The boring rule that saves your money
The most useful rule in crypto is also the dullest: send the exact amount. Here is what that small habit actually protects.
You are about to send crypto to a deposit address. You hover over the amount, round it down a little, and hit send. It feels harmless. It usually is not.
The most useful rule in crypto is also the most boring one: send the exact amount you were shown. Not close. Not rounded. The exact figure, down to the last digit.
Why the exact amount matters
When you start an exchange, you see a rate, then a fixed amount to send. That number is not a suggestion. It is the figure the whole exchange is built around for the next few minutes.
Send a different amount and you create a small mismatch. A mismatch means a human or a process has to stop and decide what to do with your money. That is slower and more stressful than the thirty seconds you saved by not copying the number carefully.
Send too little
The order cannot complete on its own. Now you are waiting, or topping up, or asking support to sort it out. None of that is fun when you just want your coins.
Send too much
The extra does not vanish, but it does not flow through cleanly either. Getting it back is extra steps for you. The clean path was the exact amount.
The rule is care, not bureaucracy
This is not a hoop to jump through. The exact amount is the one input that keeps your order on the fast, automatic path. We show you the rate first, the exchange fee is already in the number, and there is nothing hidden waiting to surprise you. Your job is just to match the figure.
A few seconds of attention buys you a clean, hands-off exchange. That is the whole trade.
How to get it right
- Copy, do not type. Use the copy button for both the amount and the address.
- Match the network. The right coin on the wrong network is the one mistake we cannot undo for you.
- Check both fields before you send. Amount and address, side by side, every time.
- Stuck? Ask a person. @swappsy is a real human, not a bot.
Boring rules are boring because they work. This is the one worth keeping.
