Deposits

OPALE has two deposit paths: native BTC (you already have BTC and send it to your OPALE address) and cross-chain (you have crypto on another chain and Relay swaps it into BTC for you).

Native BTC deposit

The fast path if you already have BTC.

Tap 💰 Wallet (or ₿ I have BTC during onboarding).
The wallet view shows your Bitcoin address as copyable text. Tap 📷 Show QR for a scannable code.
Send any amount from any wallet that supports Bitcoin.
After 1 confirmation (typically 10–30 minutes), OPALE credits your balance and DMs you in chat.

BTC deposit QR with the address as copyable text and a Hide QR toggle.

The address is single-and-permanent — it belongs to your wallet and stays the same forever. Pull it fresh from 💰 Wallet rather than reusing an old screenshot, just to be sure.

Universal token deposit

You can also send Universal Protocol tokens (e.g. $LOL, $WTF) directly to the same address. OPALE’s deposit watcher recognises incoming token transfers and credits the balance once the transaction confirms.

There’s no separate token deposit address — Universal tokens travel on Bitcoin L1 with a Bitcoin address as the destination, the same way BTC does.

Cross-chain deposit (Relay)

If you have crypto on Ethereum, Solana, Base, or another chain and don’t have BTC yet, OPALE integrates with Relay to swap into BTC.

Tap 💰 Wallet → 📥 Deposit (bridge) (or 🌐 I have crypto on another chain during onboarding).
Pick the source chain.
Pick the source asset.
Enter the amount.
OPALE shows a Relay quote with the BTC you’ll receive after the swap.
Tap ✅ Confirm Deposit, then send the source-chain asset to the address Relay provides.
Relay swaps and forwards BTC to your OPALE address. You’re credited like any other native BTC deposit.

Cross-chain deposit quote: source chain + asset + amount → BTC received after Relay's fees.

Relay charges its own fee for the swap and the bridging step. OPALE shows the net BTC you’ll receive before you confirm, so the cost is explicit.

Postage UTXOs (the “small BTC fee” you’ll see on token transfers)

Universal token transfers carry a tiny BTC output — sometimes called a “postage UTXO” — that the transfer rides on. OPALE manages this for you automatically — it tops up postage from your main BTC balance as needed. You’ll see it surface in two places:

After a token transfer, your BTC balance dropped by a small amount (the postage spent + network fee).
If your BTC balance is too low to cover postage, OPALE blocks the transfer and points you back to deposit more BTC.

You don’t need to do anything special; just keep enough BTC around to cover postage and network fees on the transfers you plan to make.

Important

Never send anything other than Bitcoin L1 assets (BTC or Universal tokens) to your OPALE address. ETH on Ethereum, USDC on Solana, etc. sent to a Bitcoin address are unrecoverable.
Use the bridge flow if your funds are on another chain — Relay handles the swap properly.
OPALE cannot reverse deposits. Sending the wrong amount is fine; sending the wrong asset to a Bitcoin address is not.