You receive ether (ETH) by giving the sender your Ethereum address, a string that starts with 0x, or by letting them scan its QR code. The same address receives ETH and every Ethereum token, such as USDT and USDC. The payment usually arrives within seconds and becomes final after about 13 minutes.
Receive in the Bitcoin.com Wallet app:
- Open the Bitcoin.com Wallet app and tap your Ethereum wallet
- Tap Receive
- Copy the address, or show the QR code for the sender to scan
- Tell the sender to use the Ethereum network
Key Takeaways
- Your Ethereum address is
0xfollowed by 40 characters. It is safe to share and cannot be used to take funds from your wallet. - One address receives ETH and all ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum. Unlike Bitcoin wallets, an Ethereum wallet keeps the same address over time.
- The same address is valid on Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Avalanche, and other EVM networks, so always tell the sender which network to use.
- Funds sent on a different EVM network are not lost. They sit at your address on that network and can usually be reached with the same recovery phrase.
- Payments typically appear within seconds and are final after about 13 minutes. Exchanges credit deposits only after their own required confirmations.
- Because your address stays the same, anyone who has it can see your full balance and history. Separate wallets keep different activities apart.
- Ignore unfamiliar tokens and tiny transfers from look-alike addresses that appear in your history. They are spam or setups for scams.
How to Find Your Ethereum Address
In the Bitcoin.com Wallet:
- From the home screen, scroll to your Ethereum wallet and tap it.
- Tap the Receive icon.
- Tap the clipboard icon to copy your address, or show the QR code on screen.
If you have more than one Ethereum wallet in the app, each has its own address, so open the one you want the funds to go to. If you do not have an Ethereum wallet yet, creating one takes about a minute, and the first step after that is to back it up.
What an Ethereum Address Looks Like
An Ethereum address is 0x followed by 40 characters, using the digits 0 to 9 and the letters a to f:
0xab41b92c6d43f4b7a670b65479f5bb809646602e
Many wallets show addresses in a mix of upper and lower case. Under EIP-55, that capitalization acts as a checksum, so a wallet can spot most typos before a payment goes out. The address itself is the same whatever the case.
If you own a .eth name through the Ethereum Name Service, people can send to that name instead of the address. Their wallet looks up the address the name points to. Wallets that support these names, including the Bitcoin.com Wallet, show the resolved address before the sender confirms.
One Address for ETH and Every Token
Ethereum works with accounts, not the separate coins that Bitcoin tracks. Your wallet has one address, and everything on Ethereum that belongs to you is recorded against it: your ETH, any ERC-20 tokens such as USDT or USDC, and any NFTs.
That has three practical effects:
- Tokens arrive at the same address as ETH. There is no separate token address to give out. A sender sending USDT on Ethereum uses the same
0xaddress as someone sending ETH. - Your address does not rotate. Bitcoin wallets generate a fresh address for each payment. An Ethereum wallet keeps the same one, which is why the address someone gave you last year usually still works.
- Keeping activities apart means using separate wallets. In the Bitcoin.com Wallet you can create as many Ethereum wallets as you like, for example "ETH Savings" and "ETH Spending", and each has its own address.
If a token arrives but does not appear in your wallet, the wallet may not support that token. It is still at your address, which you can confirm by looking the address up on Etherscan.
Tell the Sender Which Network to Use
Your 0x address is a valid address on every network built on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Nothing in the address says which network a payment should use, so the sender's wallet or exchange will let them choose.
| If the sender uses | The funds arrive | Where to find them |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | On Ethereum, at your address | Your Ethereum wallet |
| Polygon | On Polygon, at the same address | A Polygon wallet opened with the same recovery phrase |
| BNB Smart Chain | On BNB Smart Chain, at the same address | A BNB Smart Chain wallet opened with the same recovery phrase |
| Avalanche C-Chain | On Avalanche, at the same address | An Avalanche wallet opened with the same recovery phrase |
| A Layer 2 such as Arbitrum, Base, or Optimism | On that Layer 2, at the same address | A wallet that supports that Layer 2, opened with the same recovery phrase |
When you share your address, say which network you expect, for example "ETH on the Ethereum network" or "USDC on Ethereum". If a payment arrives on a different network, nothing is lost as long as you control the address. Look the transaction up on that network's block explorer to confirm where it landed, then open a wallet for that network with the same recovery phrase.
