What to do with leftover crypto

Option 1: Just leave it

The simplest option is doing nothing. If a balance is small enough, it often isn't worth the time, attention, or network fee it would take to move. There's no rule that says dust has to go anywhere.

Option 2: Consolidate it

If you have small balances of the same coin scattered across a few wallets, you can combine them into one wallet so the total is at least large enough to be useful. This works well within a single chain, but doesn't help with balances that are simply too small individually, since consolidating itself costs a network fee.

See our guide to consolidating balances for the practical steps.

Option 3: Swap it to something else

Some exchanges offer a 'convert small balances' or 'dust conversion' feature that lets you swap many tiny token balances into one larger amount of a main asset, usually for a small fee. This is convenient if your dust is sitting on an exchange rather than in a self-custody wallet.

Option 4: Give it away

If a balance is too small to be worth trading or holding onto, and you'd rather not let it sit indefinitely, sending it somewhere is a straightforward option — the same logic as clearing spare change out of a jar. That's what the public wallet addresses on this site are for: a place to send small amounts if you've decided you don't want them anymore.

Which option makes sense?

It mostly comes down to the size of the balance relative to the fee it would cost to move. Larger dust piles across many wallets are usually worth consolidating or swapping. Genuinely tiny amounts — a few cents worth — are rarely worth anything but leaving alone or giving away. See our breakdown of fees vs. dust value for the actual math.