A step-by-step guide to Bridging CTX to Arbitrum

<aside> 💡 TLDR: There are several ways to bridge CTX from Ethereum Mainnet to Arbitrum, such as the Arbitrum Bridge, Zapper, Synapse, and Hop. For this guide, we will use the Arbitrum Bridge.

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Bridging CTX to Arbitrum

1. Have ETH (for gas fees) and CTX available to use in a decentralized wallet.

   (If you already have a decentralized wallet you can move on to step 2.)

   • Create a MetaMask wallet on https://metamask.io/. Other decentralized wallets like Coinbase Wallet will work as well but for this guide, we will be using MetaMask.
   • Use desktop (the preferred experience) not mobile

   

2. Add Arbitrum to your MetaMask wallet.

   (If you have Arbitrum added already you can move on to Step 3.)

   • Go to chainlist.org
   • Search Arbitrum
   • Select Arbitrum that shows ChainID 42161 and Currency ETH
   • A pop-up will show in your MetaMask wallet, click Next, click Connect
   • Click on Add to MetaMask under Arbitrum
   • A pop-up will show in your MetaMask wallet, click Approve, then click Switch Network

   

3. Visit https://bridge.arbitrum.io/ and connect your MetaMask Wallet

   

4. Select From as “Mainnet” and enter the amount of CTX you want to send, and select To as “Arbitrum”

   

5. Click approve and give permission to access your CTX.

   

6. Pay the one-time approval fee to bridge your CTX.

   

7. Then click send and confirm the transaction.

   

8. After a few minutes, open your wallet network to Arbitrum and your CTX should be available.

   

That’s it! You’ve successfully bridged to Arbitrum.