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How To Bridge Tokens

There are 2 types of bridging transactions on Messina.one:
  • Claim transaction
  • Relay transaction - only applicable for Ethereum to Algorand transactions for USDC at the moment.
Claim
Relay
You can initiate a bridge claim transaction by doing the following:
  1. 1.
    Select a source and destination chain.
  2. 2.
    Connect both source and destination chain wallets to Messina.one.
  3. 3.
    Choose an available asset from the "Select Asset" dropdown menu and check the asset in the "Receive Asset" field that will be automatically populated.
  4. 4.
    Enter a valid bridging amount into the "Input Bridge Amount" or the "Received Amount" field (the minimum and maximum bridging amount can be viewed by mousing over the tooltip).
  5. 5.
    Check if the numbers in the "Received Amount", "Bridge Fee" and the source/destination chain "Gas Fee" are correct.
  6. 6.
    Once that is done, click on the Review Transaction button.
  7. 7.
    After the "Review Transaction" button is clicked, a confirmation popup will appear where you can double check the transaction details before bridging.
  8. 8.
    Click the "Confirm" button and then confirm all the wallet popups for the source chain to start the bridging process.
  9. 9.
    Wait for the loading to complete. Once it's complete, the "Claim" button will be enabled and a transaction hash will be generated for the source chain.
  10. 10.
    Press the "Claim" button and confirm all wallet popups for the destination chain to start the claiming process.
  11. 11.
    Once the claiming process is done, a transaction hash will be generated for the claim.
  12. 12.
    Check your destination chain wallet for the bridged tokens.
You can initiate a relay transaction by doing the following:
  1. 1.
    Ensure the Source chain is set to Ethereum and the Destination chain is set to Algorand.
  2. 2.
    Click on the "Enter Address" button and input the Destination wallet address in the field.
  3. 3.
    Select USDC from the asset dropdown and check the asset in the "Receive Asset" field that will be automatically populated.
  4. 4.
    Enter a valid bridging amount into the "Input Bridge Amount" or the "Received Amount" field (the minimum and maximum bridging amount can be viewed by mousing over the tooltip).
  5. 5.
    Check if the numbers in the "Received Amount", "Bridge Fee" and the source/destination chain "Gas Fee" are correct.
  6. 6.
    Once that is done, click on the Review Transaction button.
  7. 7.
    After the "Review Transaction" button is clicked, a confirmation popup will appear where you can double check the transaction details before bridging.
  8. 8.
    Click the "Confirm" button and then confirm all the wallet popups for the source chain to start the bridging process.
  9. 9.
    Wait for transaction to complete then check the Algorand Block Explorer to see if the token was transferred to the destination wallet.