# Buying with fiat currency **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 13, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541 "2026-10-13T11:51:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/andrew/32/3983_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/1 "2026-10-13T11:51:57Z")
Am mining at the moment… to a degree with some success if you are prepared to pay the power bill. I would like to top up my Safex Cash via fiat currency… specifically Aussie dollars… Can I do this? Is there a current way to make this happen? Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Mr.022](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/mr.022/32/3930_2.png) [@Mr.022](https://forum.safex.org/u/Mr.022)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/2 "2026-10-14T00:36:04Z")
You cannot do so at the moment, the only other way you can top up is to swap from BTC to SFX/SFT within the [Safex.org](http://Safex.org) wallet, its very simple and straightforward. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/andrew/32/3983_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/3 "2026-10-14T03:46:20Z")
Thanks for that. It appears we are at the firsts steps with this new stage with Safex-org I cleared up the issue with staking as an example but really, I may as well just be patient and wait for it, and this one, to be integrated into this new platform. Thanks for the reply! ---
**Author:** ![dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/dandabek/32/268_2.png) [@dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/u/dandabek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/4 "2026-10-14T06:35:02Z")
For the time being the Safex Swap feature converts Bitcoin into SFX/SFT with the purpose for use within the marketplace; I made this concise guide on doing so; There is a small float to keep transactions moving along for the time being as I expand the software on [safex.org](http://safex.org) to accommodate the features from the blockchain: so, the merchant view, and the buyers view. Staking within that > **[Buy Safex Cash and Safex Token with Bitcoin — Daniel Dabek](https://danieldabek.org/blog/buy-safex-cash-and-safex-token-with-bitcoin)** > > Buy SFX or SFT with Bitcoin from your wallet or an exchange such as Coinbase. Follow real payments, understand the three-hour deadline, and find your incoming coins. I’m really glad to hear you are mining, it’s an advantageous hashrate and still a strong block reward to do so especially ahead, since each day the number of wallets coming online is growing, and awakening the original Guard, and coming forward with the full featured application finally emerges ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/andrew/32/3983_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/5 "2026-10-14T09:44:09Z")
Thanks for that! I read through it, followed the process and have the green confirmation at this point 👍 The bitcoin transfer indicates over a five hour wait for the fulfillment of the transfer. So at this point received so far is two thirds of what I transferred with a indicated wait time of literally 5 hours, 1 minute to completion… and I thought the banks were bad 🤔 Anyway, the main thing was it was a very easy process to follow and now its just wait and see. I have the ‘swap ID’ which I will no doubt use at some point. I have no idea when but am sure I will find out sooner than later. Thanks again for the heads up! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/dandabek/32/268_2.png) [@dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/u/dandabek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/6 "2026-10-14T15:34:06Z")
@Andrew I checked what you described, and It shows that you dropped in for an order for **0.00131350 BTC** and the system received **Bitcoin received 0.00087737 BTC** So since it was only partially funded by you, it **12359.550 reserved · 8255.727 committed · 8255.727 fulfilled** towards the Swap, and so you received the SFX in the partial by the end of the Swap timeout. Which is how partially funded swaps work. If you wanted it within the confirmation time of the Bitcoin transfer, you would have wanted to send the designated amount **0.00131350 BTC** which you set when you entered the amount before initiating the swap. (would take around 10 minutes which is the usual case) Well, it worked as designed, and accommodated a partial funding so cool 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/andrew/32/3983_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/7 "2026-10-14T20:58:16Z")
Thanks, so the remaining Bitcoin gets reversed back to its origin? I haven’t actually checked as yet but may be something others may want to know prior to buying direct. And yes, I did receive the 8255.72sc… that,s a positive 👍 (Edit 1) Just checked, it hasn’t reversed so it must be floating around somewhere? (Edit 2) _‘you would have wanted to send the designated amount **0.00131350 BTC** which you set when you entered the amount before initiating the swap’._ Am a bit lost on that last one. I did send send 0.00131350btc which did partially arrive, we know that much. The remaining BTC did not arrive in the 3 hour window… which to be fair is obviously going to be a hit-or-miss situation for some deposits (case in point) What actually happens to the remaining BTC when it does eventually arrive? Cheers (Edit 3) I worked it out (Well…am pretty sure I worked it out) under the policy conditions I must send an email requesting a review to identify the remaining BTC. This is due to the remaining BTC arriving after the 6 hour extension and could not be deposited at that late stage to fulfill the initial order? So it sits in limbo until ID’d. Anyway I will do that and send the email now. Will let you know how I go. ---
**Author:** ![dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/dandabek/32/268_2.png) [@dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/u/dandabek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/8 "2026-10-14T23:01:13Z")
@andrew, the _ **0.00131350 BTC** _ figure was never sent to the address to fund the swap only the **0.00087737 BTC** A 6 hour window is tremendously ample time to complete a Bitcoin transaction since a Bitcoin transaction takes 10 minutes to clear; also, even if the transaction is stuck in the mempool which rarely happens these days, the system would sit there waiting for it to clear. No remaining difference was sent, you can check the bitcoin address it was sent to only ever **0.00087737 BTC** were sent in that transaction. And no subsequent difference was sent. The swap sat in limbo because it gave enough time to receive the remaining which was never sent, so it fulfilled the partial. ![image](https://forum.safex.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6ce16c0f0f65622679593a7b75c71343fd130895.png) ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/andrew/32/3983_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/9 "2026-10-14T23:33:37Z")
Thanks… so if it isn’t on your server sitting in limbo and it hasn’t returned to the original source: One sec, I will double check… Nope, nothing there. So to finish my question where on the blockchain would it get lost? I’ve never experienced a lost transaction before. First time for everything I guess. Obviously your knowledge on blockchains etc is way above my pay grade so could you advise me? Thanks Dan! ---
**Author:** ![dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/dandabek/32/268_2.png) [@dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/u/dandabek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/10 "2026-10-14T23:41:32Z")
Nothing was lost, the amount that was sent to the address on the swap was exactly and only **0.00087737 BTC** If you sent from an exchange or another service, check there; maybe you intended to send and typed the amount you intended, but they deducted a fee? On the blockchain, to the address facilitating the swap, exactly **0.00087737 BTC** arrived in a single transaction, no additional transactions than that one single one were made to that address. No other amount was sent or got lost there; as seen on Bitcoin’s chain. I would check the wallet you sent from/service you sent from and see how much actually left there toward the transaction would be the only back track of your steps leading up to your transfer. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/andrew/32/3983_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.safex.org/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/11 "2026-10-15T00:27:15Z")
Forgive me please… I have no idea what planet I was on but I did only send 0.00087737BTC. I have no idea how I came up with the extra. After checking the blockchain and my BTC wallet… it was only ever 0.00087737BTC to start with. Thanks Dan I apologise for the confusion and can agree with you 100%! **The Partially Funded Swap worked flawlessly.** ![Screenshot 2026-10-15 111819](https://forum.safex.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e1dac2c5317675f95eb3b000116c1cef94741688.png) ![Screenshot 2026-10-15 112418](https://forum.safex.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a2793fcd3b0cb231a52aa469e262058048da2206.png) ---
**Author:** ![dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/user_avatar/forum.safex.org/dandabek/32/268_2.png) [@dandabek](https://forum.safex.org/u/dandabek)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.safex.org/t/buying-with-fiat-currency/8541/12 "2026-10-15T01:28:46Z")
No sweat at all, I guess it’s evidence that I thought ahead and it worked so smoothly 😃 Glad it worked, and welcome aboard!!