Withdrawing in crypto

What USDT is

USDT is a digital dollar. One USDT is designed to be worth one US dollar, and it holds that value rather than moving up and down the way Bitcoin does. It is the only thing we pay withdrawals in.

When you withdraw, your US$ balance leaves us as USDT and arrives in a wallet that belongs to you. Nobody at OriginStats can reach it after that — it is yours in the same way cash in your pocket is yours.

What a wallet is

A wallet is an app that holds digital money. It is free, it takes a couple of minutes to set up, and you do not need to put any money into it to receive some.

• An addressA long string of letters and numbers. This is what you give us, and it works like an account number — safe to share, and the only thing we need to send you money.
• A recovery phraseUsually twelve words, shown once when you create the wallet. It is the only way back in if you lose your phone. Write it down on paper. Never type it into a website, and never send it to anyone — including us. We will never ask for it.
• No account with usThe wallet is not part of OriginStats and we cannot see inside it, freeze it or recover it for you.

Getting a wallet

You may already have one. If you have ever used an exchange app or bought any crypto, you have a wallet address there and can use it — skip to the next section and find the receive screen.

If you do not, we suggest Trust Wallet. It is free, it holds USDT on both of the networks we pay out on, and setting it up takes about two minutes. These are the ones we would point a friend at:

• Trust Wallettrustwallet.comOur suggestion if you have nothing yet. Holds USDT on Tron and on Ethereum, so whichever network you pick later, it works.
• Exodusexodus.comAlso holds both networks. Worth a look if you would rather use a desktop app than a phone one.
• Coinbase Walletcoinbase.com/walletA good fit if you already have a Coinbase account, though it is a separate app from the exchange itself.

We are not paid to name any of these and we have no connection to them — they are widely used, and one of them is a place to start rather than the only right answer. Install from the link above or from your phone's official app store, then:

1. Open the app and choose Create a new wallet.
2. Write your recovery phrase down on paper and keep it somewhere safe. Do not photograph it and do not store it in your notes app.
3. Find Receive and pick USDT, then the network — Tron (TRC-20) unless you have a reason to prefer Ethereum.
4. Copy the address it shows you. That is what you paste into OriginStats.

Take care downloading a wallet: search results and app stores both carry convincing fakes, and a fake one exists to take your recovery phrase. Reach it from the official address above rather than from a search result or an advert, check the developer name and the review count before you install, and never enter a recovery phrase into anything that asks for it.

Tron or Ethereum?

• TronTRC-20Addresses start with T and are 34 characters long. The usual choice for USDT, and what most wallets offer first.
• EthereumERC-20Addresses start with 0x followed by 40 letters and numbers. Pick this one if the wallet you already have is on Ethereum.

Both are always available. If the address you paste does not match the network you chose, we tell you before you can go any further — the shape of the address gives it away.

How to withdraw

1. Open your wallet on OriginStats, from the balance in the top bar or from the shop, and press Withdraw.
2. Enter an amount. The minimum is US$50.00, and the screen shows how much of your balance is ready.
3. Choose Tron or Ethereum — whichever your wallet address is on.
4. Paste your wallet address. We check its shape as you type and say so when it is valid.
5. Check the summary — the two fees and the figure you will receive are listed before anything is sent — then press Confirm and send.

The first time you withdraw you will be asked to verify your identity. It is a short check and it happens once.

What happens after you send

Nothing leaves immediately. We review every request, and we email you when it is approved and again when it is sent. While it is still in review you can cancel it and the money returns to your balance.

Once it is sent, your wallet usually shows it within a few minutes. The withdrawal in your wallet history carries a link to the public record of the transfer, so you can see it independently of us.

When your money is ready

Not all of your balance can be touched the moment you earn it, and the shop and a withdrawal do not open at the same time.

Your wallet always shows what is ready now and what is still maturing, with the date each part arrives.

Two fees come off the amount you ask for, each on its own line before you confirm: a platform fee of 15% and a service fee of 5%, which also covers the network fee.

What cannot be undone

Crypto transfers are final. There is no bank in the middle to reverse one, and that is worth knowing before you press send.

• The wrong networkUSDT sent on a network your wallet is not watching cannot be recovered. Choose the network your address was made on.
• The wrong addressAlways paste; never retype. A single wrong character sends the money somewhere nobody can reach. We catch most typos with a checksum, but we cannot catch a valid address that is not yours.
• Your recovery phraseAnyone who has it has your money. No genuine service ever asks for it — not a wallet's support team, not an exchange, and not us.

Still stuck?

If something on this page does not match what you are seeing, or a withdrawal has not arrived when you expected it, write to [email protected] with the email address on your account. Do not send anyone your recovery phrase, including us.