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Swap Ethereum to Monero
Swap ether from Ethereum mainnet into XMR at a Monero address starting with 4 or 8. Twelve Ethereum confirmations, about 2.4 minutes, come first; the 0.48% fee is part of the quote, no account or KYC is asked for, and an order that cannot complete refunds your ETH automatically.
How it works
One Ethereum transfer, then Monero at your address
Once the ETH leaves your wallet, nothing else is needed from you until the XMR reaches the address you pasted.
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1. Paste a 4 or 8 address
Say how much ETH to swap, paste the Monero address or subaddress that should get the XMR, and pick a fixed or floating rate.
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2. Send your Ethereum
You get a one-time Ethereum deposit address. Send the exact amount on the Ethereum network. Sentinel watches for the confirmations.
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3. XMR is broadcast
After the twelfth confirmation Executor swaps and Courier broadcasts the XMR, usually near the short end of the 5 to 30 minutes most orders take.
Pair details
ETH to XMR at a glance
An ETH to XMR swap takes ether on Ethereum mainnet and starts after 12 confirmations, which at 12 seconds per block take about 2.4 minutes. It pays out to a Monero address beginning with 4 or 8, with no memo or tag. You may leave the refund address empty, since an Ethereum deposit reveals its sender. The 0.48% fee is built into the quote; typical total time is 5 to 30 minutes.
- You send
- ETH on the Ethereum mainnet only. Ghostex waits for 12 confirmations before the swap starts, about 2.4 minutes, as Ethereum slots are spaced 12 seconds apart.
- You receive
- XMR on the Monero network, where a new block arrives about every 2 minutes.
- Payout address
- A Monero standard address starting with 4, or a subaddress starting with 8; Monero's address reference lists both prefixes. An Ethereum 0x address will not work here.
- Memo
- None. Neither ETH nor XMR needs a memo or destination tag.
- Refund address
- Optional, because an ETH payment reveals the sending address and a refund can return there. Paying from an exchange account? Enter a refund address of your own.
- Limits
- The order must be worth roughly $10 to $10,000,000 in USD. The exact ETH to XMR limits appear in the exchange form.
- Rate
- Lock a fixed rate for 30 minutes, or take a floating one that settles at the market rate when the swap executes. The 0.48% fee is part of the quote either way.
- Typical time
- 5 to 30 minutes for the whole order, usually near the low end because the ETH deposit confirms in minutes.
More on this route. Read our Bitcoin to Monero privacy guide. Holding Bitcoin instead? You can also swap Bitcoin to Monero.
The Monero side
Which Monero address to paste
- Standard or subaddress
- A standard Monero address is 95 characters long and starts with 4; a subaddress has the same length and starts with 8. Monero's docs recommend subaddresses as the default way to receive.
- The 106-character exchange address
- Exchanges often use integrated addresses: 106 characters, starting with 4, with a payment ID built in. The form accepts one as the payout address.
- No payment-ID box
- The order has no separate field for a payment ID. If an exchange shows a Monero address plus a separate payment ID, use its integrated address if it offers one; otherwise receive to your own wallet first.
- Checked before the order
- Every Monero address carries a built-in checksum. The form recomputes it, which catches a mistyped character, and it turns away stagenet and testnet addresses.
What happens after the ETH confirms. Oracle has already quoted ETH against XMR and Router has found Monero liquidity; after 12 Ethereum confirmations Executor makes the swap and Courier broadcasts the XMR to your Monero address (the five roles on the agents page). Every confirmed deposit ends one of two ways: delivered, or refunded automatically. A fixed rate holds the XMR figure for 30 minutes from order creation and a floating one follows the market until the swap runs, with the same 0.48% fee inside both.
At a glance
ETH to XMR fees and timing
Fee: 0.48%, inside the quote
On 1.0000 ETH the fee is 0.0048 ETH, already counted in the XMR quote.
Deposit wait: about 2.4 minutes
12 Ethereum confirmations × 12-second slots, about 2.4 minutes.
Payout network fee: covered
The network fee for sending your payout is covered by Ghostex and already reflected in your quote.
Monero block: about 2 minutes
Monero block time on the payout side. New XMR then stays locked for 10 blocks, about 20 minutes, under Monero's own rule.
Fees and timing on this route. Outside the quote, your wallet pays Ethereum gas to broadcast the deposit; that goes to the network, not to Ghostex. With 12 confirmations taking about 2.4 minutes, orders on this route usually sit near the low end of 5 to 30 minutes.
Networks and address. Send ETH on the Ethereum mainnet, not on a layer 2 or a wrapped version, and send the exact amount quoted. See why the exact quoted amount matters. Enter a valid Monero (XMR) address to receive to. Monero uses no memo or destination tag.
Refunds are automatic. You pay in Ethereum, which shows the sending address, so a refund address is optional. If the order cannot complete, the deposit returns to your refund address, or to the Ethereum address you paid from, minus the network cost of sending it. Read the guide: automatic refunds, explained step by step.
FAQ
Ethereum to Monero questions
Do I need an account or KYC to swap ETH to XMR?
No. You paste a Monero address, send ETH on mainnet and receive XMR, with no account, no email and no identity check.
Which Ethereum network do I send on?
Send ETH on the Ethereum mainnet. Do not send from a layer 2 such as Arbitrum or Base unless your order shows that network, since a deposit on the wrong network may be unrecoverable.
Is the swap private?
No name, email, phone or ID is ever asked for, and no account links your orders. Monero hides amounts and the recipient on its own chain, but Ethereum is a public blockchain, so your ETH deposit is visible on-chain.
What if it cannot complete?
Your ETH is refunded automatically on Ethereum mainnet: to your refund address, or back to the address you paid from, minus the network cost of sending it.
Keep exploring
Other swaps and guides
Browse more pairs, see every asset we support, or read how a no-KYC swap works and how Ethereum gas and other network fees work on a swap. Still choosing a privacy coin? Compare XMR vs ZEC privacy, or see the other ways to buy Monero without KYC, from P2P markets to atomic swaps.
Ready when you are5 to 30 minutes
Swap ETH to XMR now
Enter how much ETH to swap and a Monero address starting with 4 or 8, then send the ether on Ethereum mainnet. After 12 confirmations, about 2.4 minutes, Executor swaps it and Courier sends the XMR.