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Swap USDT from Arbitrum One to USDC on Solana

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

Sell Tether at 0xFd086bC7CD5C481DCC9C85ebE478A1C0b69FCbb9. Arbiscan, chain id 42161, not Nova. Gas in ETH. Receive Circle's SPL mint EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v. Solscan is the explorer. Phantom is the wallet. There is no ERC-20 approval on Solana, and a 0x address cannot hold the mint. Slots near 400 milliseconds are not a delivery promise.

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

Circle's Solana mint is not an EVM contract

EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v is the USDC to expect in Phantom. It is not 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831 and not Ethereum's 0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48. Those are Circle too, on other runtimes. Solscan is the check. If you import an EVM address into a Solana field, nothing about this mint will line up.

Tether leaves, Circle arrives

The issuer changes as the chain changes. Six-decimal habits on both sides still do not make a perfect one-for-one. Read the minimum. Tether's own Solana mint, Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB, is what you would receive if you had wanted the ticker to stay USDT. This page does the opposite.

Source approval only

If USDT allowance is empty, the wallet asks on Arbitrum One, paid in ETH. Solana will not show that approve method. How to bridge assets between chains stops at the chain boundary. You still want a little native SOL in the destination so fees can be paid. Wrapped SOL, So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112, is not this output.

Wrong runtime for an exchange EVM deposit

An exchange address that starts with 0x is the wrong recipient. Nova is the wrong source. USDC.e is the wrong input if that is not the token you selected, and this page does not spend USDC at all. It spends Tether. Stop if you needed SOL itself rather than Circle's mint. Before you sign, compare 0xFd086bC7CD5C481DCC9C85ebE478A1C0b69FCbb9 with EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v on their explorers and stop if either address on the quote differs. If the quote expires, request another and read the new minimum before you sign. Sign only on the source chain id named in this article, with the wallet network checked.

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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 USDT from Arbitrum One to USDC on Solana?

Sell Tether at 0xFd086bC7CD5C481DCC9C85ebE478A1C0b69FCbb9. Arbiscan, chain id 42161, not Nova. XAUConnect compares live routes and lets your own wallet sign.

Which USDC mint should Solscan show?

EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v. That is Circle on Solana. You spend Tether at 0xFd086bC7CD5C481DCC9C85ebE478A1C0b69FCbb9 on Arbitrum One. There is no ERC-20 approval on the Solana side. The recipient is a Phantom address, not your 0x key. Arbitrum's Circle contract is a different token on a different runtime. Confirm the address on the explorer before you sign.

Do I approve the Solana mint?

No. SPL does not use ERC-20 approve. Any approval is for Arbitrum USDT on chain id 42161, paid in ETH. Phantom will not ask you to approve EPjFW in the EVM sense. A slot near 400 milliseconds is not that approval, and it is not a bridge deadline.

Will this USDC pay Solana fees?

No. Fees are native SOL. This route does not deliver the wrapped SOL mint So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112. Keep a little SOL in the destination wallet. USDT on Arbitrum cannot pay those fees either. Nova is not the source network. Confirm that address on the explorer before you sign, and refresh the quote if it has expired.

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