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Swap ARB from Arbitrum One to DAI on Ethereum

Swap ARB from Arbitrum One to DAI on Ethereum. ARB leaves Arbitrum One and Maker DAI arrives here on Ethereum.

Sell governance token 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 on Arbitrum One. Arbiscan is the explorer, chain id 42161, not Nova. ARB does not pay fees. Native ETH uses the sentinel 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE for gas. Maker DAI at 0x6B175474E89094C44Da98b954EedeAC495271d0F is the receive contract on Ethereum, eighteen decimals. Open it on Etherscan. Chain id 1, blocks about every 12 seconds. That rhythm is not a promise for DAI.

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ARB leaves Arbitrum One. DAI is what can arrive on Ethereum.

Both tokens are eighteen decimals, neither is a peg

ARB and DAI both use eighteen decimals, so a careless glance at base units looks tidy. The economics are not tidy. ARB is a governance float. DAI is Maker's stablecoin. One ARB does not redeem for one DAI. The quote's minimum is the comparison that matters. Confirm you are counting 0x6B175474E89094C44Da98b954EedeAC495271d0F and not a six-decimal stablecoin that a wallet happened to place nearby.

Maker, not a rebrand of ARB

Nothing in the ARB contract makes it DAI when it changes chains. This route sells ARB and can buy DAI. Circle and Tether are not the issuers of the output. If your treasury policy only allows fiat-issued stablecoins, Maker DAI may fail that policy even though it targets a dollar. Read the policy against the contract, not against the word stable.

Permission and fee live on chain id 42161

Approve ARB at 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 if allowance is missing. The approval fee is ETH, not ARB and not DAI. You will not approve the Maker contract to receive DAI. How to bridge assets between chains is the short version of that split: permission on the source, credit on the destination. Keep the wallet on Arbitrum One while you sign the permission.

Wrong destination if ARB itself must survive

This is the wrong page if you are trying to relocate ARB without selling it. The output is DAI only. It is the wrong page for Circle USDC, Ethereum Tether, WETH, and native ETH. It is the wrong page on Nova, and the wrong page if you wanted DAI on Arbitrum rather than on Ethereum. A same-chain swap would not show the Maker contract on Etherscan as the receive.

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Risk disclosure

XAUConnect is a non-custodial swap aggregator. Digital assets are volatile and may lose value rapidly. Content on this page is educational and not investment advice. Verify every contract address on the official block explorer before approving a transaction.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best way to swap ARB from Arbitrum One to DAI on Ethereum?

Sell governance token 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 on Arbitrum One. Arbiscan is the explorer, chain id 42161, not Nova.

Is DAI issued by the Arbitrum protocol?

No. The DAI contract 0x6B175474E89094C44Da98b954EedeAC495271d0F is Maker's token on Ethereum. ARB at 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 is a separate governance asset that you sell. Confirm DAI on Etherscan. Circle and Tether do not issue this output. If you need one of their contracts, this route will not satisfy the allowlist.

Do I keep voting power on the ARB I swap?

No. Tokens you sell are no longer in the wallet. This route does not stake them and does not bridge them as ARB. Only the unsold remainder can still vote from this address on Arbitrum One. If a vote is imminent, reduce the size. The receive asset is Maker DAI, which has no ARB voting power.

What should I hold besides ARB before I start?

Native ETH on Arbitrum One, chain id 42161, for gas. The sentinel is 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE. ARB cannot pay the fee. You do not need DAI already on Ethereum to receive more DAI. You will need ETH on Ethereum later if you want to transfer that DAI, because DAI is not the mainnet gas coin.

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