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Swap USDC from BNB Chain to SOL on Solana

Swap USDC from BNB Chain to SOL on Solana. Circle USDC leaves BNB Chain. SOL is what can arrive on Solana. You sell a dollar token and take price exposure in the destination gas coin.

The token you approve on chain 56 is 0x8AC76a51cc950d9822D68b83fE1Ad97B32Cd580d, Circle USDC with 18 decimals. The output mint is So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112, the wrapped SOL mint routes use when they quote SOL. It is not an ERC-20. BscScan shows the USDC debit. Solscan shows the SOL side. Network notes for the source sit on BNB Chain.

Diagram for Swap USDC from BNB Chain to SOL on Solana
USDC leaves BNB Chain. SOL is what can arrive on Solana.

The peg stops at the moment you sign

USDC is Circle's dollar token. SOL is not. The amount of SOL you accept is the minimum on the quote, and that figure can look worse a minute later if you wait and the quote expires. Request a new quote rather than forcing the old one.

So111 is how routes name SOL

So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112 is the wrapped SOL mint, not a BEP-20 and not native BNB. People looking for an ERC-20 called SOL on BNB Chain are on the wrong asset. Phantom shows SOL. MetaMask on chain 56 will not.

Approval stays on BNB Chain

You may approve 0x8AC76a51cc950d9822D68b83fE1Ad97B32Cd580d, then sign the swap, and both of those transactions burn BNB. Solana has no ERC-20 approval for the mint that arrives. Leave BNB on chain 56 so the second signature can pay gas.

A stablecoin destination is a different quote

If the job was Tether USDT at Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB, or Circle USDC on Solana, this page is wrong. Those mints do not pay Solana fees either. This one pays you SOL, which can.

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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 BNB Chain to SOL on Solana?

The token you approve on chain 56 is 0x8AC76a51cc950d9822D68b83fE1Ad97B32Cd580d, Circle USDC with 18 decimals. The output mint is So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112, the wrapped SOL mint routes use when they quote SOL.

Does So111 mean I receive a wrapped token I cannot spend as SOL?

Routes quote SOL with the mint So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112. In Phantom that balance is the SOL you use for fees and swaps. It is not an ERC-20 on BNB Chain, and it is not WETH. Confirm the mint on Solscan before you treat a lookalike ticker as SOL.

What if I wanted to keep USDC?

Then do not use this pair. The source 0x8AC76a51cc950d9822D68b83fE1Ad97B32Cd580d is sold. Nothing on Solana remains Circle USDC from this quote. Pick a route whose output mint is EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v if the dollar token has to stay Circle. This page pays SOL on purpose. Do not stay here if you need dollars.

Which explorer shows the SOL?

BscScan shows the USDC leaving chain id 56 and the BNB spent on gas, about a 3 second block. Solscan shows the destination mint. There is no Solana chain id to select in an EVM wallet. The bridge leg itself has no fixed finish time on this page.

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