Ink to Arbitrum USDC bridge

Send real, Circle-issued USDC from Ink to Arbitrum with CCTP. No pools, no wrapped tokens.

Fees on $1,000
from $0.78Plus operating costs · Oct 23, 2026
Arrives in
~1 min (Fast Transfer)~30 min if Fast Transfer is unavailable · Avg. attestation ~8s
Delivery
Native USDCBurn and mint via Circle CCTP
USDC
To your wallet after sign-in
You receive—.— USDC
How your money is secured
  • Non-custodial. Funds stay in your own wallet: an embedded wallet secured by Privy, or the wallet you connect. We never hold your keys.
  • Fees fixed at confirm. The price is signed when you confirm; nothing extra is taken later.
  • Native USDC. Circle's CCTP burns USDC on one chain and mints it on the other. No bridges, no wrapped tokens.
  • Every step on-chain. You get explorer links for each transaction and a shareable status page.
  • Circle's CCTP burns USDC on Ink and mints the same amount on Arbitrum. No pool, no wrapped token.
  • You see the total fee and the guaranteed minimum you'll receive before you sign.
  • Independent app built on Circle's public CCTP; not operated by Circle. How transfers are protected →

What it costs

Full fee schedule →
sendstables service charge
$0.50
Plus operating costs and margin, shown in the quote
Circle Fast Transfer fee
about $0.20
Circle Forwarding Service
about $0.08
Your gas
$0
Arrives on Arbitrum
up to $999.22

Example for $1,000, Circle's fees checked Oct 23, 2026. The app shows our exact fee and the guaranteed minimum before you confirm.

How the fee is calculated
PartRateNotes
sendstables fee0.05% service charge (min $0.10, no cap) plus operating costs and marginOperating costs and margin are added to the service charge. Our exact fee is in the quote.
Circle Fast Transfer fee~2 bps (0.02%)Circle's fee for Fast Transfer from Ink; an estimate.
Circle Forwarding Serviceabout $0.08 per transferCircle submits the mint on Arbitrum; Circle's estimate when checked; the app shows the live fee before you confirm.
Your gas$0No ETH needed in a sendstables wallet. A connected EVM wallet pays its own source-chain gas.
  1. Operating costs with a 30% margin are added to the service charge. Circle's fees and the amount received are estimates; the app shows live figures and the guaranteed minimum before you confirm.
  2. If Circle's Fast Transfer allowance is used up, it settles as a standard transfer instead (Circle's standard attestation average from Ink: ~30 minutes).
  3. Circle's Forwarding Service fee is Circle's estimate when checked; the app shows the live fee before you confirm.
  4. A connected EVM wallet (instead of your sendstables wallet) pays its own ETH gas on Ink.

How it works

  1. BurnYour USDC is burned by Circle's CCTP contract on Ink.
  2. AttestCircle's attestation service signs the burn.
  3. MintThe same amount of native USDC is minted on Arbitrum.
More about Ink → Arbitrum

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. From Ink to Arbitrum, USDC typically takes about 1 minute 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 submits the mint on Arbitrum.

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 Arbitrum, Circle's Forwarding Service submits the mint for you, so the recipient doesn't need any ETH for gas on Arbitrum.

CCTP burns and re-mints instead of using a pool, so there's no slippage and no wrapped token. Learn about CCTP.

How to move USDC from Ink to Arbitrum

  1. Sign in. Sign in with a one-time email code; no password is needed. You get a wallet on EVM chains, Solana and Stellar, with no seed phrase.
  2. Have USDC on Ink. Deposit USDC on Ink or use what's there. In your sendstables wallet you don't need any ETH for gas.
  3. Pick the route. On Swap chains, pick Ink → Arbitrum and enter the amount. To pay someone else, use Send and paste their address.
  4. Review the quote. Check our fee, Circle's fees and the minimum you'll receive. The fee is fixed once you confirm.
  5. Confirm. USDC is burned on Ink, Circle attests it, and native USDC is minted on Arbitrum.

Or ask your AI agent

MCP setup →

Connect Claude, Cursor or any MCP client and ask. It moves USDC within limits you set.

  • “Move 50 USDC from Ink to Arbitrum.”
Show the MCP tool call
MCP tool call
{
  "name": "swap_chains",
  "arguments": {
    "from": "Ink",
    "to": "Arbitrum",
    "amount": "50",
    "idempotency_key": "ink-to-arbitrum-0001",
    "max_fee_usd": 1
  }
}

FAQ

How much does it cost to move $1,000 USDC from Ink to Arbitrum, and how long does it take?

Moving $1,000 USDC from Ink to Arbitrum with sendstables has a service charge of $0.50 (0.05% at this amount) plus about $0.28 in Circle fees, about $0.78 combined before operating costs and margin. It arrives as native USDC minted by Circle's CCTP (no wrapped token) and typically takes about 1 minute 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), with no ETH needed for gas in a sendstables wallet. Estimates checked Oct 23, 2026; the in-app quote shows our exact fee, Circle's live fee estimate and the guaranteed minimum you'll receive.

How long does it take to move USDC from Ink to Arbitrum?

It typically takes about 1 minute 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 much does it cost to bridge USDC from Ink to Arbitrum?

Our fee is 0.05% service charge (min $0.10, no cap) plus operating costs and margin (the cost margin is 30%). Circle adds its Fast Transfer fee from Ink: ~2 bps (0.02%) when checked, plus a small Forwarding Service fee on Arbitrum. The quote shows our exact fee, Circle's live fee estimate and the guaranteed minimum you'll receive before you sign.

Is the USDC I receive on Arbitrum native or wrapped?

Native. CCTP burns USDC on Ink and Circle mints the same amount on Arbitrum. No wrapped token, no pool, no slippage.

Do I need ETH on Ink for gas?

Not with a sendstables wallet: we sponsor the ETH gas. A connected EVM wallet pays its own ETH gas. Circle's Forwarding Service handles the mint on Arbitrum.

Can I send USDC from Ink to someone else's Arbitrum address?

Yes. Use the Send tab and paste a 0x… address (any EVM wallet or exchange deposit address that accepts native USDC on Arbitrum). The Swap tab moves USDC between your own wallets.

Is sendstables run by Circle?

No. sendstables is an independent app built on Circle's public CCTP. Circle issues USDC and runs CCTP; we sponsor gas, relay where needed, and charge the fee shown in the quote.