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Swap ARB from Arbitrum One to USDC on Polygon

Swap ARB from Arbitrum One to USDC on Polygon. ARB leaves Arbitrum One and Circle USDC arrives here on Polygon.

Sell governance token 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548. Arbiscan, chain id 42161, not Nova. ARB is not gas. Hold ETH. Receive native Circle USDC at 0x3c499c542cEF5E3811e1192ce70d8cC03d5c3359 on Polygon, six decimals. Polygonscan is the check. It is not USDC.e and not ARB. Chain id 137 uses POL for fees. Blocks are about 2 seconds. The route does not promise to finish on that interval.

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ARB leaves Arbitrum One. USDC is what can arrive on Polygon.

You are selling voting weight for native USDC

ARB spent from 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 cannot vote. Nothing on Polygonscan will show a replacement ARB balance from this quote. The dollar you can receive is Circle's native contract, not the bridged USDC.e many older pools still call USDC. If the pool has not migrated, your new balance will not connect to it. Check the pool's token address before you sell.

ARB does not have a dollar peg

The minimum USDC is a market price. It changes, and it expires. Eighteen-decimal ARB against six-decimal USDC is another reason to read whole tokens only. How cross-chain bridges work will not lock the ARB price. Refresh the quote if you leave to check Polygonscan.

ETH to start, POL to continue

Approve ARB with ETH on chain id 42161. Move USDC later with POL on chain id 137. A wallet that says MATIC is referring to that native fee. This output is not the sentinel, so POL is not included. Circle USDC will sit still in an empty gas wallet.

Wrong if the governance token is the point

Do not use this page to transport ARB. Do not use it for Polygon USDT, WETH, or POL. Do not use it for USDC.e. Do not use it on Nova. Do not use it if you wanted Arbitrum's own Circle USDC at 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831 to be the receive contract. That address stays on the source chain's issuer list, not on Polygon.

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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 USDC on Polygon?

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

Will ARB appear on Polygon?

No. You sell 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 on Arbitrum One. The credit can be Circle USDC at 0x3c499c542cEF5E3811e1192ce70d8cC03d5c3359. Confirm it on Polygonscan. It is not USDC.e. Voting power on the sold tokens is gone. Keep what you need for governance before you sign. Confirm that address on the explorer before you sign, and refresh the quote if it has expired.

Is this the bridged USDC?

No. Native Circle USDC is 0x3c499c542cEF5E3811e1192ce70d8cC03d5c3359, six decimals. USDC.e is a separate contract this route does not deliver. If your app still allowlists the bridged token, this page is the wrong dollar. You also need POL, not USDC, to pay gas on chain id 137.

What pays the ARB approval?

Native ETH on Arbitrum One, sentinel 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, chain id 42161. ARB cannot pay it. POL cannot pay it. About 2 seconds is a Polygon block and not a waiver of that fee. Nova is the wrong network for the governance token this quote spends. Confirm the address on the explorer before you sign.

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