Bitcoin network on MEW Mobile

You can now manage your Bitcoin (BTC) directly in MEW Mobile! MEW makes it simple to access Bitcoin alongside your Ethereum and multichain assets — all in one secure, self-custody wallet.

Whether you’re holding, sending, or receiving BTC, MEW gives you full control with the familiar user experience you already know and trust. No need for separate wallets or complicated interfaces — just open MEW Mobile and start managing your Bitcoin with ease.

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Don't have a wallet? Don't LOVE your wallet? Creating a new wallet with MEW is easy.

Step 1. Open MEW Mobile then click the network name located in the top left-hand corner.

Step 2. When the drop-down expands, click on ‘Bitcoin Network’ to change your network to Bitcoin.

Step 1. Open MEW Mobile and change your network to 'Bitcoin' by clicking the network dropdown in the top left corner.

Step 2. Scroll down and select 'Move your Bitcoin to MEW'.

Step 3. Scroll down then select 'Import my BTC wallet'.

Step 4. Select the backup method you have for your Bitcoin wallet.

- MEW Mobile supports importing a BTC wallet via recovery phrase or private key.

Step 4a. If you are using a paper wallet that has your private key, open your camera app on your phone, scan the code, click on the QR code icon on the bottom right to open a pop up menu, and then click 'Copy'. DO NOT search web for your key and DO NOT send us or anyone else your private key!

Step 4b. Head back to the MEW app and paste your private key into the text field here, and click 'Import' at the top of the screen.

Step 5. Your Bitcoin wallet will be imported alongside your MEW wallet. Once it is finished click 'Continue'.

Step 6. You should now see your Bitcoin wallet on your MEW Mobile app!

Step 1. Open MEW Mobile and change your network to 'Bitcoin' by clicking the network dropdown in the top left corner.

Step 2. Click the down arrow on your colorful account card to view your BTC address.

Step 3. You can now send BTC to your wallet by copying the address or scanning the QR code.

When viewing your BTC balance in the wallet, please note that balances on Bitcoin addresses work differently from Ethereum and EVM-compatible chain balances. If you own Ordinals (aka Bitcoin NFTs), your Bitcoin account balance includes these Ordinals and may affect your outgoing BTC transactions.

Due to their design, Ordinals are tied to Bitcoin transactions and are batched together with a certain amount of BTC. If done correctly, Ordinals are only batched with a micro-transaction, but occasionally an Ordinal can get 'tied' to a larger amount of BTC.

If a previous incoming BTC transaction to your wallet contained an Ordinal, you may notice that you are not able to send out your full BTC balance. This is because MEW and Enkrypt wallets have a safeguard to prevent you from sending out your Ordinal accidentally. If it was tied to a bigger transaction originally, this means that amount of BTC is also being held back by the Ordinal.

If you believe this is happening to you, first double check whether your BTC account owns Ordinals. While there is an 'Ordinals' tab in your MEW wallet under your Bitcoin account, Ordinals are not fully supported in MEW yet, so we suggest using the following link and searching your Bitcoin address: https://uniscan.cc/. If you see any items under any of the tabs (brc-20, brc 2.0, runes, alkanes, inscriptions), that means you hold Ordinals on that account. Please write to us at support@myetherwallet.com with your Bitcoin address and details of any issues you are having with sending your BTC out, and we'll do our best to find a solution for you.

For an overview of buying or selling cryptocurrency on MEW wallet app, see the following:

>> Buy and Sell crypto with MEW wallet Android

>> Buy and Sell crypto with MEW wallet iOS

​Step 1. Open MEW Mobile and change your network to 'Bitcoin' by clicking the network dropdown in the top left corner.

Step 2. Scroll down then click on 'Buy Bitcoin'.

Step 3. If you have multiple accounts you will need to select the account you want to deposit into.

Step 4. Choose the currency that you’ll be purchasing with and the amount you want to spend, or select Custom to enter amount manually.

Step 5. Choose which provider you want to use to buy your BTC. You’ll then be redirected to the provider's website to finish your purchase. Please note that KYC may be required by the provider, but MEW does not collect or store any personal user data.

Step 1. Open MEW Mobile and change your network to 'Bitcoin' by clicking the network dropdown in the top left corner.

Step 2. Click the ‘Swap’ tab at the bottom of the app interface and then click ‘Swap tokens’.

Step 3. When you get to the Swap window, choose the token that you are swapping on top, and tap on ‘Select token’ to find the token that you want to swap for.

Note that the token you are swapping for may be on another network, like Ethereum. Make sure you are selecting the network where you want your swapped tokens to be (click on the 'Ethereum' dropdown to switch networks).

Keep in mind that not all tokens will be available for swap on MEW wallet. If you don't see the token you want to swap, it might only be available to swap on an exchange that supports it.

Step 4. Enter amount that you would like to swap and click ‘Preview swap' to see best offer, other offers, and estimated swap fees.

Step 5. If everything looks good, click 'Proceed with swap'.

Step 6. Once you initiate and confirm the swap, you can tap on 'View progress' to see the transaction status in a block explorer.