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Getting to other chains early is key to success in #DeFi. The best yields are not on the biggest chains.
Bridging $ can be intimidating, confusing and expensive.
Here are the best methods I've found to bridge assets from / to any chain ๐Ÿงต ๐Ÿ‘‡
$SOL $MATIC $NEAR $FTM $LUNA $ONE
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For some background info, EVM chains like $ETH, $AVAX, $FTM, $MATIC, $BSC, $ONE, $AURORA are compatible with @MetaMask.
Non-EVM compatible chains include:
- $LUNA
- $SOL
- $ATOM
- $DOT
- $BTC
These chains can not be used with Metamask, you need different wallets.
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1. From a centralized exchange
Using a centralized exchanges like @Binance, @kucoincom, @gate_io, etc is often the easiest way to bridge assets.
They allow withdrawals between many chains, and you can swap tokens without gas.
See my old thread:
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2. Bridging between EVM chains
@SynapseProtocol is a great bridge for transferring to and from:
โ€ข $ETH
โ€ข $AVAX
โ€ข $ONE
โ€ข $MATIC
โ€ข $FTM
โ€ข $BSC
โ€ข $MOVR
โ€ข $AURORA
โ€ข Arbitrum
โ€ข Optimism
The user experience is great and the funds bridge pretty quickly. Fees are ~0.1%.
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Steps for using @SynapseProtocol.
1. Go to synapseprotocol.com
2. Connect your MetaMask wallet
3. Select an asset, source chain and destination chain
4. Approve and Bridge
Funds will be bridged in a few minutes.
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3. Bridging to / from Terra $LUNA ๐ŸŒ–
@terra_money's bridge @ bridge.terra.money works pretty well.
You can bridge from $ETH, $BSC or $ONE.
I avoid $ETH gas fees like the plague for most transactions.
Terra bridge charges 0.1% or $1 - whichever is greater. Not bad.
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Say you want to bridge $1000 from $MATIC to $LUNA, you could:
1. Use @SynapseProtocol to bridge from $MATIC to $BSC (~$3 fee)
2. Then use bridge.terra.money to bridge from $BSC to Terra $LUNA (~$1 fee)
Alternatively, you could just use a CEX as described in part 1.
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4. Bridging to / from $BTC เธฟ, $SOL Solana, Terra and EVM chains
@Allbridge_io allows you to bridge to and from:
โ€ข $BTC
โ€ข $SOL
โ€ข EVM Chains
Fees are ~0.5% - higher than @SynapseProtocol, but you can reduce it by holding their $ABR tokens.
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5. Bridging to / from $NEAR
You can use Rainbow Bridge to bridge between $ETH, $NEAR and $AURORA.
To bridge to NEAR, you could:
1. Bridge from source chain to Aurora using @SynapseProtocol or @Allbridge_io.
2. Then bridge from Aurora to NEAR.
Must avoid ETH gas fees ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
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6. Bridging to Cosmos ๐Ÿช
To do this, you'll need funds in $BSC or $LUNA chain
1. Use the above methods to get your $ to Terra.
2. Then use bridge.terra.money to bridge $UST from Terra to Osmosis.
3. Swap $UST for $ATOM
4. Withdraw $ATOM from @osmosiszone
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7. Another multichain bridge..
You can also use @evolution_bsc to bridge between EVM chains, $SOL and $BTC.
They even send you a small amount of tokens to help with the gas costs.
It's also very user friendly, allows you to send $USDC or $USDT,
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Note that EvoDefi allows you to bridge TO $BTC and $SOL, but not FROM $BTC and $SOL.
EvoDefi supports more EVM chains than @SynapseProtocol or @Allbridge_io, but has higher fees than @SynapseProtocol.
Fees are 0.5% + ~$1
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These are the best methods I've found for bridging assets to and from various chains.
Sometimes you might need to mix and match..
Bridging is a really tedious process currently imo, and a big hurdle for new users.
Hopefully this ๐Ÿงต helps.
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If you find this overwhelming, remember that the yields in DeFi are high only because it's too complicated for most people.
Push yourself to learn about #DeFi and to experiment with it, so can capitalize on these yield opportunities while they last.
#WAGMI
Let me know if you know of easier / cheaper / faster ways to bridge.
If you found this helpful, would really appreciate a like / RT / follow ๐Ÿ‘‡

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