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Swap Wrapped Ether (WETH) on Ethereum

Swap Wrapped Ether (WETH) on Ethereum at 0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2. WETH is the ERC-20 wrapper of ETH on chain id 1.

Unwrapping WETH to ETH stays on Ethereum. It does not deliver ETH on Base, Arbitrum, or Solana. Those are other contracts. You still need a little ETH for gas, because WETH cannot pay the fee. Treat a token that only copies the WETH name as untrusted until the address matches.

When the wrapper is the wrong tool

If you need ETH on another network, bridge. If you need an ERC-20 on Ethereum to use in a pool, WETH is the usual form. Read the token out on the quote so you do not unwrap by accident.

Unwrap or bridge

WETH to ETH stays on Ethereum. ETH on Base or Arbitrum is a bridge, described in how cross-chain bridges work. You still need a little native ETH for gas, because WETH cannot pay it.

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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 Wrapped Ether (WETH) on Ethereum?

Unwrapping WETH to ETH stays on Ethereum. It does not deliver ETH on Base, Arbitrum, or Solana.

Is WETH worth less than ETH?

The wrapper is meant to track ETH on Ethereum. A thin unofficial pool can still misprice it. Use a deep route and read the minimum.

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