How to Convert DigiByte (DGB) to Bitcoin on AltQuick

Published 2026-11-10 UTC

Sell or convert DigiByte to Bitcoin on AltQuick’s DGB/BTC book or Swap: how bids, limit sells, market orders, and Swap estimates actually work.

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If you already hold DigiByte and want Bitcoin, the job is the reverse of buying DGB with BTC. AltQuick lists a DigiByte / Bitcoin market. You can sell DGB on that book from an account, or use Swap for an account-free conversion that, per the FAQ, uses the same books and sends the Bitcoin out for you.

This post explains how that execution works: what a sell actually hits on the book, how a limit sell differs from a market order, and why a Swap estimate is not a locked rate. For the opposite direction, use our earlier guide, Buy DigiByte (DGB) with Bitcoin. Neither path is a cash-out to dollars, and this article is not a price forecast.

Read the live book before you sell

A conversion to Bitcoin is only as good as the bids that are actually on the book when your order runs. Open the live DGB/BTC market and look at three things:

Bids are offers to buy DGB with BTC. A sell takes those bids, starting at the best (highest) bid price.
Asks are offers to sell DGB. A limit sell may fill immediately if it is already marketable — at your limit price or better — and any unmatched remainder may rest on the ask side.
Recent trades show what already filled, not what you are guaranteed to receive next.

Do not calculate your Bitcoin proceeds from a headline DigiByte price on some other site. Compare the size you want to sell with the quantities sitting on the bid side. If your order is larger than the best bid, a market sell can continue into worse bids, or a marketable limit sell can fill in part immediately, with any unmatched remainder resting on the book. If there is no willing bid at a price you will accept, nothing converts until someone places one.

Prices, quantities, and availability change. This post does not quote a rate. Check the market page and the system status page immediately before you send funds. The status page lists whether DigiByte deposits, trading, and Bitcoin withdrawals are available at that moment.

Sell DGB on the book, then withdraw BTC

This path uses an AltQuick account. You deposit DigiByte, place a sell, and withdraw Bitcoin to a wallet you control.

Sign in and open the deposit page. The page tells you to choose an asset, then copy the address or scan the code, and to check the whole address before you send. Select DigiByte (DGB), not Bitcoin and not Dogecoin.
Send DGB from a DigiByte wallet to that deposit address. The deposit page also states that a deposit must be larger than the fee or it is not credited, and not to send from a smart contract, bridge, or DeFi app. The FAQ lists how many confirmations DigiByte deposits currently require; read that figure there, because it can change. DigiByte’s short block time does not replace AltQuick’s confirmation requirement.
Watch for a special, documented risk: the FAQ says the site is not responsible for coins sent to the wrong deposit address, and it specifically asks users not to confuse Dogecoin and DigiByte addresses. Confirm you are sending DGB to the DigiByte deposit address shown for this account.
When the deposit is credited, open the DGB/BTC market. The FAQ describes two order types. A limit sell lets you set a minimum sell price. If that price is already marketable against live bids, the order may fill immediately at your limit or better; any unmatched remainder may rest on the book, and an order that never becomes marketable may not fill. A market sell executes against the best available bids at the moment it is placed. AltQuick’s layout introduction adds that limit orders can be canceled and market orders cannot. If you need a price boundary, use a limit. If you take a market fill, the result is whatever liquidity is on the bid side at that instant.
After the trade, withdraw Bitcoin on the withdrawal page. Choose BTC, paste a Bitcoin destination address from the wallet that should receive the proceeds, and use the withdrawal fee and minimum shown on that form. The page warns you to double-check the destination because cryptocurrency transactions are irreversible. The FAQ says the site cannot help if you withdraw to the wrong address. The form’s withdrawal history includes a transaction ID (TxID).

Official project materials and software live at digibyte.org and DigiByte Core on GitHub. This article does not walk through a third-party wallet interface.

Convert with Swap when you want the books without an account

Swap is the no-account route. The FAQ says Swap uses AltQuick’s books exclusively and handles the withdrawal.

For DigiByte to Bitcoin, the deposit coin is DGB and the receiving coin is BTC. The receiving address must be a Bitcoin address you control. The FAQ’s Swap steps are: choose the deposit coin and the receive coin, enter the receiving address, optionally provide an emergency address, click Open swap, check the receiving address again, then deposit to the address Swap provides. The emergency address is a return destination for the DigiByte you sent if the trade cannot be completed — not a substitute for the Bitcoin receiving address. Check both.

Before you send, use Simulate on the Swap page’s Trade step (described in the FAQ) for an estimate at that moment. Review the live limits and the on-screen breakdown. This post does not state Swap or exchange fee amounts; those figures belong on the live FAQ and on the estimate you see before depositing.

Swap does not let you pick an exact Bitcoin amount in advance. The FAQ says each Swap trade places a market order on AltQuick, and that the received amount depends on market and network conditions at the time of the trade, which cannot be predicted like a fixed quote. If other orders consume the bids you were looking at, or if conditions change between the estimate and execution, the final Bitcoin amount can differ from the simulation. If you need a minimum sale price, a limit sell on the account book is the tool that provides that control — not Swap.

The FAQ also says Swap addresses are reusable, but it strongly recommends one trade per address. Do not treat an old Swap deposit address as a general-purpose AltQuick deposit address. All Swap trades are final. If a trade fails, the FAQ points to the emergency address for returning the input coin, and to support if you still need help. Do not share wallet recovery words or private keys with anyone.

Choose the path that matches the execution you want

Use the DGB/BTC market when you want to deposit DigiByte, place a sell yourself, and keep a minimum price — including a marketable limit that may fill immediately, with any leftover size able to rest. Use Swap when you want an account-free conversion and you accept market-order execution against the live book, with the Bitcoin sent to an address you provide.

In both cases:

Re-check system status and the FAQ before you send coins.
Send only DigiByte to a DigiByte deposit address, and only Bitcoin proceeds to a Bitcoin wallet.
Judge the trade by the Bitcoin you should actually receive after the book and the live charges, not by a headline DGB price.

This is not investment, legal, or tax advice. No return is promised.

FAQ

Does a limit sell always wait on the book?
No. If your minimum sell price is already marketable against live bids, a limit sell may fill immediately at that limit or better. Any unmatched remainder may rest as an ask. Only the unfilled portion, if any, waits, and a limit that never becomes marketable may not fill.

Is a Swap estimate a locked Bitcoin amount?
No. The FAQ says each Swap trade places a market order, and that the received amount depends on market and network conditions at the time of the trade. Use Simulate for an estimate at that moment, then compare it with the live book. A limit sell on the account market is the way to set a minimum price.

Why does the FAQ mention Dogecoin on a DigiByte deposit?
The FAQ says the site is not responsible for coins sent to the wrong deposit address, and it specifically asks users not to confuse Dogecoin and DigiByte addresses. Send only DGB to the DigiByte deposit address shown for your account or Swap.

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