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Bridging Animecoin (ANIME) Across Layers – The Hard Way

All ANIME originates on Ethereum L1. The versions on L2 and L3 are wrapped representations of the mainnet token.

  • ANIME tokens can be wrapped from L1 to L2 to be used on Arbitrum.
  • ANIME tokens MUST be wrapped from L1 to L3 or from L2 to L3 to use AnimeChain natively.

This guide covers the manual paths and contract-based flows between Ethereum (L1), Arbitrum One (L2), and AnimeChain (L3).

🔄 Overview of Paths

From To Bridge / UI Challenge Period Typical Time
L1 Ethereum L2 Arbitrum Arbitrum Bridge No 5–15 min
L2 Arbitrum L3 AnimeChain Orbit Bridge (custom) No <1 min
L3 AnimeChain L2 Arbitrum Orbit Bridge (withdraw) 7 days (optimistic) 7 days
L2 Arbitrum L1 Ethereum Arbitrum Bridge (withdraw) 7 days 7 days + L1 tx

🚀 L1 → L2 (Ethereum → Arbitrum One)

  1. Visit the official Arbitrum Bridge.
  2. Connect your wallet on Ethereum.
  3. Select ANIME token.
  4. Enter the amount and click Deposit.
  5. Confirm the L1 transaction → wait ~12 block confirmations.
  6. Once complete, ANIME appears as Wrapped ANIME in Arbitrum One.

Gas Fees

You pay L1 gas fees (can be high). Consider batching deposits.

🚀 L2 → L3 (Arbitrum One → AnimeChain)

This uses the Orbit Bridge contract.

  1. Switch wallet to Arbitrum One.
  2. Open the upcoming dApp at bridge.animechain.xyz (placeholder).
  3. Select Destination: AnimeChain.
  4. Bridge Wrapped ANIME → input amount.
  5. Sign transaction (minimal gas cost on L2).
  6. Wait <1 minute → ANIME appears natively on AnimeChain.

⏮ L3 → L2 (AnimeChain Withdraw)

  1. Switch wallet to AnimeChain.
  2. In the bridge, choose Withdraw to Arbitrum One.
  3. Specify amount → submit.
  4. Challenge Period: Funds are locked ~7 days for fraud proofs.
  5. After the period, claim on Arbitrum One.

↩ L2 → L1 (Arbitrum Withdraw)

Follow standard Arbitrum withdraw flow — identical concept; 7-day challenge → claim on Ethereum.

🛠️ CLI / Script Examples

import { ethers } from 'ethers';
import OrbitBridgeABI from './abi/OrbitBridge.json' assert { type: 'json' };

const l2Provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.ARB_RPC);
const signer = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY, l2Provider);

const orbitBridge = new ethers.Contract(
  '0xOrbitBridge...', // Address TBD
  OrbitBridgeABI,
  signer
);

const tx = await orbitBridge.depositToL3(
  '0xRecipient',
  ethers.parseUnits('1000', 18)
);
console.log('Bridge tx:', tx.hash);
await tx.wait();
console.log('Deposited!');

task('withdraw', 'Withdraw ANIME to L2')
  .addParam('amount', 'Amount in ANIME')
  .setAction(async (taskArgs, hre) => {
    const bridge = await hre.ethers.getContractAt('OrbitBridge', '0xOrbitBridge...');
    const tx = await bridge.withdraw(
      hre.ethers.parseUnits(taskArgs.amount, 18)
    );
    console.log('Submitted:', tx.hash);
  });

🏷️ Contract Addresses (testnet)

Contract L2 Address L3 Address
Orbit Bridge 0xBr1dgE... 0x0rb1t...
ANIME (ERC20) 0xWr4pp... Native ANIME

Mainnet addresses will be published post-audit.

❓ FAQ

Why 7 days? Optimistic rollups rely on fraud proofs — the window lets anyone challenge invalid withdrawals.

Can I speed it up? Third-party fast-withdraw services may appear; use at your own risk.

🔗 See Also