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Swap USDT from BNB Chain to ETH on Base

Swap USDT from BNB Chain to ETH on Base. You send Binance-Peg USDT on BNB Chain and you receive native ETH on Base.

The peg is 0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955, 18 decimals. Approve it. BscScan is the explorer, chain id 56, gas in BNB, blocks about 3 seconds. The payout marker 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE means ETH on Base. Basescan shows that native balance. Chain id 8453. Base is an L2, not mainnet. This is not WETH. The ETH you receive can pay later fees on Base.

Diagram for Swap USDT from BNB Chain to ETH on Base
USDT leaves BNB Chain. ETH is what can arrive on Base.

Selling the Tether peg for L2 ETH

The input is only 0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955. The USDC peg will not be pulled. You leave a dollar token and take ETH exposure. If you wanted Circle USDC or WETH, this page is the wrong tool. Keep BNB for the approval. The raw peg amount is not a price.

Native ETH on Base, not on mainnet

0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE is not a token page on Basescan. On chain id 8453 it means the gas coin. That ETH can pay L2 fees, so you do not need a prior ETH balance for the credit to be usable. Etherscan will not show it as a mainnet balance. WETH is the predeploy, a different route.

Dollar pages if you did not want ETH risk

Circle USDC is a different ending from this same peg. Staying on BNB Chain is smaller when you only needed to exit USDT into BNB. How bridges work is the wait onto the L2. No ETH price is guaranteed. The 3 second block is not a completion time.

Leave BNB and accept a minimum in ETH

Do not spend the last BNB on a larger peg balance. Read the minimum ETH before you sign on chain id 56. Then look for a native balance on Basescan, chain id 8453. If the wallet is on Ethereum mainnet, you are on the wrong network. Switch it to Base before you look.

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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 BNB Chain to ETH on Base?

The peg is 0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955, 18 decimals. Approve it. XAUConnect compares live routes and lets your own wallet sign.

Does this ETH land on Ethereum mainnet?

No. It lands on Base, chain id 8453, which is an L2. Basescan shows it. The marker is 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, meaning native ETH on Base, not WETH. You approve 0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955 on BscScan and pay BNB. Etherscan will not show this as a chain id 1 balance.

Is the payout the WETH predeploy?

No. WETH on Base is 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006 and cannot pay gas until you already have ETH. This page pays the gas coin itself. If a contract wants the predeploy, you are on the wrong route. BscScan is only the source side.

Can the amount change after the peg leaves BNB Chain?

The source block is about 3 seconds. That is not the whole route, and ETH can move while the bridge is open. This page does not promise a price or a completion time. The minimum ETH is what you accept or reject. Refresh when the quote expires.

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