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How to Send Bitcoin from Trezor: Step-by-Step Guide

Glyntex Team

• 2 min read

Sending Bitcoin from your Trezor is a clean, secure process once you understand the flow. This guide covers every step from opening Trezor Suite to confirming the transaction on your device — the right way.

What You'll Need

  • Your Trezor device (Safe 3, Safe 5, or Model T)
  • Trezor Suite installed on your computer
  • Your device PIN
  • The recipient's Bitcoin address
  • USB cable

Step 1: Connect Your Trezor

Launch Trezor Suite and connect your Trezor device via USB. Enter your PIN on the device (the numbers are displayed on the device screen and scrambled each time for security — you click the positions on your computer screen). Trezor Suite will show your accounts and balances once connected.

Step 2: Select Your Bitcoin Account

In Trezor Suite, your accounts appear in the left sidebar. Click on the Bitcoin account you want to send from. If you have multiple accounts (SegWit, Native SegWit, Taproot), select the correct one — the one that holds the balance you want to send.

Step 3: Click "Send"

On the account overview page, click the Send button. The send form opens.

Step 4: Enter the Recipient Address

Paste the recipient's Bitcoin address into the address field. Never type it manually. After pasting, visually verify at least the first and last 6 characters against the original — check that your clipboard wasn't modified by malware. This habit has saved people real money.

Step 5: Enter the Amount

Enter the amount to send. Toggle between BTC and your local currency using the switcher next to the amount field. To send your full balance, click the small "Max" button — Trezor Suite will calculate the exact amount that leaves nothing behind after fees.

Step 6: Set the Transaction Fee

Trezor Suite offers economy, normal, and high fee presets, plus a custom option. The fee determines how quickly your transaction gets included in a block:

  • Economy: Slower, cheapest — good for patient transfers
  • Normal: Standard confirmation time (under an hour typically)
  • High: Fast confirmation, used when urgency matters

If you use custom, check current mempool conditions at mempool.space to set an appropriate sat/vB rate.

Step 7: Review and Send

Click Review & Send. Trezor Suite shows a summary screen with all transaction details. Read it carefully. Then click Send to initiate confirmation on your device.

Step 8: Confirm on the Trezor Device

Your Trezor device will now display the transaction details on its screen. This is the moment that matters. Check:

  • The recipient address on your Trezor's screen — verify character by character
  • The amount — confirm it's correct
  • The fee — should match what you selected

Press the confirm button on your Trezor device. The transaction is signed and broadcast. There's no undoing this — Bitcoin transactions are irreversible.

Step 9: Track Your Transaction

After confirming, Trezor Suite shows the transaction as "Pending." You'll see a transaction ID. Paste it into mempool.space to watch it propagate through the network and get confirmed in a block.

Tips and Common Issues

Passphrase users: If you've set up an additional passphrase (25th word), make sure you're in the correct passphrase-protected account before sending. An empty passphrase and a passphrase account are separate wallets.

RBF (Replace by Fee): Trezor supports opt-in RBF. If your transaction is stuck due to low fees, you can bump the fee from Trezor Suite as long as it hasn't been confirmed yet.

Coin control: Trezor Suite supports manual UTXO selection (coin control) for privacy-conscious users. Access it in the send form by enabling advanced settings.

Why Physical Confirmation Is the Point

The step where you read and confirm the address on your Trezor's screen is the whole value proposition. Your computer could be compromised. The address shown in software could be swapped. But what your Trezor shows on its own display — that's authoritative. Always verify there.

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