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

Swap AVAX from Avalanche C-Chain to ARB on Arbitrum One. Native AVAX leaves C-Chain, and the ARB governance token is what can arrive. You sell a gas coin for a volatile token.

AVAX is quoted as 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE on Avalanche C-Chain, chain id 43114. Snowtrace is the source explorer. ARB is 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 on Arbitrum One, chain id 42161. Arbiscan is the arrival explorer. ARB does not pay fees. ETH does. If you needed gas on Arbitrum, or dollars, this is the wrong arrival.

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AVAX leaves Avalanche C-Chain. ARB is what can arrive on Arbitrum One.

Governance exposure is the point of this page

AVAX already moves with the market. ARB moves on its own. The route is a trade plus a bridge, not a neutral relocation of spending power. Read the minimum ARB before you give up C-Chain gas. If that floor is thin, wait for another quote or choose a stablecoin arrival. This page is wrong for anyone who asked for ETH, USDC, or USDT and then followed the ticker ARB by mistake.

Two gas problems, and ARB solves neither

You must reserve AVAX on chain id 43114 to broadcast the send. You must hold ETH on chain id 42161 to move ARB after it appears. The sentinel 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE refers to those native coins, never to 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548. Nova does not use this ARB balance. A wallet full of ARB and empty of ETH is stuck.

Explorers split the story in half

Snowtrace shows AVAX leaving C-Chain. It will not show ARB. Arbiscan shows ARB on Arbitrum One. It will not show your remaining AVAX. Ethereum's 12 second blocks and Etherscan belong to chain id 1 and are a third story. If you refresh the wrong explorer, a successful hop looks like a loss. Confirm the chain id in the wallet before you send a replacement transaction.

Prefer a fee route or a dollar route when ARB is incidental

Buying ARB only because it is the liquid token you have heard of is a good way to hold an asset you did not mean to price. ETH is the fee top-up. Circle or Tether is the dollar arrival. Use those when they match the job. How to bridge assets between chains walks the wallet steps. The bridge itself has no promised completion time.

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

AVAX is quoted as 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE on Avalanche C-Chain, chain id 43114. Snowtrace is the source explorer.

Does ARB from AVAX pay gas on Arbitrum?

No. ARB at 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548 is the governance token. Gas on Arbitrum One, chain id 42161, is ETH. AVAX left C-Chain as native gas and did not become that ETH. Hold ETH before you transfer ARB. Check Arbiscan, not Nova and not Snowtrace, for the arrival.

Can X-Chain AVAX be the source?

No. The quote spends C-Chain AVAX at 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, chain id 43114. Snowtrace is the explorer. X-Chain and P-Chain balances do not sign this EVM transaction. Leave a remainder of AVAX for the fee, because the coin you sell is also the coin that pays. Keep the destination gas token or the arrival cannot move.

When is AVAX to ARB the wrong trade?

When you needed ETH for fees, Circle USDC, or Tether USDT. ARB is price exposure, not a dollar and not gas. It is also wrong if the ARB you wanted is on a network other than Arbitrum One. Read the minimum on the quote and do not sign a floor you would not hold.

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