A guide on how to bridge to Sonic
Blockchain technology has revolutionized finance, gaming, decentralized applications, and every industry that humankind has built. Ethereum was the first blockchain to pioneer smart contracts, which led to the creation of decentralized applications (dApps). As the demand grew, new blockchains such as Sonic emerged, offering high-speed, low-cost alternatives to Ethereum’s limitations.
If you've been deep in DeFi for a while, you'll remember Sonic's predecessor, Fantom. Sonic takes the torch from Fantom as an EVM layer-1 platform, aiming to offer developers attractive incentives, powerful infrastructure, and its new $S token.
Sonic is an advanced Layer 1 EVM-compatible blockchain designed for speed, efficiency, and scalability. Built to support the next generation of decentralized applications (dApps), Sonic combines cutting-edge consensus mechanisms with optimized infrastructure to process transactions in seconds. It has the potential to process 10,000 TPS with sub-second finality.
Getting started with Sonic network is easy, but first, you need to bridge your assets from Ethereum or other networks. Bridging allows you to transfer tokens securely between chains, enabling access to Sonic’s ecosystem.
This comprehensive guide details all the methods to bridge from different ecosystems to Sonic.
How to bridge to Sonic
Before connecting to Sonic, you must set up your wallet client using the Sonic Mainnet RPC information. To do this, visit Chainlist, connect your wallet, and permit it to incorporate the Sonic RPC details into your client automatically.
With your wallet now set up to work with the Sonic network, you can bridge assets to Sonic. Let's explore the two ways you can use to transfer assets.
Sonic Gateway
Sonic Gateway is Sonic's native bridge facilitating token transfers between Ethereum and Sonic. You can bridge your funds to Sonic by depositing assets into the bridge, initiating the transaction, and claiming your assets on the destination chain, i.e., Sonic.
What are the limitations of Sonic Gateway?
Sonic Bridge supports only a limited range of assets, which means it might not be the best fit for everyone holding tokens outside this list. Moreover, the transactions with this bridge take some time, so it may not be ideal for users looking to bridge quickly.
The official Sonic Bridge allows users to bridge only between Ethereum and Sonic, making it difficult for those seeking to bridge from Layer 2 solutions or Solana. Furthermore, it lacks advanced features such as native token swaps and cross-chain dApp integrations, making it less appealing to the DeFi-native audience. Let's explore the easy, fast, and secure option for bridging assets.
deBridge: Lightspeed Bridging to Sonic
deBridge is the bridge that moves at lightspeed. By removing the bottlenecks and risks of liquidity pools, deBridge enables value and information to flow instantly across the DeFiverse with deep liquidity, high security, and guaranteed rates.
As advocates of speed, our mission is to help you bridge across the chainverse at lightning speed with full control, ensuring you never miss any opportunities.
Sonic Ecosystem Projects
The Sonic ecosystem features a wide range of projects across different sectors, such as DeFi, AI, NFTs, Launchpad, and memes. Let's take a closer look at some projects that are already having a huge impact on the users
DeFi: Beets, Rings, Beefy, Magpie Protocol
AI: Stability, Yoko
GameFi: EstforKingdom, Sacra
How to bridge USDC to Sonic?
Before Sonic's integration with deBridge, the official Sonic Gateway was used to transfer funds from Ethereum to the Sonic network.
deBridge provides an instant and secure bridging solution to help you bridge any asset on any chain to any liquid asset on the Sonic network.
Let’s see how you can bridge any asset to Sonic:
- Visit app.debridge.finance on your browser.
- Select the source chain and asset you’d like to bridge. Here, we will select Ethereum as the source chain and ETH as the asset.
- Next, select the destination chain and asset you’d like to receive. Here, we will choose Sonic and USDC as the asset on the target chain.
- Connect your EVM wallet as the source and destination.
- Enter the quantity and review the transaction details, including any recipient address.
- As the final step, confirm the trade and sign the ensuing transactions to receive USDC in your wallet. The assets bridged will appear in seconds in your wallet.