Bridge details
Est. time
~22m 40s
Depends on Arbitrum finality
Fees
Gas only
No protocol fee on this transfer
Mechanism
Burn-and-mint
LayerZero OFT standard
30-day volume
$992k
Arbitrum to Optimism, last 30 days
How to transfer USDT from Arbitrum to Optimism
USDT0 is the native form of USDT on both Arbitrum and Optimism. Moving between them is a direct transfer, not a bridge: your USDT0 is burned on Arbitrum and minted 1:1 on Optimism, secured by LayerZero’s OFT standard. Backing never changes — every USDT0 stays backed 1:1 by USDT locked on Ethereum.
To transfer, open usdt0.to/transfer, connect any EVM wallet, select Arbitrum as origin and Optimism as destination, and confirm. Funds typically arrive in about 22m 40s. There is no protocol fee on this transfer — you pay network gas and the LayerZero messaging fee.