Bridge Tron USDT to EVM Chains: TRC-20 to ERC-20 Guide

TRC-20 USDT on Tron is the most widely used stablecoin variant by transfer volume. Tron processes transactions in about 3 seconds with negligible fees, making it the default rail for P2P payments and OTC trades in many markets.

But Tron is a separate ecosystem from EVM chains. If your counterparty needs ERC-20 USDT on Ethereum, or USDC on Base, you need to bridge.

TRC-20 and ERC-20 USDT are different tokens on different networks — you cannot send one to the other without a bridge.

Standard bridge aggregators struggle with Tron because it uses a different virtual machine and address format. NEAR Intents solves this through its solver network.

You deposit TRC-20 USDT to a generated address. A solver with liquidity on both Tron and the destination EVM chain delivers ERC-20 USDC or USDT to your EVM wallet.

The flow is seamless from your perspective: one deposit, one payout, tracked on the AEXI request page.

Connect your Tron wallet (TronLink, Trust Wallet) at app.aexi.cc. Select USDT on Tron as the source token.

Set the destination to USDC or USDT on your target EVM chain — Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon or any supported network. Enter your EVM recipient address.

AEXI shows the route with the NEAR Intents fee (0.2% flat) and network costs. Review and confirm. The request page tracks the deposit and payout in real time.

NEAR Intents routes carry a flat 0.2% fee on top of network costs. Tron network fees are under $0.01. EVM destination gas depends on the target chain.

Tron to Ethereum: $3-8 total, 3-10 minutes. Tron to Arbitrum or Base: $1-4 total, 2-5 minutes. Tron to Polygon: $1-3 total, 3-8 minutes.

For the cheapest route, bridge to an L2 rather than Ethereum mainnet. The destination gas on L2s is 10-100x lower.