Swap BTC to USDC on Arbitrum
Swap BTC on Bitcoin for USDC on Arbitrum.
Trade your BTC for USDC on Arbitrum through a route optimized for native Bitcoin, non-custodial settlement and best rates.
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How to swap BTC to USDC
- 1Choose your routeSelect send BTC and receive USDC on Arbitrum.
- 2Connect your walletsConnect both your BTC wallet and your Arbitrum wallet to receive your assets.
- 3Review the quoteCheck you are happy with the low fees charged by BOB Gateway.
- 4Confirm the swapApprove the transaction in your BTC wallet. Your USDC will land in your Arbitrum wallet after average of 10 minutes.
- 1Choose your route + payout addressEnter your Arbitrum address to receive USDC.
- 2Connect your walletConnect only your Arbitrum wallet where you will receive your assets.
- 3Scan & pay the exact amountGateway generates a QR or BTC address; send the exact BTC amount from one of the listed exchanges before the end of the 10 minute window.
- 4Track settlementUSDC arrives at your address; no BOB app account or seed phrase needed.
Why swap on BOB Gateway
Gateway is optimized for native Bitcoin swaps offering market leading rates for trades to stablecoins, tokenized gold and wBTC.
You never hand BOB your funds. Powered by Bitcoin Intents and atomic cross-chain swaps, you requested trade either settles or refunds.
You can swap and deploy directly from your favorite exchange, with no bitcoin wallet required.
What is USDC?
USDC is a fully-reserved stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the US dollar, issued by Circle, a regulated US fintech company.
USDC provides a transparent, audited digital dollar used for trading, savings, payments, and as core collateral in DeFi lending and liquidity pools.
USDC is natively issued on many chains including Ethereum, Solana, and Arbitrum, with Circle's CCTP enabling native cross-chain transfers.
USDC is favored by institutions and DeFi users for its regulatory compliance and monthly attestations, making it a trusted dollar rail on-chain.
What is Arbitrum?
Arbitrum is a leading Ethereum Layer 2 network that scales Ethereum with faster, cheaper transactions while inheriting its security.
Transactions on Arbitrum are paid in ETH, while the ARB token governs the Arbitrum DAO and protocol upgrades.
Arbitrum uses optimistic rollup technology, batching transactions off-chain and settling them on Ethereum with fraud-proof guarantees.
Arbitrum hosts one of the largest Layer 2 DeFi ecosystems, with deep liquidity in lending, perpetuals, and DEX trading at a fraction of mainnet costs.
About Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the original and largest cryptocurrency. BOB Gateway lets you trade native BTC to and from Arbitrum at the best possible rates, without needing to give up self-custody or trust a third party.
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How BOB Gateway works
You state the outcome (send X, receive Y) then a competitive solver network fills it at the best possible rate.
Gateway is optimized for native BTC swaps.
If for some reason a swap can't complete, you're automatically refunded. All funds still stay non-custodial throughout.
FAQs
Yes BOB Gateway is non-custodial. It uses atomic cross-chain swaps and an on-chain Bitcoin Light Client. At no point does BOB or any third party take custody of your assets. The protocol is trust minimized - solvers cannot take your Bitcoin without completing the swap, and you cannot receive tokens without sending BTC.
BOB Gateway offers some of the lowest fees on the market for BTC swaps. There are a few components include in your BOB Gateway quote: gas costs on the destination chain (estimated upfront and deducted automatically - you don't to hold the destination gas token), protocol fees, and any routing fees. Origin gas is not included in the quote and is calculated in your wallet when you sign the transaction.
On average average of 10 minutes. Although it is dependent on Bitcoin block times, which can be faster or slower depending on network activity.
BOB Gateway has undergone an independent security review by Pashov Audit Group.
Yes. Select the reverse route from the related routes on this page.
This route supports USDC on Arbitrum. Choose a compatible Arbitrum wallet in BOB Gateway.
Join the BOB Discord and submit a ticket. One of the BOB team will help you.
You can swap directly without creating an account or submitting any identity verification.