Optimism Crypto Bridge is Now Live on RocketX Exchange

4 min readJul 15, 2022

RocketX’s Optimism Crypto Bridge, lets users transfer a crypto token To And From Optimism Blockchain at the best price, lowest fees, and minimum slippage.

What is Optimism Blockchain?

Optimism is a Layer 2 Optimistic Rollup network created to make use of Ethereum’s robust security assurances while lowering its costs and latency. They achieve this via- ‘Optimistic rollups’, which divide massive volumes of transaction data into manageable portions. Compared to Ethereum, Optimism blockchain is significantly more affordable to use, and it is rising in popularity with other Layer 2s like Arbitrum. The OP token, popularly known as the optimism token or optimism coin, governs the Optimism blockchain.

What is Optimism Crypto Bridge?

The Optimism Crypto Bridge by RocketX, will let you easily and effectively move a crypto token from and to the Optimism blockchain. At the time of writing this, you could move a select crypto token from Optimism blockchain to other blockchains like- Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain and Arbitrum. The transfer of any crypto token from one blockchain to another can be done in a single step, without the need to create any account, directly from your favorite Defi wallet like MetaMask, TrustWallet, Coinbase DeFi wallet, etc.

How do you Bridge an Asset to Optimism Blockchain?

Using Optimism crypto bridge by RocketX, you can easily bridge/transfer a crypto token straight from your Defi wallet, across blockchains. In the following section, follow the step-by-step guide to know how to bridge/transfer an asset to and from Optimism Blockchain.

Easy Tutorial on How to Use Optimism Crypto Bridge by RocketX

Part 1: How to Bridge ‘To’ Optimism Blockchain:

Step 1: Connect your Defi wallet by clicking on the ‘Connect Wallet’ button.

Step 2: Select the ‘From’ Network and ‘From’ crypto token. In our example, we select the Ethereum Mainnet and ETH crypto token.

Step 3: Select the ‘To’ Network as Optimism and ‘To’ crypto token. In our example, it will be ETH crypto token.

Step 4: Edit the amount of crypto token you want to bridge to the Optimism blockchain.

Step 5: Check the quote fetched by RocketX and click on the ‘Bridge’ button to execute the transaction.

Part 2: How to Bridge ‘From’ Optimism Blockchain:

Step 1: Connect your Defi wallet by clicking on the ‘Connect Wallet’ button.

Step 2: Select the ‘From’ Network and ‘From’ crypto token. In our example, we select the Optimism blockchain and ETH crypto token.

Step 3: Select the ‘To’ Network as Ethereum/Arbitrum/BNB Smart Chain and also the ‘To’ crypto token. In our example, we select Ethereum Mainnet and ETH crypto token.

Step 4: Edit the amount of crypto token you want to bridge to Optimism blockchain.

Step 5: Check the quote fetched by RocketX and click on the ‘Bridge’ button to execute the transaction.

List of Popular Optimism Crypto Bridge on RocketX

Here’s a list of the bridges available from and to Optimism blockchain. We have embedded links to the corresponding bridges to make the navigation easy.

‘To’ Optimism Blockchain Bridges

‘From’ Optimism Blockchain Bridges

Benefits of Using Optimism Crypto Bridge by RocketX

There are several benefits of using RocketX’s Optimism Crypto Bridge:

No Account Needed: Bridge or Transfer, directly from your wallet.
Bridge at the best price, low fees and minimum slippage, as RocketX Exchange leverages vast liquidity from CEX like Binance.
Swap2Any Wallet: At the time of bridging a crypto token, you can provide a different destination wallet address. This is a unique feature that saves user from additional transaction, in case you want to move the bridged crypto token to a different wallet after the transfer. It saves both transaction fees and time related to the additional transaction, which can now be avoided.
1-Click Bridging: The transfer of crypto token, from and to the Optimism blockchain can be done in just a single-click.
Easy and Intuitive: The UX is intuitive and easy for even beginners in the crypto world.

About RocketX

RocketX is the FIRST “Multi-Chain” CEX & DEX aggregator that helps users swap ANY token on ANY chain with best rates across 200+ exchanges.

RocketX is on a mission to enhance interoperability between blockchains & simplify Multi-Chain trading by enabling CROSS-CHAIN SWAP and BRIDGE of native assets across leading networks via single intuitive UI.

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