Deposit & Withdraw Durations

Acre deposits and withdrawals involve on chain transactions and varying confirmation times due to the processes required by Bitcoin mainnet, Threshold Network's decentralized BTC connectivity layer, and Acre's contracts on Ethereum.

Deposit Delays:

• Bitcoin Confirmations: The time required for deposit depends on the amount of BTC:

  • Less than 0.1 BTC: 1 confirmation, ~10 minutes.

  • Between 0.1 BTC and 1 BTC: 3 confirmations, ~30 minutes.

  • 1 BTC or more: 6 confirmations, ~60 minutes.

• tBTC Optimistic Minting: After the necessary confirmations, there is an additional 1-hour delay for the tBTC optimistic minting process. Once minting is complete, the stBTC deposit process completes in Acre shortly after.

Withdrawal Delays:

• The tBTC redemption process typically takes between 5 to 7 hours on average.

These delays ensure the secure conversion and transfer of BTC and tBTC across the involved networks.