AVAX (Avalanche) became extremely popular in recent months. There are dozens, maybe thousands, of different decentralized applications, play-to-earn games, or NFT exchanges built on the Avax network utilizing this token.
And maybe this is exactly your use case. You bought AVAX on Binance and are looking to send it over to your MetaMask wallet to use it on one of these projects. Or you may be just looking to transfer your tokens to a non-custodial wallet to have your assets under better control.
Whatever reason you have to send AVAX away from Binance to your MetaMask wallet (or vice versa), this guide is for you!
In this article, we will look into how to send AVAX from Binance to MetaMask. As MetaMask is an Ethereum wallet that does not support the native Avalanche network, we’ll be sending the tokens either via the BNB chain network or via the AVAX C-chain network. So let’s get to it!
How to Send AVAX from Binance to Metamask
Let’s first take a look at how to send Avax from Binance to your MetaMask wallet. This will set a great foundation for the opposite process as well.
You’ll have to visit your wallet in Binance, locate a “Withdraw” button, and fill in the transaction details. Let’s take a look at it step-by-step.
Go to FIAT & Spot Wallet in Binance
First thing first, before we even start, have both your Binance account logged in and your MetaMask wallet ready.
If you are a complete first-timer and don’t have a MetaMask created yet, you can follow our guide on How to set up a MetaMask wallet.
Now in the Binance app, tap on the small wallet icon in the top right corner and go to “Fiat & Spot.” The Spot wallet is the only one you can withdraw from. Thus, If you have your AVAX in for example Margin wallet, you will need to transfer it to Fiat & Spot and then proceed to withdrawal.
Find AVAX (Avalanche) in the Asset List
You’ll now see the asset list, featuring all crypto coins and tokens you own, but also all the cryptocurrencies, that are available on Binance.
Fortunately, there’s a search bar in the top left corner. Use it to search for “AVAX” or “Avalanche.”
Once you’ve found AVAX on Binance, you can see a bunch of different action buttons on the right side. Since we’re looking to withdraw from Binance to MetaMask tap “Withdraw.”
Fill in Transaction Details
Now to the harder part. You’ll need to fill in all the transaction details in the window that just popped up.
But to fill it, we now need to open our MetaMask wallet extension to get our wallet address. All your assets on MetaMask share the same address. So no need to stress about changing to the right network just now. Just copy the address now and we’ll show you how to add Binance Smart Chain or AVAX C-Chain and AVAX token to MetaMask in just a second.
Select Network in Binance
As we already discussed, you have two options in terms of the network.
You can either select BEP-20 (Binance Smart Chain network) or AVAX C-Chain as a network. Be sure to not select the native AVAX network, as this can’t be added to MetaMask.
Why is that?
To put it simply, since Metamask is an Ethereum-based wallet, it can only hold Ethereum-based tokens. But the BNB chain and also the AVAX C-Chain are built with the same programing language and are quite similar to the Ethereum one, thus, it can be added to Metamask.
It’s best to select the network based on your use case. Because with coins or tokens on a centralized exchange, you don’t have to deal with bridging the tokens to another network. For example, if you want to use your withdrawn AVAX for any Play-to-Earn game, select the network according to the one that the game deposit system allows.
Withdraw AVAX from Binance to Metamask
After you have selected your network, the last step is to enter the amount of AVAX to withdraw from Binance and click withdraw. The minimum amount to withdraw AVAX from Binance is 0.012 AVAX.
Metamask requires 15 confirmations to add the tokens to your balance. This can take some time, no need to panic if your transaction is taking a little longer than a few minutes.
On-chain transactions from Binance will usually take a maximum of 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the network you are using but also the time you are doing the transaction, relating to network load.
You can check out our guide answering the question of Why is your crypto transaction taking so long for more information about all the things that influence transaction speeds.
In the meantime, while the transaction is processing, you want to add the BNB Chain and AVAX-C chain to MetaMask. You can do so by filling in the network RPC details.
You can find a guide on that in our Add AVAX to MetaMask article.
How to send AVAX from Metamask to Binance
Now to send AVAX from MetaMask to Binance, the process is fairly simple. You’ll just need to enter transaction details into a different window with a different wallet address. Let’s take a quick look at how to do that.
Find AVAX in the Asset List of Fiat & Spot Wallet in Binance
The first few steps are pretty similar to the process of sending AVAX from Binance to Metamask. Find the Avalanche coin in the asset list of the Spot wallet, and instead of “Withdraw,” hit “Deposit.”
Fill in Transaction Details and Select Network
You will see a similar table as in the previous example. But first, we need to select the network through which we will deposit our AVAX. Again select either the BNB chain or AVAX C-chain, depending on which chain you have your AVAX tokens stored inside the Metamask.
If you happen to make a mistake in the deposit network, it may not be such a big deal. Binance shares a majority of addresses for tokens across chains – if they are compatible to be shared, which BSC and AVAXC are. But it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Send AVAX From Metamask to Binance
Copy the address Binance gave you. Launch your Metamask extension and change the network to BNB chain or AVAX C-Chain, to whatever you have your AVAX coins on. Now select AVAX from the asset menu in Metamask.
Tap “send” inside Metamask and paste the wallet address you have copied in Binance.
This table may scare you a bit. But no need to worry. Just fill in the amount of AVAX you wish to send from Metamask to Binance and keep the rest as it is.
Other than that, you can also set different gas rules if you wish. But if you don’t know what you are doing no need to touch it. Changing this may result either in paying a huge amount on gas fees or your transaction won’t even get sent because you set the gas limit too low.
Now what’s left is the same as with sending AVAX from Binance to Metamask. Waiting for the 15 or 12 network confirmations, depending on what network you chose.
After the transaction is confirmed, you will see your new AVAX balance in the Spot wallet on Binance.
Conclusion
Sending either AVAX from Binance to Metamask or sending AVAX from Metamask to Binance is a straightforward task. The transaction time for Avalanche is approximately 5-15 minutes, depending on various factors. You can monitor your transaction on a block explorer: BNB chain explorer & AVAX chain explorer.
After you have received your AVAX to Binance, you can easily convert it into the FIAT currency of your choice. Or to any other crypto coin, as on Binance, there are a lot of different trading pairs for AVAX.
To find or check a full transaction history of your Binance account, you can check a guide on Everything about Binance Deposit, Withdrawal, and Trade History.
The only thing that may surprise you a bit is the choice of network you send AVAX over. Always match the two networks – the senders network with the receiver’s network, and you will be fine.