How to Send aUSD from Acala to Moonbeam via XCM

3 min readAug 9, 2022

Cross-chain messaging — or XCM — is a a messaging system thatenable communication between parachains. In simple words, you can transfer assets between parachains in a seamless and secure manner.

Here is a step by step guide to sending Acala AUSD to Moonbeam from Acala parachain.

Step 1: Ensure you Have Necessary Tokens in Wallet

You will need aUSD to send across as well as ACA to pay for transfer fees.

Step 2: Head to Cross Chain Assets Transfer

Visit https://apps.moonbeam.network/moonbeam and connect your MetaMask Wallet.

Step 3: Deposit

In the Cross Chain Assets section, find AUSD and click deposit.

Step 4: Enter Amount

Enter the amount you would like to send and click send.

Step 5: Approve wallet transaction

A polkadot{.js} pop-up will come up, sign the transaction.

Step 6: Wait for Confirmation

Deposit transaction might take up to a minute, you can view the progress on the pop-up message on the right or click to view it in explorer

Step 7: Add xcaUSD to Wallet

At this point, you have sent across Acala AUSD to Moonbeam, what is left is adding it to your MetaMask wallet in order to interact with it. Click on add to wallet, and click Add Token when pop-up appears.

Success!

You have managed to send Acala AUSD to Moonbeam and can now send, swap, pool and farm with it on Moonbeam and StellaSwap.

About StellaSwap

StellaSwap is the first and leading Moonbeam DEX that offers an integrated gateway to the DeFi world. Users can swap, earn, yield farm, bridge assets, explore new projects and engage in NFT trading all from a single unified platform. StellaSwap’s products are structured in such a way that facilitates decentralized governance of STELLA holders, while continuing to innovate on the collective foundations by design.