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# Deposit to Matchain

Bridging assets to Matchain takes less than 5 minutes.

Bridging assets to Matchain is quick and takes less than **5 minutes**. Matchain provides two bridge options:

1. **Matchain Bridge**: For bridging MAT between Matchain, BNB Chain and Base, and USDT between Matchain and BNB Chain.
2. **BNB-Bridge**: For bridging the L1 token BNB to Matchain.

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### **1. Bridging MAT and USDT**

* **Visit**: [bridge.matchain.io](https://bridge.matchain.io/)
* **Supported routes**:
  * **MAT**: between Matchain, BNB Chain and Base.
  * **USDT**: between Matchain and BNB Chain.
* **Steps**:
  1. **Connect your wallet** to the bridge.
  2. **Select the asset** and set the **From** and **To** chains.
  3. **Enter the amount** to bridge (ensure you have a positive balance and enough gas on the origin chain).
  4. **Review the fee**, then **confirm the transfer** in your wallet and wait for delivery.
* **Note**: after the transfer arrives, you may need to add the token to your wallet on the destination chain before it appears in your balance.

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### **2. Bridging BNB to Matchain**

* **Visit**: [bnb-bridge.matchain.io](https://bnb-bridge.matchain.io/)
* **Steps**:
  1. **Connect your wallet** to the bridge.
  2. **Select** BNB as the asset and ensure **From chain** is set to **BNB Smart Chain**.
  3. **Enter the amount** of BNB to bridge (ensure you have enough BNB on BNB Chain).
  4. **Click "Deposit"** and wait for confirmation.