XDC to Ink USDC bridge
Bridge native USDC from XDC to Ink with Circle's CCTP. No wrapped tokens, no slippage.
- Fees on $1,000
- from $0.55Plus operating costs · Oct 23, 2026
- Arrives in
- ~1 minStandard transfer (fast finality) · Avg. attestation ~10s
- Delivery
- Native USDCBurn and mint via Circle CCTP
- Circle's CCTP burns USDC on XDC and mints the same amount on Ink. 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 protocol fee
- $0
- Circle Forwarding Service
- about $0.05
- Your gas
- $0
- Arrives on Ink
- up to $999.45
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
| Part | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| sendstables fee | 0.05% service charge (min $0.10, no cap) plus operating costs and margin | Operating costs and margin are added to the service charge. Our exact fee is in the quote. |
| Circle protocol fee | $0 | Circle's fee for standard transfers from XDC; an estimate. |
| Circle Forwarding Service | about $0.05 per transfer | Circle submits the mint on Ink; Circle's estimate when checked; the app shows the live fee before you confirm. |
| Your gas | $0 | No XDC or ETH needed in a sendstables wallet. A connected EVM wallet pays its own source-chain gas. |
- 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.
- Circle's Forwarding Service fee is Circle's estimate when checked; the app shows the live fee before you confirm.
- A connected EVM wallet (instead of your sendstables wallet) pays its own XDC gas on XDC.
How it works
- BurnYour USDC is burned by Circle's CCTP contract on XDC.
- AttestCircle's attestation service signs the burn.
- MintThe same amount of native USDC is minted on Ink.
More about XDC → Ink
XDC reaches finality quickly, so a standard CCTP transfer is already fast, with no Fast Transfer fee. From XDC to Ink, USDC typically takes about 1 minute as a standard transfer (Circle's average attestation from XDC: ~10 seconds); Circle's Forwarding Service submits the mint on Ink.
On XDC, with your sendstables wallet the fee payment, approval and burn are gas-sponsored, so you don't need any XDC for gas — just the USDC you're sending. If you connect your own EVM wallet instead, it pays the XDC 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.
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 XDC to Ink
- 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.
- Have USDC on XDC. Deposit USDC on XDC or use what's there. In your sendstables wallet you don't need any XDC for gas.
- Pick the route. On Swap chains, pick XDC → Ink and enter the amount. To pay someone else, use Send and paste their address.
- Review the quote. Check our fee, Circle's fees and the minimum you'll receive. The fee is fixed once you confirm.
- Confirm. USDC is burned on XDC, Circle attests it, and native USDC is minted on Ink.
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 XDC to Ink.”
Show the MCP tool call
{
"name": "swap_chains",
"arguments": {
"from": "XDC",
"to": "Ink",
"amount": "50",
"idempotency_key": "xdc-to-ink-0001",
"max_fee_usd": 1
}
}FAQ
How much does it cost to move $1,000 USDC from XDC to Ink, and how long does it take?
Moving $1,000 USDC from XDC to Ink with sendstables has a service charge of $0.50 (0.05% at this amount) plus about $0.05 in Circle fees, about $0.55 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 as a standard transfer (Circle's average attestation from XDC: ~10 seconds), with no XDC 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 XDC to Ink?
It typically takes about 1 minute as a standard transfer (Circle's average attestation from XDC: ~10 seconds). Times are estimates.
How much does it cost to bridge USDC from XDC to Ink?
Our fee is 0.05% service charge (min $0.10, no cap) plus operating costs and margin (the cost margin is 30%). Circle's standard fee from XDC: $0 when checked, plus a small Forwarding Service fee on Ink. 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 Ink native or wrapped?
Native. CCTP burns USDC on XDC and Circle mints the same amount on Ink. No wrapped token, no pool, no slippage.
Do I need XDC on XDC or ETH on Ink for gas?
Not with a sendstables wallet: we sponsor the XDC gas. A connected EVM wallet pays its own XDC gas. Circle's Forwarding Service handles the mint on Ink.
Can I send USDC from XDC to someone else's Ink address?
Yes. Use the Send tab and paste a 0x… address (any EVM wallet or exchange deposit address that accepts native USDC on Ink). 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.