Fund USDC on Solana

This guide covers how to get USDC on Solana for purchasing VMs.

Option 1: Bridge from Ethereum

Use Portal Bridge to bridge USDC from Ethereum to Solana.

1. Connect your Ethereum wallet

2. Select USDC as the token

3. Choose Solana as the destination

4. Enter your SadClaw wallet address

5. Confirm the transaction

Bridging typically takes 10-15 minutes.

Option 2: Buy on an Exchange

Many centralized exchanges support direct USDC withdrawals to Solana:

• Coinbase - Supports Solana USDC

• Kraken - Supports Solana USDC

• FTX - Supports Solana USDC

• Binance - Check network options

Steps:

1. Buy USDC on the exchange

2. Withdraw to your SadClaw wallet address

3. Select "Solana" as the network

Option 3: Swap SOL for USDC

If you have SOL, swap it for USDC on a DEX:

Jupiter (Recommended)

1. Go to jup.ag

2. Connect your Solana wallet

3. Swap SOL → USDC

4. Transfer USDC to your SadClaw wallet

Raydium

1. Go to raydium.io/swap

2. Connect your wallet

3. Swap SOL → USDC

Verify Your Balance

After funding, check your balance:

npx sadclaw balance

Expected output:

🦀 Wallet Balance
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Address: 7xKX...abc123

SOL:  0.05 (~$10.00)
USDC: 25.00

Ready to purchase VMs!

Minimum Amounts

Tier	Price/Hour	1 Hour	24 Hours	1 Week
MICRO	$0.04	$0.04	$0.96	$6.72
SMALL	$0.06	$0.06	$1.44	$10.08
STANDARD	$0.10	$0.10	$2.40	$16.80
LARGE	$0.20	$0.20	$4.80	$33.60
XLARGE	$0.40	$0.40	$9.60	$67.20

Start with $5-10 USDC to experiment with MICRO or SMALL tiers.