WBTC to Moonbeam Nomad Bridge: How to Bridge Nomad WBTC (WBTC.mad) to Moonbeam

4 min readJun 3, 2022

If you’re looking to bridge over ERC-tokens (e.g. ETH, USDC, USDT, WBTC) from Ethereum network to Moonbeam using Nomad’s trust-minimized bridge, this guide will take you through the entire process.

ERC-tokens are tokens that reside on the Ethereum blockchain. These include ETH, USDC, USDT, WBTC and DAI. ERC is a standard that Ethereum-based tokens adhere to.

Step 1: Possess ETH Tokens

Ensure you have ETH in your wallet to cover gas cost for the bridge transaction, and have wBTC to send over to Moonbeam

Step 2: Open Bridge Page

Navigate to StellaSwap’s Bridge page and click on Nomad Bridge.

Step 3: Select wBTC to Send

Click on Select Token, and choose WBTC, make sure the origin network is set to Ethereum and the destination network is set to Moonbeam.

Step 4: Enter Bridge Amount

Input your desired bridge amount by manually typing it or click on Max to bridge all WBTC on wallet. Then click Next

Step 5: Review and Select Bridge

Select Bridge Via Nomad, and click send

Step 6: Approve MetaMask Message

Confirm MetaMask transaction by giving permission to use your WBTC. Click on Confirm to continue.

after transaction is confirmed you will get another MetaMask popup to approve bridge transaction, click confirm

Step 7: Wait for Bridge Transaction Completion

After Transaction is confirmed, the bridging process will begin with status update showing estimated time remaining.

Step 8: Transfer Complete

Status will show TRANSFER COMPLETE once bridge transaction is done.

Step 9: Success! You Have Completed Your Bridge Transaction

You can confirm receiving your tokens on Moonbeam by entering your wallet address on Moonscan or viewing token balances on MetaMask.

Step 10: [Optional] Import WBTC.mad Token on Wallet Manually to View Balance

For new networks, you would usually need to import tokens to view the balance on Metamask. When you’ve bridged your WBTC.mad (Nomad-wrapped BTC) for the first time, don’t worry if you don’t see your WBTC balance on Metamask because you need to manually import the token for it to be viewable. You can do so by clicking on Import Token on your metamask:

Thereafter, enter the contract address for WBTC.mad at the Token Contract Address field which is 0x1DC78Acda13a8BC4408B207c9E48CDBc096D95e0. The rest of the information will be automatically populated. Once done, click on the Add Custom Token.

Click on Import Tokens.

You’re done!

About StellaSwap

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