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TRX to ETH
Both networks are quick, so this swap is usually over in a few minutes. The part that catches people isn't the swap at all — it's what happens the first time they try to move the ether afterwards and find out how gas works.
The Ethereum address
One format, no variants: 0x followed by 40 hexadecimal characters. No memo, no tag, nothing else to fill in. If a form asks for a destination tag alongside an Ethereum address, you're on the wrong form.
You'll notice the letters are a mix of upper and lower case. That isn't decoration — it's a checksum. Wallets use the capitalisation pattern to catch typos, which means copying the address exactly as given matters. Retyping it by hand and getting a letter's case wrong will make a careful wallet refuse to send.
The same address works for ether and for every ERC-20 token. That's convenient right up until it isn't: an address that accepts ETH will also happily accept a token on a network it can't spend from, if you send to the wrong chain. Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base and several others all use the same address shape.
Gas, and why it matters after the swap
Ethereum charges gas for every transaction, paid in ETH. That's different from where you're coming from — TRON runs on bandwidth and energy, and most wallets hide that from you entirely, so a TRX transfer feels free.
Two things follow. First, the amount of ETH that lands in your wallet is your balance minus whatever the payout transaction cost; the exchange deducts the network fee from the payout, so the arriving figure is slightly under the quote. Second, if you plan to move that ETH again or interact with anything on Ethereum, you need to keep enough of it back to pay gas.
Here's the version that trips people up: if you swap TRX for an ERC-20 token rather than for ether itself, you get the token and no ETH at all. The token sits there and you can't move it, because moving it requires gas you don't have. If that's your plan, swap a little into plain ETH first.
Gas prices swing with demand. There's no fixed number to quote, and anyone quoting one is describing a moment rather than a rule.
Timing and what lands
Ethereum produces a block roughly every twelve seconds, which puts it in the fast half of the networks you could be swapping into. Your TRX confirms in seconds on its side. Under normal conditions this pair finishes quickly.
Each exchange sets how many confirmations it wants on either side before it releases the payout, and the status page shows where your swap is while it counts them. With two fast chains, that counting is usually the shortest part of your day.
When your wallet shows the ether, check the transaction on a block explorer if you want to see exactly what the payout fee was. The difference between your quote and the arriving balance should account for it.
One habit worth keeping on any first swap to a new wallet: send a small amount, confirm it arrives, then do the rest. The extra network fee is cheap compared with finding out at full size that you pasted the wrong address.
Questions about this pair
How long does TRX to ETH take?
Both chains are quick — TRON blocks land every few seconds, Ethereum every twelve or so — so under normal load this is a matter of minutes rather than half an hour. The slow version of this swap happens when Ethereum is congested, and you'd see that as a pending payout transaction rather than a stalled swap.
Will I have enough ETH for gas afterwards?
Whatever arrives is yours to spend, minus the gas each future transaction costs. If you swapped a small amount, keep in mind that a single Ethereum transaction during a busy period can eat a noticeable share of it.
Can I receive the ETH on Arbitrum or Base?
The address looks the same, but the network isn't, and a payout sent on Ethereum won't appear in a wallet watching a different chain. Pick the network deliberately when you set the swap up, and make sure your wallet is on that network when you check.
Is TRX to ETH cheaper than going through USDT?
Usually, because a direct swap is one operation with one margin, while routing through USDT means two swaps and two payout fees. The exception is when the direct pair has thin liquidity and quotes badly, which you'd see as a worse receive amount.