What a network is and why there are several
USDT is not a blockchain of its own but a token issued on top of other networks. The same stablecoin exists in several of them at once, and in each it has its own address, its own speed and its own cost of transfer.
Hence the practical consequence this article is written for: send USDT is not a complete instruction. You have to say in which network, and both sides have to mean the same one.
How the networks differ
| What to compare | How it matters |
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| The transfer fee | Differs several times over; on small amounts it decides the gain |
| Confirmation speed | From seconds to minutes — almost never critical |
| Support by the recipient | The main criterion: a network that is not accepted is useless |
| The address format | Can be identical across networks — you cannot tell by eye |
How to choose: the order of questions
There is exactly one right order, and it does not start with the fee.
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What the recipient accepts
Ask them or look in the destination wallet. This is the only mandatory criterion.
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What the sender supports
The exchange or service the coins leave from does not support every network.
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What is cheaper among the rest
The fee is compared only among the networks that passed the first two filters.
Why the mistake is irreversible
An address belongs to a network. Sending coins into another one means giving an address that does not exist there — the transaction goes out and is confirmed, but there is nobody to receive it.
A confirmed transaction cannot be cancelled: that is the point of a blockchain. Support at an exchange or a service is powerless here — not because it does not want to help but because rolling the operation back is technically impossible.
Rules that remove almost every mistake
- Ask the recipient for the network first, then choose
- Check the name of the network on both ends — in words, not by the address format
- Copy the address rather than retype it: one typo costs the whole amount
- On a large amount, make a test transfer of the smallest possible size
- Check that the destination wallet supports the chosen network at all, not just the coin
How it works with us
The manager confirms the network of the transfer before payment — as a separate step rather than somewhere in the flow of messages. That is the only way not to lose money to an irreversible mistake.
The network fee is taken by the network, not by us: it depends on the load and does not depend on the amount of the transfer. Our fee is 1%, and it is the same whatever network you choose.
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The network is agreed before payment
With a separate confirmation — because a mistake cannot be rolled back.
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The network fee is not ours
It is taken by the network; on small amounts it is noticeable, on large ones hardly at all.
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The tariff does not depend on the network
1% in any case, whichever network you choose.
