How to Bridge Your Crypto to Base Using Trust Wallet
Trust Wallet, available as a mobile app and Chrome Extension, is a simple-to-use, self-custody crypto wallet and gateway to Web3 for people who want to fully own, control, and leverage the power of their digital assets. Trust Wallet allows you to store and manage your crypto and NFTs, buy, sell, and stake crypto to earn rewards, access dApps securely and much more—all in one place. In this guide, we’ll focus on how to bridge your crypto to and from the Base Network.
What is bridging in crypto?
A blockchain bridge is a tool that enables the transfer of assets between different blockchains, solving a major challenge of interoperability. By using a bridge, an asset from one blockchain can be represented as a synthetic derivative on another, such as sending Bitcoin to the Ethereum blockchain, where it is converted to an ERC-20 stablecoin like Wrapped Bitcoin. Bridges can be unidirectional (one-way) or bidirectional (two-way), and they may be either custodial (centralized) or noncustodial (decentralized). They offer various advantages, like access to cheaper and faster transactions on different networks, but also carry inherent security risks.
What is the Base Layer-2 network?
The Base Layer-2 network is an innovative solution developed to address some of the core challenges in the blockchain space, such as slow transaction speeds, high fees, and scalability issues. Operating on top of underlying blockchain protocols like Ethereum (Layer-1), Base processes transactions off the mainnet, improving scalability and efficiency. Designed to make blockchain interactions smoother, Base seeks to open the door to those who may find blockchain technology daunting or prohibitive. By being a Layer-2 solution for Ethereum, Base directly targets and alleviates some of the pain points of the Ethereum network, enhancing its ecosystem and making it more accessible for a broader audience.
Before you bridge to Base using Trust Wallet
Before we dive into how to bridge your crypto to Base using Trust Wallet, you’ll need to create a wallet if you don’t already have one. Trust Wallet is available as a mobile app or you can get the Trust Wallet Extension for your desktop web browser. In this example, we’ll set up a new wallet using the Trust Wallet Mobile App.
Step 1: Download the latest version of the Trust Wallet App.
Step 2: Set up your new wallet
- Open the Trust Wallet app, and choose the option to ‘Create a new wallet.’
- Select an option to back up your wallet.
- Go through the instructions to start using your wallet.
Tip: If you already have a wallet that’s not Trust Wallet, you can choose to import that wallet. In this case, you’d choose the “I already have a wallet” option.
Step 3: Ensure you have the crypto you want to bridge to Base
You’ll need crypto in your Trust Wallet before you bridge it, so use the appropriate instructions below to get bridgable assets, such as ETH, USDC, and DAI, into your wallet.
- Use these instructions to deposit crypto into your wallet.
- Use these instructions to seamlessly buy and store crypto using Trust Wallet.
How to bridge crypto to Base using Trust Wallet
When you bridge your crypto to the Base network, you’re depositing crypto to the layer-2 blockchain.
To bridge your crypto to Base, do the following:
- Select the Web3 dApp browser.
- Go to https://bridge.base.org/ and ensure that the “Deposit” option is selected.
- Locate and select the “Connect Wallet” button.
- Select Trust Wallet (or Browser Wallet if that’s what you see).
- Connect your wallet and accept the terms.
- Select the asset dropdown (this will be the asset you want to bridge to Base).
- Select the asset you want to bridge and enter the amount.
- Select the deposit button and then follow the remaining instructions to bridge your crypto to the Base network.
How to bridge crypto from Base using Trust Wallet
When you bridge your crypto from the Base network, you are withdrawing crypto from the layer-2 blockchain.
To bridge your crypto from Base, do the following:
- Select the Web3 dApp browser in Trust Wallet.
- Go to https://bridge.base.org/ and ensure that the “Withdraw” option is selected.
- Locate and select the “Connect Wallet” button.
- Follow all the remaining instructions to complete your transaction.
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