How to Bridge to Unichain with Enkrypt
Unichain is an Ethereum-based L2 by Uniswap. Need to bridge crypto to Unichain? Follow the guide for help bridging crypto to Unichain!
Get your Ethereum assets onto Unichain to start using web3 with lower fees
Enkrypt is a multichain, non-custodial, and open-source web3 browser wallet built by the team behind MEW (MyEtherWallet). With Enkrypt, users and developers can generate accounts, manage tokens and NFTs, and interact with DApps on Unichain, as well as Solana, Bitcoin, Substrate and EVM chains. Follow the instructions in this guide in order to use Unichain on Enkrypt!
Layer 2s and scalability networks like Unichain are compatible with Ethereum, but you can't just send assets from Ethereum to Unichain in a regular transaction. The way to transfer assets between Ethereum and Layer 2s is through applications called bridges.
To start using the Unichain network instead of Ethereum, you will need to bridge your assets to Unichain.
Bridging your tokens to Unichain
First, head over to Uniswap then click the ‘Connect wallet’ button.
Uniswap is a third-party DApp and is not affiliated with MEW in any way. Bridging assets from network to network involves some inherent risk. Please do your research and proceed at your own discretion.
Select the ‘Enkrypt’ option.
On the Enkrypt pop up, select the account you want to connect with then select ‘Connect’.
Select the Sell ‘Select token’ dropdown to open the token selection menu.
Select the top right then click the network you want to bridge from. We will choose Ethereum for this example.
Select the token you want to bridge. We will choose ETH for this example.
Click the Buy ‘Select token’ dropdown to open the token selection menu.
Under the ‘Swap across networks’, select the token and network you want to bridge to. We will choose Unichain ETH since we want to bridge to the Unichain network.
Enter the amount you want to bridge then click ‘Review’.
There may be a warning informing you that you are swapping across networks. You can click ‘Continue’ since we already added the Unichain network on Enkrypt.
Review your transaction then click ‘Swap’ when you are ready to bridge.
On the Enkrypt pop up, confirm the transaction by clicking ‘Send’.
The transaction will be broadcasted and you will need to wait for it to be confirmed on the Ethereum blockchain then processed on Unichain. This process can take a few minutes.
Once the transaction has completed the pop up at the top right will display ‘Swapped’.
You will see the ETH in your Enkrypt wallet on the Unichain network.
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