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Swap USDC from Solana to ETH on Ethereum

Swap USDC from Solana to ETH on Ethereum. Circle's SPL mint leaves Solana, and native ETH is what can arrive on Ethereum mainnet, where it pays gas.

You spend EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v. Solscan and Phantom handle that mint, with no ERC-20 approval. The arrival is 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, the native gas sentinel, on chain id 1. Etherscan shows ETH, not a token transfer of the sentinel. This is not WETH, not Base ETH, and not Arbitrum ETH. Blocks on mainnet are about 12 seconds, which still does not time the bridge.

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USDC leaves Solana. ETH is what can arrive on Ethereum.

You are buying the mainnet fee coin

A Solana dollar balance cannot pay an Ethereum transaction. This route exists to turn Circle's mint into ETH on chain id 1. You do not approve the sentinel. You receive native ETH. If a token importer asks you to add 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE, close it and read the ETH row. WETH at 0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2 is a different route for contracts that refuse native ETH.

L2 ETH will not be credited

Base and Arbitrum also call their fee coin ETH. Their chain ids are 8453 and 42161. This page does not fill them. If a friend asked for gas on Base, sending this route leaves you with mainnet ETH and their wallet still empty. How to bridge assets between chains is the general sequence. The chain id in the receiving wallet has to be 1 before the balance is meaningful.

Keep SOL back, and do not expect USDC to subsidize it

Native SOL pays the Solana transaction. Spending every SOL and then wondering why Phantom will not sign is the mirror of spending every ETH on mainnet. Circle's mint does not pay either fee. MetaMask cannot display EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v. After the hop, the ETH you bought is the fee cushion for whatever you do next on Etherscan's chain.

A dollar route is calmer when you do not need gas

ETH moves while the quote is open. If the Ethereum asset you needed was USDT, DAI, or WETH, this native arrival is the wrong shape. If you only needed more SOL fees, you should not be leaving Solana at all. Read the minimum ETH against the Circle you are spending. Refuse a floor that does not buy the gas room you came for.

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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 USDC from Solana to ETH on Ethereum?

You spend EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v. Solscan and Phantom handle that mint, with no ERC-20 approval.

Is the ETH from Solana USDC the WETH contract?

No. Native ETH arrives, quoted as 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE on Ethereum, chain id 1. WETH is 0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2. Circle's mint EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v left Solana. Check the ETH line on Etherscan. If a contract wants the wrapper, this route is wrong. Confirm the contract on the explorer before you sign.

Can this ETH pay fees on Base or Arbitrum?

No. It arrives on Ethereum mainnet, chain id 1, about 12 second blocks, explorer Etherscan. Base is 8453 and Arbitrum One is 42161. Those ETH balances are separate. SOL paid the source fee in Phantom. Use this ETH only for mainnet, and do not import the gas sentinel as a token.

Does the Solana side use an ERC-20 approval?

No. USDC there is an SPL mint, and Phantom does not approve it the Ethereum way. Solscan is the source explorer. Keep native SOL so the transaction can be signed. The destination fee is ETH, which this route is trying to buy, so size the minimum with that use in mind.

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