Gnosis Chain Bridge

Bridge any token to and from Gnosis Chain — the community-owned L1 across 50+ networks — USDC, WETH, USDC.e and dozens more in one non-custodial transaction. Median delivery 39 seconds via Symbiosis routing layer.

Five years of secure cross-chain infrastructure

2021

Live Since

Live Since

2021

50+

Chains

Chains

50+

58 sec

Avg bridge time

Avg bridge time

58 sec

$10B

Total volume

Total volume

$10B

How to bridge to Gnosis Chain

Example quote from 25 September 2026: sending 3,000 USDC (~$3,000) from Ethereum returns about 2,994 xDAI on Gnosis via Symbiosis, estimated ~40 sec — no wrapped tokens beyond the standard route, fully non-custodial. Symbiosis works as a liquidity meta-aggregator, comparing routes across multiple DEXes and bridge providers and picking the best one by price, fee, and speed automatically. This is one of the most popular flows on this corridor; the same widget supports any source chain and token combination. Here's how the flow works:

  1. Pick the source. Set Ethereum as source and Gnosis as destination — the USDC sits in an Ethereum wallet, and the goal is access to Gnosis DeFi (Curve, CowSwap, Safe).

  2. Connect wallets. MetaMask on the Ethereum side, MetaMask on the Gnosis side. Symbiosis reads the destination address automatically from the connected wallet — no manual paste required.

  3. Enter the amount. 3,000 USDC (~$3,000) in this example. Keep enough ETH in the wallet to cover network gas.

  4. Review the quote. Symbiosis displays the exact xDAI amount on Gnosis (about 2,994 xDAI in this example), the flat Symbiosis fee in USD, and ETA (~40 sec). The quote is locked in before signing — 2% slippage tolerance protects against sudden price moves.

  5. Sign and confirm. Sign the Ethereum transaction in MetaMask. xDAI arrives in MetaMask once the route completes — track the transfer on Symbiosis Explorer.

Gnosis Chain Bridge — live route in PRO mode: 3,000 USDC (Ethereum) to 2,994.60 xDAI (Gnosis Chain) · Symbiosis

About bridging to Gnosis Chain

  • Why this route. Every fee on Gnosis Chain is paid in xDAI, a dollar-pegged coin, so costs stay in dollars. People come to lend on Aave, hold sDAI for the yield earned by reserves behind the xDAI bridge, or trade on Seer prediction markets.

  • What you receive. xDAI on Gnosis Chain (chain ID 100). USDC from Ethereum arrives close to one-for-one, and the same balance covers later fees. A single signed transaction starts the route.

  • Watch out for. xDAI is a native coin, not an ERC-20; pools and lending markets that need a token use WXDAI, its wrapped form. Sending the USDC costs a little ETH on Ethereum.

  • Speed. Across all routes into Gnosis, median delivery 36 seconds; 90th percentile 83 seconds, over the 90 days to 25 September 2026.

More chain bridges: BNB Chain Bridge, Polygon Bridge, Sonic Bridge, Berachain Bridge.

Estimated fees

Approximate fees and swap time based on historical averages, updated 3x/week. Actual values may vary.

Amount

Amount

Amount

Receive

Receive

Receive

Fee + Gas

Fee + Gas

Fee + Gas

Time

Time

Time

1,000 USDC

1,000 USDC

997.9 xDAI

997.9 xDAI

$3.29

$3.29

~80s

~80s

2,500 USDC

2,500 USDC

2,495 xDAI

2,495 xDAI

$6.38

$6.38

~80s

~80s

5,000 USDC

5,000 USDC

4,990 xDAI

4,990 xDAI

$12.20

$12.20

~80s

~80s

10,000 USDC

10,000 USDC

9,989 xDAI

9,989 xDAI

$1.38

$1.38

~80s

~80s

Ready to bridge? Live rates across
50+ networks. No signup, no KYC

Ready to bridge? Live rates across 50+ networks.
No signup, no KYC

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Secure by design. Proven at scale

Audited in the open

No KYC, no custody, no intermediaries. Audited by Decurity, Zokyo, SlowMist, and Omniscia — 13 public audit reports across 11 protocol modules (Core, MetaRouter v3, Pool, TON Bridge v1+v2, Relayers Network, Staking, Frontend). All reports open-source on GitHub. 4+ years live on mainnet (since March 2022) with zero major security incidents. Active bug bounty program.

Two-layer staking security

Cross-chain transactions routed via Octopools AMM (scans liquidity across DEXs and chains for minimal slippage), then signed by an MPC group via Threshold Signature Scheme (TSS) — no single party can move user funds. Two security layers: Symbiosis PoS Staking (SIS-collateralised relayer nodes) + Symbiotic restaking (additional slash-able collateral). 2/3 stake quorum for epoch changes.

$8B+ across 54 chains

$8B+ total volume bridged across 5M+ transactions from 800K+ unique wallets. Supports 54 networks — more than any other cross-chain bridge (Across 35+, deBridge 30+, Allbridge 20). EVM + non-EVM in one route — Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, TON, Tron, Bitcoin, Arbitrum, Polygon, and 46 more. Per-transaction range: $10 to $140,000 — handles retail swaps and whale trades on the same route.

Still have questions?

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01

How do you bridge to Gnosis Chain?

Connect your wallet, pick a source chain such as Ethereum, Polygon, or Arbitrum One, and select the token you want to move, then choose Gnosis Chain as the destination. The Symbiosis routing engine returns a live quote and handles the transfer in a single flow, with a median delivery time of 36 seconds as of September 2026. Confirm the transaction and your funds arrive on Gnosis Chain, with 90% of routes settling within 83 seconds.

02

What is Gnosis Chain?

Gnosis Chain is a community-owned Layer 1 network where users bridge in assets like USDC, WETH, and USDC.e to transact and use on-chain applications.

03

How do you bridge from Gnosis Chain to Ethereum?

Open the bridge, set Gnosis Chain as the source and Ethereum as the destination, then choose your token and amount. Symbiosis quotes the route and executes it non-custodially, so you keep control of your funds the entire time. Transfers typically settle in about 64 seconds (median as of September 2026).

04

What is the safest crypto bridge?

Safety comes down to custody, audits, and a proven track record. Symbiosis is non-custodial and requires no KYC, so you never hand over control of your assets. Median delivery is 36 seconds with a 90th-percentile time of 83 seconds as of September 2026, giving you predictable, verifiable performance rather than promises.

05

How do you swap GNO and other tokens on Gnosis Chain?

Select your input token on any supported source chain, choose the asset you want on Gnosis Chain, and the routing engine combines the bridge and swap into one transaction. For example, on 28 September 2026, 1,000 USDC on Ethereum quoted to 997.9 xDAI with a $3.29 fee (full cost in the Symbiosis app plus gas), and delivery from Ethereum takes a median of 80 seconds as of September 2026.

06

How much does it cost to bridge to Gnosis Chain?

Fees on this route are flat and predictable. On 25 September 2026, whether you bridged 1,000 or 10,000 USDC from Ethereum, the fee was $1.38 (protocol fee plus gas), so a 10,000 USDC transfer delivered 9,989 xDAI, with the exchange rate already reflected in that amount. Transfers from Ethereum settle in a median of 80 seconds as of September 2026.

07

What is the Gnosis to ETH bridge?

It is the Symbiosis route that moves assets between Gnosis Chain and Ethereum without an intermediary holding your funds. You select source, destination, token, and amount, then get a live quote before confirming.

08

Two chains. One click

Bridge tokens to and from Gnosis Chain. Non-custodial, audited, no sign-up. Live quote above.

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