Bridge details
Est. time
~33m 33s
Depends on Optimism finality
Fees
Gas only
No protocol fee on this transfer
Mechanism
Burn-and-mint
LayerZero OFT standard
30-day volume
$501k
Optimism to Arbitrum, last 30 days
How to transfer USDT from Optimism to Arbitrum
USDT0 is the native form of USDT on both Optimism and Arbitrum. Moving between them is a direct transfer, not a bridge: your USDT0 is burned on Optimism and minted 1:1 on Arbitrum, 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 Optimism as origin and Arbitrum as destination, and confirm. Funds typically arrive in about 33m 33s. There is no protocol fee on this transfer — you pay network gas and the LayerZero messaging fee.