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Swap USDT from Solana to USDC on Arbitrum One

Swap USDT from Solana to USDC on Arbitrum One. Tether's SPL mint leaves Solana, and Circle's native USDC is what can arrive. Bridged USDC.e is not this contract.

Send Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB from Phantom. Solscan is the explorer. There is no ERC-20 approval. Circle on Arbitrum One is 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831, chain id 42161, not Nova. Arbiscan is the check. ETH at 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE pays gas. Ethereum's Circle USDC is 0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48 on chain id 1, about 12 second blocks, Etherscan.

Diagram for Swap USDT from Solana to USDC on Arbitrum One
USDT leaves Solana. USDC is what can arrive on Arbitrum One.

Native USDC and USDC.e still confuse Arbitrum deposits

This route delivers 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831. Older apps that name bridged USDC.e will reject it. You can be on the right chain id with the right ticker and still fail the transfer. Read the deposit address against Arbiscan. If it is the bridged contract, stop. Another click on this quote will not rename the token.

Tether in, Circle out, ETH still required

Changing issuer is the point of the page. If the receiver wanted Tether at 0xFd086bC7CD5C481DCC9C85ebE478A1C0b69FCbb9, you are on the wrong route. Neither stablecoin pays gas. Hold ETH on 42161. Phantom will not show the USDC. Keep SOL so the mint can leave. There is no allowance on the SPL side.

Mainnet Circle is a different ledger

Chain id 1, Etherscan, about 12 second blocks. A file that copied that USDC address will not match Arbitrum. Arbitrum One is the arrival, and Nova is not included. The bridge wait is not those 12 seconds and not an Arbitrum block. Wait for the destination address. Do not resend the Solana mint.

Stay on Solana when the mint was enough

Circle's SPL mint is EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v. A local swap from Tether reaches it without ETH, without chain id 42161, and without the USDC.e trap. Cross only when the Arbitrum contract is the one named. The minimum USDC is the floor. Issuer changes can cost more than the network fee. USDC.e is a different contract, so a ticker match on Arbitrum One is not enough.

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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 USDT from Solana to USDC on Arbitrum One?

Send Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB from Phantom. Solscan is the explorer. XAUConnect compares live routes and lets your own wallet sign.

Does Solana USDT arrive as bridged USDC.e?

No. Circle's native USDC at 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831 is what can arrive on Arbitrum One, chain id 42161. USDC.e is different. Tether's mint left Solana. Check Arbiscan, not Nova. If the app names the bridged token, this route is wrong. ETH is required to move the USDC.

What pays gas on Arbitrum after arrival?

ETH, the sentinel 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, on chain id 42161. USDC cannot. Hold ETH in the EVM wallet. Phantom signed Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB with SOL and will not display the ERC-20. There is no ERC-20 approval on that mint. The quote minimum is the floor, and a thin floor is a reason to stop.

Is this Ethereum's USDC?

No. That contract is 0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48 on chain id 1, about 12 second blocks, explorer Etherscan. This credit is Arbitrum One only. If the receiver pasted the mainnet address, choose another route. Confirm 0xaf88d065e77c8cC2239327C5EDb3A432268e5831 on Arbiscan. A block interval is not a delivery time for the bridge.

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