Bridging Tokens

Curve uses LayerZero to enable cross-chain transfers of CRV, crvUSD, and scrvUSD to other L1 blockchains such as BinanceSmartChain, Avalanche, and Fantom. This guide focuses on bridging using only blockchain explorers, reducing reliance on third-party interfaces and avoiding any additional fees they may charge.

This guide explains how to bridge any of the three tokens from the Ethereum Mainnet to other L1 blockchains or vice versa. The only requirements include having a wallet with the token to be bridged and ETH or the gas token of the L1, depending on the bridging direction, to cover transaction fees.

This guide is applicable for bridging CRV, crvUSD and scrvUSD to other L1 blockchains. When following this guide, one needs to make sure to use the correct contract addresses depending on the token to be bridged.

CRV

The contract addresses for bridges are mirrored meaning the bridge contract on Ethereum is the same as the one on the L1 blockchain. But the CRV token address is different for each chain.

Ethereum: 0xD533a949740bb3306d119CC777fa900bA034cd52
Binance Smart Chain: 0x9996D0276612d23b35f90C51EE935520B3d7355B
Avalanche: 0xEEbC562d445F4bC13aC75c8caABb438DFae42A1B
Fantom: 0xE6c259bc0FCE25b71fE95A00361D3878E16232C3

Chain	Bridge Contract Address	Etherscan Link
BinanceSmartChain Bridge	`0xC91113B4Dd89dd20FDEECDAC82477Bc99A840355`	Ethereum, BSC
Avalanche Bridge	`0x5cc0144A511807608eF644c9e99B486124D1cFd6`	Ethereum, Avalanche
Fantom Bridge	`0x7ce8aF75A9180B602445bE230860DDcb4cAc3E42`	Ethereum, Fantom

crvUSD

The contract addresses for bridges are mirrored meaning the bridge contract on Ethereum is the same as the one on the L1 blockchain. But the crvUSD token address is different for each chain.

Ethereum: 0xf939E0A03FB07F59A73314E73794Be0E57ac1b4E
Binance Smart Chain: 0xe2fb3F127f5450DeE44afe054385d74C392BdeF4
Avalanche: 0xCb7c161602d04C4e8aF1832046EE08AAF96d855D
Fantom: 0xD823D2a2B5AF77835e972A0D5B77f5F5A9a003A6

Chain	Bridge Contract Address	Etherscan Link
BinanceSmartChain Bridge	`0x0A92Fd5271dB1C41564BD01ef6b1a75fC1db4d4f`	Ethereum, BSC
Avalanche Bridge	`0x26D01ce989037befd7Ff63837A86e2da32E7D7e2`	Ethereum, Avalanche
Fantom Bridge	`0x76EAfda658C54548B460B3f190386699DE3827d8`	Ethereum, Fantom

scrvUSD

The contract addresses for bridges are mirrored meaning the bridge contract on Ethereum is the same as the one on the L1 blockchain. But the crvUSD token address is different for each chain.

Ethereum: 0x0655977FEb2f289A4aB78af67BAB0d17aAb84367
Binance Smart Chain: 0x0094Ad026643994c8fB2136ec912D508B15fe0E5
Avalanche: 0xA3ea433509F7941df3e33857D9c9f212Ad4A4e64
Fantom: 0x5191946500e75f0A74476F146dF7d386e52961d9

Chain	Bridge Contract Address	Etherscan Link
BinanceSmartChain Bridge	`0xAE0666C978500f2C05784242B79B08C478Dd999c`	Ethereum, BSC
Avalanche Bridge	`0x26E91B1f142b9bF0bB37e82959bA79D2Aa6b99b8`	Ethereum, Avalanche
Fantom Bridge	`0x08132eA9b02750E118cF5F5C640B7c46A8E638E8`	Ethereum, Fantom
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Bridging tokens from Ethereum to an L1 blockchain

Step 1: Approve the Bridge Contract to Spend Your Tokens

Navigate to the contract of the token you want to bridge on Etherscan.
Connect your wallet by navigating to Contract > Write Contract and clicking the Connect to Web3 option.
Look for the approve method and approve the according bridge contract as a spender.
- _spender: Enter 0x0A92Fd5271dB1C41564BD01ef6b1a75fC1db4d4f, the bridge contract address. This address is the same for all tokens.
- _value: Specify the amount in 1e18 format (for example, for 100 crvUSD, enter 100000000000000000000).
Again, to avoid manually entering the amount in 1e18 format, you can input the amount of tokens you wish to bridge and then append 18 zeros by using the + button.
Click Write. A transaction should pop up in your wallet which you need to sign to complete the approval.

