Send ETH, USDC and DEGEN from Base to Algorand through the Wormhole Token Bridge. Each token arrives on Algorand as a Wormhole-wrapped ASA, which can later go back to Base.
Tokens you can send
A token can go to Algorand only if it already has a Wormhole-wrapped asset there. On 25 October 2026, 5 tokens from Base did, and these are the best known:
| Token | Address on Base | Arrives on Algorand as |
|---|---|---|
| ETH | No address needed | WETH, ASA 1265059965 |
| USDC | 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 | USDC, ASA 1282456869 |
| DEGEN | 0x4ed4E862860beD51a9570b96d89aF5E1B0Efefed | DEGEN, ASA 1764662853 |
ETH is Base's own coin and needs no address. To send an ERC-20 token, paste its contract address on the To Algorand page. The wrapped assets page lists every Base token on Algorand.
Tokens that left Algorand through Wormhole go home the same way. Wormhole-wrapped ALGO on Base (0x1f2810159E1A95e501580FDaCe2d1651a9dD5Db0) arrives on Algorand as ALGO.
How long it takes
Wormhole guardians sign a transfer from this chain only once its block is final on Ethereum. In recent transfers that took about 21 minutes (from 17 to 24). Then you redeem the transfer on Algorand, which takes a few seconds.
How to send from Base to Algorand
- Connect a wallet for Base in the wallet bar: any browser wallet that supports EIP-6963, such as MetaMask or Rabby, or a phone wallet through WalletConnect. Connect your Algorand wallet too, Pera or Lute, to redeem.
- On the To Algorand page, choose the token and amount, and enter the Algorand address that should receive it. An Algorand account has to opt in to an asset before it can hold it, which sets aside 0.1 ALGO of minimum balance. The page checks the recipient and offers the opt-in if it is needed.
- Review the transfer and approve it in your Base wallet. You pay Base's network fee; this site charges nothing.
- Wait for the guardians to sign the transfer. The page shows when it is ready.
- Redeem it on Algorand. The fees are usually under 0.01 ALGO, and any Algorand account can pay them. If the recipient has not opted in yet, the recipient has to redeem, because the opt-in goes into the same group.
Large transfers
Wormhole's Governor holds a single transfer worth more than $250,000 from Base for 24 hours, and these do not count toward its daily limit. Smaller transfers from Base share a limit of $2,500,000 over any 24 hours: one that would take the total above it waits until there is room again, or for 24 hours at most. A held transfer is not lost: the guardians sign it when the hold ends, and you redeem it as usual. (Limits on 25 October 2026.)
Good to know
- An ERC-20 token takes two transactions: an approval for the bridge, then the transfer. The chain's own coin takes one.
- ETH from Base arrives as its own WETH asset on Algorand, ASA 1265059965. It is not the same as WETH from Ethereum (ASA 887406851), and it can only go back to Base.
- USDC from Base arrives as Wormhole-wrapped USDC, not Circle's native USDC on Algorand (ASA 31566704).
A transfer that did not arrive can be finished later. See stuck transfers.
Going the other way? See the Algorand to Base bridge.