UTXO Management Tool FAQ
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UTXO Management Tool:
Q: What is UTXO?
Each UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) represents a spendable balance in Bitcoin or Fractal.
Q: What can I do with UniSat UTXO Management Tool?
Reclaim BTC trapped in useless inscription UTXOs: consolidate UTXOs that are no longer useful like mint and transfer inscriptions in one click.
Batch Unlock: Unlock multiple UTXOs in one sweep.
Lock: Lock any UTXOs to preuent unintended spending
Send: Select and send any unlocked UTXO to any recipient
Easily view all available and unavailable UTXOs in your address
Q: How do I unlock assets using the UTXO Management Tool?
Q： How do I consolidate useless brc-20 mint and transfer inscriptions using the UTXO Management Tool?
Q： How many UTXOs can I unlock or merge at once?
You can unlock or merge up to 500 UTXOs at a time. We may improve this limit in future updates.
Q: What are useless inscriptions? Will merging them affect my BRC-20 assets?
There are currently two types: brc-20 Mint inscriptions and used brc-20 Transfer inscriptions.
These types of brc-20 inscriptions have no value and are not linked to your brc-20 asset holdings. Merging and spending them will not affect your brc-20 balance.
However, each inscription typically occupies 294–546 sats. If you have a large quantity of these types of useless inscriptions, they can take up a significant portion of your balance. Consolidating them when the fee rate is low can help you reclaim at least 60% of usable BTC.
Q: Since useless inscriptions include brc-20 Transfer inscriptions, are minted but unused brc-20 Transfer inscriptions safe?
Yes, they are safe. Valid and unused brc-20 Transfer inscriptions will not be classified as useless inscriptions and will appear in the "UTXO list".
Q: Can I set a custom fee rate when consolidating/sending?
Yes. Click the yellow text near the "Network Fee" to customize the rate. We recommend setting it to 1–2 for consolidating operations.
Q: Will consolidated useless inscription UTXOs become spendable BTC in the wallet?
Yes. After consolidating, they usually exceed 600 sats and will appear as available balance in the wallet.
Q: Can unlocked inscription/runes UTXOs be used directly as BTC in the UniSat wallet? A: Yes, and there are two cases:
If the UTXO is >600 sats, your available balance in wallet will update its amount after unlocking, and it can be used directly as BTC.
Q: Why does consolidating useless inscriptions UTXOs consume high gas fees?
Gas fee = fee rate × virtual transaction size. The more inputs a transaction has, the larger the size, and thus the higher the fee. We recommend merging when fees are relatively low to process.
Q: What’s the difference between Send and Merge?
Send: Sends to another address
Merge: Sends to your own address
Q: How do I batch select UTXOs for operations?
Only UTXOs of the same type and status (e.g., all confirmed and locked) support batch selection. Go to the upper right and select the "Ordinals" category. If all items are in locked status, the batch select option will appear at the top left.
Q: If I select UTXOs on the current page, then go to the next page, will my selections be saved?
No. Currently, selection is only valid on the current page. If you have many UTXOs, please increase the number of items displayed per page at the bottom, and use the category filter in the top right to narrow your list.
Q: Why do unlocked UTXOs get locked again after being used?
If a UTXO contains assets that UniSat can recognize—such as inscriptions or runes, the system will require you to manually confirm and unlock it before each spend to ensure your assets remain secure.
Q: Is there a service fee for consolidating useless inscription UTXOs? Will I earn points?
Q: Will unsupported small UTXOs be spent automatically in my UniSat wallet?
If your address has unsupported protocol assets stored in UTXOs under 600 sats, you cannot spend them directly unless you manually select and send them via our UTXO Management tool https://unisat.io/utxo. Please operate with caution when doing so.
Q: Can unlocked inscription/runes UTXOs be sent to other addresses such as exchanges' wallet addresses? Will they turn into available BTC?
Yes, if you do not wish to keep these assets, you can send them anywhere. *Whether they appear as available BTC on any platform depends on whether that platform recognizes and locks the asset. If not, they will show up as unavailable BTC.
If the UTXO is <600 sats, your available balance won’t update. It cannot be directly selected in the wallet for sending. You must go to the UTXO Management tool https://unisat.io/utxo to send it. (Detailed steps )
You get three free consolidations up to 1500 UTXOs each month, effectively no charge. For consolidate with a service fee, corresponding UniSat Points will be awarded. More details .