How to Share Your Address
- Copy and send it. Tap to copy, then paste it into a message, email, or invoice.
- Show the QR code. If the sender is with you, they can scan it, which avoids typing errors.
- Share your
.ethname. Easier to read and type than a long address.
Ask the sender to compare the first and last several characters of the address in their wallet with what you sent. Malware on either device can swap a copied address, and a quick read-back catches it.
Receiving ETH from an Exchange
To move ETH from an exchange into your own wallet, copy your address from the app and use the exchange's Withdraw option. Choose ETH, paste the address, and select the Ethereum network unless you have a reason to choose another. Exchanges often list several networks for the same asset, and picking one your wallet does not support is the most common reason a withdrawal seems to vanish.
Moving ETH into a wallet you control means the exchange no longer holds your funds. Depositing to an exchange works in reverse: the exchange gives you its deposit address and network, and credits the funds after its required confirmations.
How Long It Takes to Receive ETH
| Stage | Typical timing | What you see |
|---|---|---|
| Payment broadcast | Seconds | The incoming payment may show as pending |
| Included in a block | About 12 seconds | The payment appears as received |
| Final | About 13 minutes | The payment can no longer be reorganized out of the chain |
| Exchange credit | Depends on the exchange | The exchange balance updates after its required confirmations |
Ethereum produces a block every 12 seconds, and transactions become final after two rounds of validator votes, about 13 minutes in total. In 2026, gas has mostly been low enough that standard-fee payments land in the next block. The full status of any payment, including how many confirmations it has, shows on Etherscan when you search for its transaction hash.
Is It Safe to Share Your Ethereum Address?
Yes. An address can only receive. Spending requires the private key, which never leaves your wallet, and the private key and recovery phrase are the only things you must keep secret.
The trade-off is visibility. Because an Ethereum wallet keeps the same address, anyone who has it can look up its full balance and every transaction it has made, on Etherscan or any other explorer. Using a separate wallet for public-facing payments keeps your savings out of view.
Two things will eventually show up in your history, and both should be ignored:
- Spam tokens: Unfamiliar tokens appear unasked, sometimes with names that point to a website. Do not try to sell, send, or claim them, since many lead to sites that request approvals or your recovery phrase.
- Look-alike transfers: Tiny or zero-value transfers from addresses that share the first and last characters of one you use. This is address poisoning, designed to trick you into copying the wrong address from your history later.
Nobody needs your recovery phrase to send you ETH, so anyone asking for it is attempting theft. The same applies to unexpected payments followed by a request to send them back to a different address, one of the standard crypto fraud patterns.
When a Payment Has Not Arrived
| Possible cause | How to check | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Sent on a different network | Search the transaction hash on that network's explorer | Open a wallet for that network with the same recovery phrase |
| Token not supported by your wallet | Look up your address on Etherscan | The token is at your address. Use a wallet that supports it, or ask the sender which token they sent |
| Still pending | Search the transaction hash on Etherscan | Wait. Low-fee transactions can take longer to be included |
| Sent to a different Ethereum wallet of yours | Check your other ETH wallets in the app | Payments go to whichever address the sender used |
| Exchange withdrawal not yet processed | Check the withdrawal status on the exchange | Wait, or contact the exchange's support |
| Sender used a wrong address | Ask for the destination address and transaction hash | Compare it character by character with yours |
Payments sent to an address that is not yours cannot be pulled back by you or by Bitcoin.com. Only whoever controls that address can return them.
Conclusion
Receiving Ethereum comes down to your 0x address and the right network. Open your Ethereum wallet, tap Receive, share the address or QR code, and tell the sender to use Ethereum. The same address takes ETH and every Ethereum token, stays the same over time, and works on other EVM networks too, which is why naming the network is as important as sharing the address. Keep separate wallets for activities you want to keep apart, ignore unfamiliar tokens and look-alike transfers in your history, and never share your recovery phrase with anyone who says they are sending you funds. Moving what you receive later means paying gas in ETH, so sending Ethereum starts with keeping a small ETH balance in the wallet.