Step 2: Read Contract and Quote ETH Amount

Visit the bridge contract on Etherscan. This contract address is different depending on the token to be bridged and where it is being bridged to. This time, there is no need to connect your wallet.
Use function 1. quote to determine the bridging cost.

The quote amount represents the cost (in ETH) of calling the bridge method in the next step. This does not include gas costs, which need to be paid on top of the quoted amount.

Step 3: Bridge the token to the L1 blockchain

Access the bridge contract on Etherscan. This contract address is different depending on the token to be bridged and where it is being bridged to.
Connect your wallet by navigating to Contract > Write Contract and clicking the Connect to Web3 option.
Navigate to method 2. bridge and input your values. On this contract, there might be multiple methods with the same name. Make sure to select the one which looks like the one in the image down below (it should have three input parameters: bridge, _amount and _receiver).
- bridge: Enter the ETH amount quoted in Step 2. Ensure you enter the amount denominated in Ether (quoted amount / 1e18).
- _amount: Specify the amount of tokens to bridge in 1e18 format.
- _receiver: Enter the wallet you wish to receive the tokens to.
Alternatively, to avoid manually entering the amount in 1e18 format, you can input the amount of tokens you wish to bridge and then append 18 zeros by using the + button.
Click Write. A transaction should pop up in your wallet which you need to sign to complete the bridging process.

The bridging transaction will not be settled immediately. After completing these steps, it may take a few minutes for your tokens to be successfully bridged to the L1.

Bridging tokens from an L1 blockchain to Ethereum

Step 1: Approve the Bridge Contract to Spend Your Tokens

Navigate to the token contract on the block explorer for the L1 network you want to bridge from. For example, to bridge crvUSD from BSC to Ethereum, you would need to navigate to the crvUSD token contract on BSCScan. All token addresses are listed in the table at the top of the page.
Connect your wallet by navigating to Contract > Write Contract and clicking the Connect to Web3 option.
Look for the approve method and approve the according bridge contract as a spender.
- _spender: Enter the contract address of the bridge on the L1 blockchain.
- _value: Specify the amount in 1e18 format (for example, for 100 crvUSD, enter 100000000000000000000).
Alternatively, to avoid manually entering the amount in 1e18 format, you can input the amount of tokens you wish to bridge and then append 18 zeros by using the + button.
Click Write. A transaction should pop up in your wallet which you need to sign to complete the approval.

Step 2: Read Contract and Quote the Fee Amount

Visit the bridge contract on the L1 blockchain you want to bridge from.
Use function 1. quote to determine the bridging cost.

The quote amount represents the cost (in the gas token of the L1 blockchain) of calling the bridge method in Step 3. This does not include gas costs, which need to be paid additionally.

Step 3: Bridge Tokens to Ethereum

Access the bridge contract on the L1 blockchain you want to bridge from.
Connect your wallet by navigating to Contract > Write Contract and clicking the Connect to Web3 option.
Navigate to method 2. bridge and input your values. On this contract, there might be multiple methods with the same name. Make sure to select the one which looks like the one in the image down below (it should have three input parameters: bridge, _amount and _receiver).
- bridge: Enter the ETH amount quoted in Step 2. Ensure you enter the amount denominated in Ether (quoted amount / 1e18).
- _amount: Specify the amount of tokens in 1e18 format.
- _receiver: Enter the wallet you wish to receive the tokens to.
Alternatively, to avoid manually entering the amount in 1e18 format, you can input the amount of tokens you wish to bridge and then append 18 zeros by using the + button.
Click Write. A transaction should pop up in your wallet which you need to sign to complete the bridging process.

The bridging transaction will not be settled immediately. After completing these steps, it may take a few minutes for your tokens to be successfully bridged to the L1.