Send USDC on Ink
Send native USDC to any Ink address, or bridge it to and from 26 other chains with Circle's CCTP (domain 21).
- Arrives from Ink
- ~1–2 min (Fast Transfer)~30 min if Fast Transfer is unavailable · Avg. attestation ~8s
- Circle Fast Transfer fee
- ~2 bps (0.02%)Estimate, checked at build
- Mint on Ink
- CircleForwarding Service
Quick answer
sendstables moves native USDC between Ink (CCTP domain 21) and 26 other chains with Circle's CCTP. Sending out of Ink costs our fee, 0.05% service charge (min $0.10, no cap) plus operating costs and margin plus Circle's Fast Transfer fee (~2 bps), with no ETH needed for gas in a sendstables wallet, and typically takes about 1–2 minutes, depending on the destination with Fast Transfer (Circle's average attestation from Ink: ~8 seconds), or longer if Circle's Fast Transfer allowance is used up (Circle's standard-transfer attestation average from Ink: ~30 minutes). Circle's Forwarding Service mints incoming USDC on Ink for about $0.05 per transfer (Circle's estimate when checked; the app shows the live fee before you confirm). Estimates checked Oct 23, 2026.
USDC on Ink: details
Native USDC contract address: 0x2D270e6886d130D724215A266106e6832161EAEd. This identifies the asset, not a recipient wallet. Verify with Circle’s mainnet registry.
Speed, gas and delivery on Ink
Ink supports CCTP V2 Fast Transfer, so Circle attests the burn after soft finality instead of waiting for full finality. If Circle's Fast Transfer allowance is used up, it settles as a standard transfer instead, with Circle's standard attestation average from Ink at ~30 minutes.
On Ink, with your sendstables wallet the fee payment, approval and burn are gas-sponsored, so you don't need any ETH for gas — just the USDC you're sending. If you connect your own EVM wallet instead, it pays the ETH gas for those transactions.
On Ink, Circle's Forwarding Service submits the mint for you, so the recipient doesn't need any ETH for gas on Ink.
Circle's fee as fetched from Circle's API when this page was built; an estimate, the in-app quote shows the live fee.
Bridge USDC from Ink
Bridge USDC to Ink
- Base → Ink
- Arbitrum → Ink
- Optimism → Ink
- Ethereum → Ink
- Solana → Ink
- Polygon → Ink
- Avalanche → Ink
- Stellar → Ink
- Arc → Ink
- Codex → Ink
- Cronos → Ink
- Edge → Ink
- HyperEVM → Ink
- Injective → Ink
- Linea → Ink
- Monad → Ink
- Morph → Ink
- Pharos → Ink
- Plasma → Ink
- Plume → Ink
- Sei → Ink
- Sonic → Ink
- Unichain → Ink
- World Chain → Ink
- X Layer → Ink
- XDC → Ink
FAQ
Which chains can I bridge USDC to from Ink?
From Ink you can move USDC to any of 20 other chains (delivery to the rest is coming soon), using Circle's CCTP. Every route is native burn-and-mint.
How fast are USDC transfers out of Ink?
Ink supports CCTP V2 Fast Transfer, so Circle attests the burn after soft finality instead of waiting for full finality. If Circle's Fast Transfer allowance is used up, it settles as a standard transfer instead, with Circle's standard attestation average from Ink at ~30 minutes. USDC typically takes about 1–2 minutes, depending on the destination with Fast Transfer (Circle's average attestation from Ink: ~8 seconds), or longer if Circle's Fast Transfer allowance is used up (Circle's standard-transfer attestation average from Ink: ~30 minutes). Times are estimates.
How is USDC delivered on Ink?
On Ink, Circle's Forwarding Service submits the mint for you, so the recipient doesn't need any ETH for gas on Ink.
Do I need ETH for gas to move USDC on Ink?
Not with a sendstables wallet. On Ink, with your sendstables wallet the fee payment, approval and burn are gas-sponsored, so you don't need any ETH for gas — just the USDC you're sending. If you connect your own EVM wallet instead, it pays the ETH gas for those transactions.