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Swap ARB from Arbitrum One to AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain

Swap ARB from Arbitrum One to AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain. ARB leaves Arbitrum One and native AVAX arrives on C-Chain.

Spend 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548. Arbiscan, chain id 42161, not Nova. ARB does not pay gas. Hold ETH. Receive native AVAX, sentinel 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, on chain id 43114. Snowtrace shows the balance. Not WAVAX. Not the X-Chain. Blocks are about 2 seconds. No promised arrival sits inside that interval.

Diagram for Swap ARB from Arbitrum One to AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain
ARB leaves Arbitrum One. AVAX is what can arrive on Avalanche C-Chain.

Sell voting weight for C-Chain gas

This pair fits an Arbitrum wallet that holds ARB and a C-Chain wallet that cannot sign. The output can pay chain id 43114 fees. It cannot pay the Arbitrum fee, so ETH has to be there first. It is not WAVAX. If a contract wanted the wrapped token, you would wrap after arrival and spend a little of the AVAX to do it.

C-Chain address, not an X-Chain string

AVAX as a word exists on several Avalanche chains. This credit is only the C-Chain gas balance. Paste a C-Chain account. Snowtrace will not show a token supply at the sentinel. How cross-chain bridges work does not retarget an X-Chain deposit address. P-Chain is wrong too.

A float into a float

ARB and AVAX both move. The minimum expires. Unsold ARB keeps its vote. Sold ARB does not become a vote on Avalanche. Eighteen decimals do not imply one-for-one. Reread the floor on a fresh quote.

Wrong job if ARB must survive

Stop if you are trying to relocate the governance token. Stop for USDC, USDT, or WAVAX. Stop for Nova. Stop if the coins you hold are WETH or native ETH. Stop if you meant a same-chain sale of ARB on Arbitrum One, which never touches Snowtrace. Before you sign, compare 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 with 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE on their explorers and stop if either address on the quote differs. Do not treat a block interval on either chain as a promise for when the credit appears. Sign only on the source chain id named in this article, with the wallet network checked.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best way to swap ARB from Arbitrum One to AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain?

Spend 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548. Arbiscan, chain id 42161, not Nova. XAUConnect compares live routes and lets your own wallet sign.

Is the AVAX native or WAVAX?

Native. The marker is 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE on C-Chain chain id 43114. WAVAX is not the credit. You spend ARB at 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548. Snowtrace shows a balance, not a token page at the sentinel. The X-Chain is a different destination. Confirm that address on the explorer before you sign, and refresh the quote if it has expired.

Do I keep ARB voting power?

Only on the amount you do not sell. This route does not escrow ARB and does not mint it on Avalanche. The credit is AVAX. Lower the size if a proposal needs you. Remainder stays on chain id 42161, not Nova. About 2 seconds is a C-Chain block, not a voting extension.

What gas is required before AVAX arrives?

Native ETH on Arbitrum One. ARB cannot pay it. The AVAX you are trying to receive cannot pay it either. The sentinel on chain id 42161 is ETH. Fund that row first. Then use the C-Chain AVAX for later transactions. Do not send the credit to an X-Chain address.

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