Arc is Circle's USDC-native Layer 1, and since USDC is its gas token, everything you bridge in arrives as USDC. Banana Gun has a built-in bridge that moves funds from Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Solana, Robinhood Chain and more straight into your Arc wallet without leaving Telegram. The whole flow takes under a minute, and with Banana Gun support from day 1 for Arc, it has been live since mainnet opened.
This guide follows the exact steps from the Banana Gun bot. In the example, we bridge 0.016 ETH from Robinhood Chain and receive 37.58 USDC on Arc.
How do you open the bridge panel?
Type /bridge into the chat with @BananaGun_bot, or tap Menu in the bottom-left corner and select /bridge - Opens the Bridge Panel.
The bot will show your active EVM wallet with its address and balances, plus two options: Bridge Asset and Bridge History. Tap Bridge Asset to start a new transfer.
How do you choose the source and destination chain?
The Bridge Asset screen shows two buttons: Source Chain and Destination Chain. The destination defaults to ARC, so you only need to set where the funds are coming from.
Tap Source Chain and pick from the list. Banana Gun currently supports bridging into Arc from:
- ETH
- BASE
- BNB
- MEGAETH
- STABLE
- ROBINHOOD
- HYPEREVM
- SOL
The chain with a green check mark is your current selection. In the example we tap ROBINHOOD, then tap Next.
How do you set the wallets, asset and amount?
The next screen summarises the route at the top, for example ROBINHOOD (0.016 ETH) → ARC (USDC), along with your source and destination wallet addresses and current balance. Below it are five settings:
Source Wallet and Destination Wallet default to the same EVM wallet, since Arc uses the same 0x address format as Ethereum and Base. Change the destination if you want the USDC to land in a different Banana Gun wallet.
Source Asset is the token you are sending. In the example this is ETH, the native asset on Robinhood Chain.
Destination Asset is set to USDC. This is what you will receive on Arc regardless of what you send, because USDC is Arc's native asset and gas token.
Amount is how much of the source asset to bridge. Tap it and enter the figure. Leave a little behind on the source chain to cover that chain's gas fee.
Once everything is set, tap Preview.
How do you review the quote and confirm?
The preview shows exactly what you pay and what you receive:
- You pay: Token In and Total spent (0.016 ETH in the example)
- You receive: the USDC amount landing on Arc (37.579 USDC)
- ETA: the expected time to complete (1 second in the example)
- A Live timestamp confirming the quote is current
If the numbers look right, tap Confirm. If the quote has gone stale or you want to change the amount, tap Back.
How do you track the bridge and confirm it arrived?
Immediately after confirming, the bot posts two messages. The first is a Bridge History card showing the Order Id, a Pending status, and the full From and To details: chain, wallet, asset contract and amount on each side. The second is a Bridge Pending notice repeating the source and destination details for your records.
Arc finalises in under a second, so the bridge usually resolves before you have finished reading. When it does, a final message appears with the status changed to Success, the route summary, for example ROBINHOOD (0.016 ETH) → ARC (37.58 USDC), and two explorer links: View on Robinscan for the source transaction and View on ArcScan for the destination.
Tap the ArcScan link to verify the USDC has arrived in your Arc wallet. You are now funded and ready to trade with the fastest execution speed for Arc on Banana Gun.
[Screenshot: Bridge History pending card, Bridge Pending message, and the final Success message with explorer links — 0:22 to 0:35]
You can revisit any past transfer at any time through Bridge History on the main bridge panel. Use the arrow buttons to page through your bridges by chain and tap Refresh to update a pending status.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I receive on Arc when I bridge?
USDC. Arc uses USDC as its native gas and settlement asset, so whatever you send from the source chain is converted and delivered as USDC on Arc. The preview shows the exact amount before you confirm.
Which chains can I bridge into Arc from?
Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, MegaETH, Stable, Robinhood Chain, HyperEVM and Solana are all available as source chains inside the Banana Gun bridge. You can also bridge out of Arc by selecting Arc as the source.
How long does a bridge to Arc take?
The ETA shown in the preview is typically a few seconds. In the example it completed in about one second, with the Success message and explorer links arriving almost immediately after Confirm.
Do I need a separate Arc wallet?
No. Arc is EVM-compatible, so your existing Banana Gun EVM wallet works on Arc with the same address. The bridge defaults to sending funds to that same wallet, though you can pick a different destination wallet if you prefer.
What if my bridge stays pending?
Open Bridge History from the bridge panel and tap Refresh to pull the latest status. Each order has an Order Id you can reference if you need support. The source and destination explorer links in the final message let you check both sides of the transfer on-chain.
Can I bridge from Solana even though Arc is an EVM chain?
Yes. Solana appears in the source chain list, and the bridge handles the cross-ecosystem transfer. Your funds land as USDC in your EVM-format Arc wallet.
