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Swap USDC from Arbitrum One to USDT on Solana

Swap USDC from Arbitrum One to USDT on Solana. Circle USDC leaves Arbitrum One and SPL USDT arrives on Solana.

Spend Circle USDC at 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831, an ERC-20. Arbiscan, chain id 42161, not Nova. Gas is ETH, and you may approve that contract. Receive the SPL mint Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB. Solscan is the explorer. There is no ERC-20 approval on Solana. The receive wallet is a Solana address in Phantom, not a 0x account. Slots are near 400 milliseconds. That speed is not a bridge schedule.

Diagram for Swap USDC from Arbitrum One to USDT on Solana
USDC leaves Arbitrum One. USDT is what can arrive on Solana.

The receive side is an SPL mint

Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB is Tether's USDT on Solana. It is not Arbitrum Tether and not Ethereum Tether. Solscan is where you read the mint. Phantom, or another Solana wallet, must be the destination. Pasting your Arbitrum 0x address into the receive field will not create a Solana token account. There is nothing for an ERC-20 approve call to do on that side.

Issuer changes with the runtime

Circle USDC leaves. Tether's SPL mint can arrive. Both target a dollar and the quote can still gap. Read the minimum. Native Circle USDC on Solana is EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v, and this page does not deliver that mint. If a Solana app wants Circle, this Tether balance will not satisfy it.

ETH starts the hop, SOL spends later

Arbitrum One still charges ETH, and USDC.e will not fund the spend. After USDT exists in Phantom, further Solana transactions need a little native SOL for fees. This route's output is the USDT mint, not the wrapped SOL mint So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112. How to bridge assets between chains is the hop. It does not turn Solana into an EVM chain.

Wrong wallet, wrong mint, wrong dollar

Stop if the destination is an exchange EVM deposit. Stop if you need Circle's Solana USDC. Stop if you need SOL for gas and have none. Stop on Nova. Stop if you expected an ERC-20 approval popup on the Solana side. That popup belongs only to the Arbitrum USDC, if allowance is missing.

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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 USDC from Arbitrum One to USDT on Solana?

Spend Circle USDC at 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831, an ERC-20. Arbiscan, chain id 42161, not Nova.

Can I receive this USDT at my Ethereum address?

No. Solana uses a different address format. The mint is Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB, checked on Solscan. Phantom, not an EVM wallet, should be the destination. You spend Circle USDC at 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831 on Arbitrum One. There is no ERC-20 approval on Solana. Confirm that address on the explorer before you sign, and refresh the quote if it has expired.

Is Solana USDT the same as Circle USDC?

No. Circle's Solana USDC mint is EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v. This route can credit Tether's mint instead. The issuer changes. Read the minimum. A slot near 400 milliseconds is a Solana timing fact, not a promise that the SPL balance is already visible. Confirm that address on the explorer before you sign, and refresh the quote if it has expired.

Do I approve USDT on Solana?

No. SPL transfers do not use the ERC-20 approve pattern. Any approval you sign is for Circle USDC on Arbitrum One, chain id 42161, paid in ETH. You will still want a little native SOL in Phantom later, because this output is not the wrapped SOL mint and will not pay Solana fees by itself.

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