FAQ
UTXO Management Tool: https://unisat.io/utxo
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: Effortlessly consolidate UTXOs that are no longer useful like mint and transfer inscriptions in one click.
Efficient Splitting: Split Alkanes, Runes and BTC UTXOs with clarity and control.
Batch Send: Send Alkanes, Ordinals, Runes and BTC UTXOs in batches to different addresses to save time.
One-Click Merge: Easily merge Alkanes, BTC and Runes UTXOs. Keep your wallet clean, organized, and reduce transaction fees.
Clear Categorization: UTXOs are grouped by asset type — Alkanes, Runes, Ordinals, and BTC — for improved clarity and reduced risk of misoperations.
Lock & Unlock in the “All” tab
UTXO Management Tool – Protocol-Based Asset Handling
🔸 Overview
Quickly locate and manage your UTXOs with tabbed views for Alkanes, Runes, Ordinals, BTC, and All — organized for clear, protocol assets-specific operations.
🔸 Alkanes
Efficiently Split Alkanes UTXOs
Auto split: Select and split Alkanes UTXOs to a designated receive address.
Manual split: Select and split Alkanes UTXOs to multiple receive addresses with custom amounts - total control.
Batch send Alkanes UTXOs to multiple addresses with custom amounts.
Custom merge up to 500 Alkanes UTXOs into a single larger UTXO.
Note:
UTXOs containing mixed assets cannot be operated on.
Only UTXOs of the same Alkanes tickers can be operated on.
🔸 Ordinals
Batch send up to 500 inscriptions/collections/name/ brc-20 transfer UTXOs to a designated address to save time and fees.
Efficiently split a UTXO containing multiple inscriptions into separate ones.
Note:UTXOs that contain mixed assets (e.g., both Ordinals and Runes) cannot be operated on.
🔸 Runes:
Batch send different amounts of Runes to different addresses.
Efficiently split Runes UTXOs for finer control.
Auto split: Select and split Runes UTXOs to one designated receive address.
Manual split: Select and split Runes UTXOs to multiple receive addresses with custom amounts.
Custom merge up to 500 Runes UTXOs into a single larger UTXO.
Note:
UTXOs containing mixed assets cannot be operated on.
Only UTXOs of the same Runes ticker can be operated on.
🔸 BTC:
Efficiently Split BTC UTXOs
Auto split: Select and split large BTC UTXOs into multiple smaller UTXOs of equal size to a designated receive address.
Manual split: Select & split one or more BTC UTXOs and batch send them to multiple receive addresses with custom amounts.
Merge up to 500 UTXOs into a single larger UTXO.
Batch send up to 500 UTXOs to a single address or up to 100 different addresses.
Note: BTC UTXOs that are locked cannot be operated on in this tab. Once selected, all buttons will be disabled.
🔸 All UTXO
Smart Unlocking
Batch select and unlock UTXOs containing assets such as Ordinals, brc-20, Runes, and Alkanes.
Unlocked UTXOs can be used in transfers, UniSat Inscribe, and the UniSat Marketplace.
Unlock up to 500 UTXOs at once.
No fees for unlocking!
Custom Locking
Manually lock any UTXOs to prevent unintended spending.
Use locking to safeguard valuable UTXOs and avoid accidental transfers.
Custom Merge
Select and merge useless UTXOs and dust UTXOs.
Tip: Unlock unused inscription UTXOs first, convert them into spendable UTXOs, and then merge them into a larger one.
One-Click Filter
Instantly filter for locked or unlocked UTXOs for easy management.
Note: All operations under this tab are treated as BTC operations. For example, unlocked Runes UTXOs under this tab will be interpreted as spendable BTC. Please proceed with caution. More guidance: https://x.com/unisat_wallet/status/1922313056996229509
Consolidate FAQ
Q： How do I consolidate useless brc-20 mint and transfer inscriptions using the UTXO Management Tool?
Tips: Lower fee = more BTC in your pocket! Consolidating is optimal when network fees are <3 sats/vB!
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: 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: 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: Is there a service fee for consolidating useless inscription UTXOs? Will I earn points?
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 here.
Unlock UTXOs under "All UTXOs" tab FAQ
Q: How do I unlock assets using the UTXO Management Tool?
Tips: Before unlocking, make sure the UTXOs’ assets are useless/unwanted to avoid losing anything valuable.
Q: Can unlocked inscription/runes UTXOs be used directly as BTC in the UniSat wallet?
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.
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 here)
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: 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.
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: 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: 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: Why does it say "Not enough BTC UTXOs available for network fee payment" when splitting BTC? This occurs when the user only has one BTC UTXO or selects all BTC UTXOs for splitting, leaving none to pay the network fee. Solution: Reserve enough BTC from the split amount to cover the fee.
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