Bridging
How deposits and withdrawals move through Relay, what they cost and how new assets are added.
Deposits and withdrawals from another chain or asset go through Relay, a cross-chain payments network. bandforband.fun never holds your funds in between: Relay delivers USDC to your wallet on Solana, and it goes into your vault from there.
Deposits
- On Wallet → Deposit, pick the chain and asset you send from.
- You get a one-time deposit address from Relay. Send the asset there from any wallet or exchange.
- Relay converts it to USDC on Solana and delivers it to your embedded wallet.
- The USDC is moved into your vault, automatically if you turned on automatic deposits in Profile → Settings, or with one click on Move to vault.
Sending USDC on Solana straight to your embedded wallet skips Relay entirely. The minimum deposit is $5.00. Details in Deposit.
Withdrawals
- On Wallet → Withdraw, pick the destination chain, asset and address.
- You sign one Solana transaction. It takes the USDC out of your vault, and the program sends the withdrawal fee to the treasury in the same transaction.
- Relay converts the USDC and delivers the asset on the destination chain.
The minimum withdrawal is $5.00. Fees are listed in Withdrawals.
Status and history
Every deposit and withdrawal shows its steps, from Relay's first confirmation to delivery, with links to both chains' explorers, in Wallet → Transfers. The matching vault movements are also in Wallet → Transactions, with every other movement of your money.
If a bridge fails
When Relay cannot complete a route, it refunds it, and the transfer shows as refunded with the reason.
- A failed withdrawal comes back as USDC to your embedded wallet on Solana and is moved back into your vault.
- A failed deposit is refunded on the chain you sent from.
Adding assets
The assets you can deposit and withdraw are listed on Chains & bridging. New ones are added when Relay supports them.