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  • Swap In: Take funds from your on-chain balance to your spending balance
  • Swap Out: Send funds from your Alby Hub to an on-chain wallet

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Swap In & Out

Swap bitcoin between on-chain and lightning โšก

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You can transfer bitcoin between your Alby Hub on-chain balance and your Alby Hub spending balance through a swap, using its existing channels and receiving capacity. โšก๐Ÿ”„

Go to your Node section and click on "Advanced", check the "Swap" options.

Choose whether to send funds from your on-chain balance to your spending balance by doing a "swap-in" or to transfer your funds from your spending balance to your on-chain balance, "swap-out".


Swap In: Take funds from your on-chain balance to your spending balance

To use this feature, your Hub must be online with open channels.

Click "Swap In", enter the amount you want to transfer, and confirm. You'll be redirected to the Boltz website, where the swap will be executed.


Swap Out: Send funds from your Alby Hub to an on-chain wallet

To use this feature, your Hub must be online with open channels.

Click "Swap Out", enter the amount you want to withdraw to an on-chain wallet, and confirm. You'll be redirected to the Boltz website, where the swap will be ready to execute.


In both cases, there will be a short waiting period while the transaction confirms on-chain โณ. This usually takes 15 to 30 minutes, depending on block confirmations, but sometimes itโ€™s even faster! ๐Ÿš€ Sit tight, and your sats will arrive soon! ๐Ÿ˜Š

On the Boltz site: 1๏ธโƒฃ The receiving address (a lightning invoice of our Hub) is already pasted into the Boltz website. 2๏ธโƒฃ Follow their steps and send the funds to the swap address provided from your Alby Hub on-chain wallet () 3๏ธโƒฃ Once Boltz receives them, theyโ€™ll send the bitcoin to the spending balance of your Hub โšก.

On the Boltz site: 1๏ธโƒฃ Paste your on-chain wallet address. Find your Alby Hub on-chain wallet . 2๏ธโƒฃ Follow their steps and send the funds from your spending balance to Boltz by paying the lightning invoice they will provide to you. 3๏ธโƒฃ Once Boltz receives the lightning payment, theyโ€™ll send the funds to the on-chain wallet address you entered on the first step ๐Ÿ”„.

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