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Swap USDC from Polygon to ETH on Arbitrum One

Swap USDC from Polygon to ETH on Arbitrum One. Circle USDC leaves Polygon. Native ETH is what can arrive on Arbitrum One. That ETH is gas on chain id 42161, and it is not the ETH balance on Ethereum mainnet.

Spend 0x3c499c542cEF5E3811e1192ce70d8cC03d5c3359. Receive 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, which on Arbitrum One means ETH, not WETH. WETH there is 0x82aF49447D8a07e3bd95BD0d56f35241523fBab1. Polygonscan shows USDC. Arbiscan shows ETH. This is not Nova. See how cross-chain bridges work before you treat every ETH balance as one wallet line.

Diagram for Swap USDC from Polygon to ETH on Arbitrum One
USDC leaves Polygon. ETH is what can arrive on Arbitrum One.

Mainnet ETH stays on mainnet

Chain id 1 and Etherscan are a different ledger, with blocks around 12 seconds. Arbitrum One is 42161. Bridging dollars into ETH here does not increase your Ethereum mainnet balance. If that was the goal, this route is wrong.

WETH is the other output

0x82aF49447D8a07e3bd95BD0d56f35241523fBab1 cannot pay gas until unwrapped. This quote buys native ETH, which can. ETH is not WETH. If a contract demanded the wrapper, switch quotes.

USDC.e and POL

Native USDC is the sell. USDC.e at 0x2791Bca1f2de4661ED88A30C99A7a9449Aa84174 will not fill it. POL pays chain id 137, about 2 second blocks, which is not the bridge clock. Leave POL.

Not the ARB token

The governance token is 0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548. It does not pay fees. This page pays ETH. Nova is still the wrong network if the wallet header says so.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best way to swap USDC from Polygon to ETH on Arbitrum One?

Spend 0x3c499c542cEF5E3811e1192ce70d8cC03d5c3359. Receive 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, which on Arbitrum One means ETH, not WETH.

Is this Ethereum mainnet ETH?

No. The credit is native ETH on Arbitrum One, chain id 42161, marked 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE. Ethereum mainnet is chain id 1. Arbiscan shows the credit. Etherscan will not. You sold Circle USDC at 0x3c499c542cEF5E3811e1192ce70d8cC03d5c3359 on Polygon, not USDC.e. Arbitrum One ETH is not the balance on Ethereum.

Does the ETH arrive as WETH?

No. WETH on Arbitrum One is 0x82aF49447D8a07e3bd95BD0d56f35241523fBab1. ETH is not WETH. This route pays the native coin, which can pay gas. If you needed the wrapper, pick that output. Arbiscan should show ETH, not only a token line. The wrapper is a different contract and a different quote.

Can I start from USDC.e?

Not on this page. USDC.e is 0x2791Bca1f2de4661ED88A30C99A7a9449Aa84174. The quote names native Circle USDC. Polygonscan shows the approval. You also need POL on chain id 137. Nova and Ethereum mainnet are the wrong destination networks. Only native Circle USDC on Polygon can start this quote. USDC.e will not start it.

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