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Wrapped BitcoinWBTC price and how to buy on Ethereum

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Bitcoin on Ethereum — the longest-running wrapped BTC.

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What WBTC is

WBTC, Wrapped Bitcoin, is an Ethereum token backed one-to-one by bitcoin held in custody. Launched in 2019, it was the first widely used way to bring bitcoin into Ethereum's DeFi, and it is still among the largest.

Its custodian is BitGo. In 2024 BitGo moved WBTC's custody into an arrangement with BiT Global, a firm linked to Justin Sun, and some DeFi protocols reduced their exposure to WBTC in response — one of the reasons alternatives such as cbBTC grew as quickly as they did.

Its price is bitcoin's price. What WBTC adds is the custody: it holds its peg only while the bitcoin behind it is there and can be redeemed, which is a question about the custodians rather than about bitcoin.

Buying WBTC, step by step

  1. 1

    Connect an EVM wallet

    Open the swap panel and connect MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet or any browser wallet that supports Ethereum. On a phone, the same wallets open through their own apps. Privacc only reads your public address — it cannot move your funds.

  2. 2

    Hold some ETH on Ethereum for gas

    Every Ethereum transaction is paid for in ETH, whatever token you are swapping, so a wallet with no ETH cannot buy WBTC. The panel opens on Ethereum; if your wallet is set to another network it will ask to switch.

  3. 3

    Check the token is WBTC

    The panel is already set to WBTC at the contract address on this page, so there is nothing to search for. If you pick it by hand, compare the address rather than the name — copies with the same symbol exist.

  4. 4

    Approve, then swap

    If you pay with a token rather than ETH, your wallet first asks you to approve the router to spend it. That is a separate transaction with its own gas fee, needed once per token. Then check the quote — the WBTC you receive, the price impact and the fees — and sign the swap.

  5. 5

    Find it in your wallet

    The Wrapped Bitcoin arrives in the wallet you signed from once the transaction confirms. If your wallet does not list it, add it as a custom token using the contract address on this page.

WBTC contract address on Ethereum

Token names and symbols on Ethereum are not unique — anyone can deploy a contract called WBTC. The address is the only thing that identifies the real one. Check it, never the name:

0x2260FAC5E5542a773Aa44fBCfeDf7C193bc2C599

The swap panel on this page is already set to buy WBTC at this address.View on Etherscan

Common mistakes

  1. WBTC is a claim on bitcoin held by custodians, not bitcoin. If the custody arrangement failed, WBTC could trade well below bitcoin whatever bitcoin itself did.

  2. WBTC sent to a Bitcoin address is lost. It is an Ethereum token, and the Bitcoin network has no record of it.

  3. WBTC uses 8 decimal places, like bitcoin, rather than the 18 most Ethereum tokens use. A token added to a wallet by hand with the wrong setting shows a nonsensical balance.

Risks to understand

Nothing on this page is financial advice. Read how to spot a rug pull before buying anything smaller than this. This token is a wrapped or bridged asset — how wrapped and bridged tokens work explains what you are actually holding.

WBTC questions

Who holds the bitcoin behind WBTC?

BitGo, working with BiT Global under the arrangement announced in 2024. New WBTC is minted and redeemed through approved merchants rather than by individual holders.

Should I hold WBTC or cbBTC?

That is a question about counterparties, not returns. WBTC depends on BitGo and its partners; cbBTC depends on Coinbase. Both track bitcoin, and the two are separate tokens with separate markets.

Is WBTC on other networks the same token?

It exists on several networks, but each is a separate contract, and the versions on layer 2 networks are usually bridged from this one. This page is about the Ethereum original.

Where can I buy WBTC on Ethereum?

On this page. Connect an EVM wallet with some ETH for gas, enter an amount and sign. The WBTC goes straight to your wallet without passing through Privacc.

Do I need an account to buy WBTC?

No. Privacc has no accounts and no sign-up because it never takes custody of your funds. You connect a wallet, sign a transaction, and the tokens go straight to you.

What does it cost to buy WBTC on Ethereum?

The Ethereum network fee, paid in ETH; a one-off approval fee the first time you sell a given token; the price impact of the route; and any service fee. All of it is in the quote you see before you sign.

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Prices as of October 23, 2026.

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Market cap and supply are left out: the WBTC contract on Ethereum holds only the part of the supply that has been brought to this network, so its figures would describe that part rather than WBTC as a whole.

Figures from GeckoTerminal, October 23, 2026.

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