There are four common ways to get tokens in your wallet: buying tokens, withdrawing from exchanges, receiving tokens on-chain, and transferring tokens through cross-chain bridges.
- Buying tokens: Buy tokens through a third-party fiat on-ramp service, such as OpenC or MoonPay.
- Withdrawing from exchanges: Withdraw tokens from an exchange to your wallet on the corresponding network.
- Receiving tokens on-chain: Send your wallet address to others and receive tokens through an on-chain transfer.
- Transferring through cross-chain bridges: Use a cross-chain bridge to transfer tokens to your wallet on the corresponding network.
Below, we use an Arbitrum wallet as an example.
Buying tokens
Open your Arbitrum wallet in imToken, switch to the Browser tab, and search for MoonPay to buy tokens through the third-party service. Learn about How to get tokens via MoonPay in imToken?
Withdrawing from Exchanges
1. Tap Receive on your Arbitrum account homepage and copy your Arbitrum wallet address.
2. Open the exchange and select the token you want to withdraw. On the withdrawal page, paste your Arbitrum wallet address and select Arbitrum One as the withdrawal network.
3. Enter the withdrawal amount and complete the verification according to the exchange’s security prompts.
Note: Please make sure the address is correct. Also, make sure the withdrawal network you select exactly matches the network of your wallet. For example:
- To withdraw to an Arbitrum wallet, select Arbitrum One as the withdrawal network.
- To withdraw to an Ethereum wallet, select Ethereum (ERC20) as the withdrawal network.
- To withdraw to a TRON wallet, select TRC20 as the withdrawal network.
Receiving Tokens from Other Wallets
This applies when someone sends tokens to you on Arbitrum, or when you have tokens in another Arbitrum wallet and want to send them to this one.
Tap Receive on your Arbitrum account homepage, then share the receiving QR code or copy the receiving address and send it to the other party.
Note: Please make sure the sender’s wallet is on the same network as the receiving wallet.
Transferring through cross-chain bridges
If you have tokens on another network, such as Ethereum or Optimism, you can transfer them to Arbitrum through a cross-chain bridge.
1. Tap Receive on the account homepage, then tap Get tokens at the bottom and select Transfer with cross-chain bridge.
- Alternatively, tap “+” on the Arbitrum account homepage, scroll to the bottom, then tap Get tokens> Transfer with cross-chain bridge.
2. Here we use the Arbitrum official bridge as an example. After entering the official Arbitrum bridge, tap Confirm to connect your wallet.
3. Select the source network and the source token. Then select the destination network, Arbitrum One, and the destination token, and enter the amount you want to bridge.
4. Select the Arbitrum bridge, or another third-party cross-chain DApp recommended on the page, check the terms of service, tap Move funds to Arbitrum, then tap Sign to complete the cross-chain transaction.
Note: When using the official bridge, it usually takes longer for tokens to arrive. Please refer to the actual estimated time shown on the page.
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