 0.2%, SafeTrade 0.10%, NeoxEX 0.1% maker / 0.2% taker.
7. Withdraw a small test of XBT to your own wallet. Pick the Bitcoin BLAKE2b / BIP110 network, paste a receive address from your wallet, and check that the coins arrive (look the transaction up on mempool.guide). NonKYC charged 0.0039 BTCB2 per XBT withdrawal when we checked.
8. Withdraw the rest. Don’t leave coins on a small exchange.

Before you start: XBT is young, thinly traded and high-risk. Prices have fallen more than 80% in weeks, and small exchanges can pause withdrawals or fail. BitcoinBIP110.org warns: don’t send bitcoin to a website just because it claims to sell XBT. Not financial advice.

Sources, checked 2026-11-15: Coinbase: verify your identity; Kraken: verification requirements and verification explained; NonKYC FAQ and fees; SafeTrade sign-up guide; exchange markets and fees as listed on our exchanges page; xbt.live where to buy (Kraken ticker, price drop); BitcoinBIP110.org PSA-260901. No referral links.

I held bitcoin before August 8, 2026

You already have XBT. If you controlled the keys to bitcoin in a coin from block 961,631 or earlier, the same keys control the same amount of XBT. There is nothing to buy and nothing to “claim”. The job is to move it into a new XBT wallet without putting your BTC at risk.

1. Set up your new XBT wallet and write its brand-new seed on paper (step 1). It never touches your BTC.
2. Check you have XBT. Look up one of your old addresses on mempool.guide, the XBT block explorer.
3. Protect your BTC first. Move all of it to a brand-new BTC wallet in a way that can’t be copied onto XBT. The usual way includes a checked BTC-only coin: split guide, Method 1.
4. Check your XBT stayed put at the old addresses on mempool.guide.
5. Open the old wallet in Shrike. Connect the old hardware wallet, or restore the old seed. That seed no longer guards any bitcoin, so it is now XBT-only.
6. Send a small test from the old wallet to your new XBT wallet, check it on mempool.guide, then send the rest.
7. Done. Your XBT is in your custody. Many small coins? See Gather into one wallet.

I bought bitcoin after August 8, 2026

Plain answer: coins you received in block 961,632 or later carry no XBT, and splitting won’t create any. You can trade them for XBT on an exchange with a BTC market: NonKYC (BTCB2/BTC), SafeTrade (XBT/BTC, very thin) or NeoxEX (XBT/BTC, rated high-risk by BitcoinBIP110.org). XBT you buy exists only on the XBT chain, so it has no replay risk.

1. Set up your XBT wallet and copy a receive address.
2. Pick an exchange with a BTC pair. Read the exchange table and the NeoxEX warning.
3. Deposit a small test of BTC. Use the exchange’s BTC deposit address, not its XBT one. Wait until it’s credited.
4. Buy XBT with limit orders, in pieces.
5. Withdraw a small test of XBT to your wallet on the Bitcoin BLAKE2b / BIP110 network. Check it on mempool.guide.
6. Withdraw the rest. Then you hold your XBT yourself.

Sources: xbt.live cold storage guide (coins bought on an exchange have no replay risk); exchange pairs checked on each exchange’s site, see Buy with BTC.

My XBT is on an exchange

1. Get a receive address from your XBT wallet (how). On a hardware wallet, check the address on its screen.
2. Open the exchange’s withdraw page for XBT (it may say BTCB2 or BIP110). Confirm the network is Bitcoin BLAKE2b / BIP110.
3. Withdraw a small test amount and wait until it shows in your wallet. Look it up on mempool.guide.
4. Withdraw the rest.

Coins that sat on an exchange at the time of the split are in the exchange’s wallets. Whether you got XBT for them is up to that exchange.

Gather your XBT into one wallet

1. Finish splitting first. Never consolidate coins whose seed still guards bitcoin.
2. Check the fee level and wait for a quiet period.
3. In each old wallet, send everything to a fresh receive address in your main wallet. Test with a small amount first.
4. Inside one wallet, use coin control to merge many small coins into one, if you want.
5. Think about privacy: merging coins links their addresses together.

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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.