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Swap AVAX from Avalanche C-Chain to DAI on Ethereum

Swap AVAX from Avalanche C-Chain to DAI on Ethereum. Native AVAX leaves the C-Chain, and Maker DAI arrives on Ethereum.

You spend AVAX, the gas coin on chain 43114, marked 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE. Snowtrace shows the account. Leave a remainder for the fee. There is no token approval. The C-Chain is not the X-Chain. You receive DAI at 0x6B175474E89094C44Da98b954EedeAC495271d0F on Ethereum, chain 1, on Etherscan. DAI is Maker's token and uses 18 decimals. It is not Circle and not Tether. Blocks are about 12 seconds. DAI cannot pay Ethereum gas.

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AVAX leaves Avalanche C-Chain. DAI is what can arrive on Ethereum.

A gas coin for Maker's dollar

You give up AVAX exposure and receive a token that holds a dollar peg through Maker, not through Circle or Tether. If a treasury rule names those companies, DAI will not pass. The contract on Etherscan is the test. Eighteen decimals mean the raw transfer integer looks large next to 6 decimal stables you may be used to. Read the human amount.

Do not empty the C-Chain account

The fee comes from the AVAX you are also trying to sell. Keep a remainder. The X-Chain balance is invisible to this route. You will not receive AVAX on Ethereum, and you will not receive ETH unless you pick a different output. This page's output is only DAI.

ETH for the second hop of ownership

Once DAI is on chain 1, moving it costs ETH. AVAX cannot pay that. How cross-chain bridges work is the split between Snowtrace and Etherscan. Twelve second blocks are not the bridge's duration. WBTC is unrelated, and it is not native bitcoin.

Refuse the nearby dollars

Refuse Circle USDC. Refuse Ethereum Tether. Refuse native ETH and canonical WETH. Refuse a minimum DAI that prices your AVAX worse than you accept. No fill time is offered on this page. Snowtrace shows the AVAX debit, and Etherscan shows the DAI credit, with no shared hash.

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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 DAI on Ethereum?

You spend AVAX, the gas coin on chain 43114, marked 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE. Snowtrace shows the account.

Is DAI redeemable at Circle or Tether?

No. DAI at 0x6B175474E89094C44Da98b954EedeAC495271d0F is Maker's token, 18 decimals, on Etherscan. Circle redeems USDC. Tether redeems USDT. The asset you sell is native AVAX on the C-Chain, chain 43114, marked 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE. If the policy names Circle or Tether, do not sign. DAI is Maker's instrument, checked on Etherscan.

Why is the DAI figure so large on Etherscan?

DAI uses 18 decimals. A modest dollar amount becomes a very wide integer in the log. AVAX also uses 18 decimals, and the prices are still unrelated. One AVAX is not one DAI. Read the quote in human units, then confirm the Maker contract on Etherscan before you sign.

What must I leave on the C-Chain?

Enough AVAX to pay the fee on chain 43114. The X-Chain does not count. Native AVAX is sent, not approved. After arrival you need ETH on Ethereum, because DAI is not gas. Blocks there are about 12 seconds, which does not time the bridge. Bring ETH before you try to send the DAI.

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