Exchange USD Coin (USDC ERC20) to Cardano (ADA)
Send USDC (ERC20) on Ethereum and receive ADA on Cardano. Standard swaps need no KYC or account. Enter your Cardano address and send.
USDC to ADA rate and prices
Cardano (ADA) price
+1.43% 24h$0.1918
- 7d change
- —
- 24h high
- $0.1921
- 24h low
- $0.1838
Price as of 2026-11-04 10:52 UTC. Prices update every minute (Binance spot prices, with MEXC and Kraken as fallbacks).
| You send | At the current rate |
|---|---|
| 20 USDC | 104.27528675 ADA |
| 200 USDC | 1042.75286757 ADA |
| 2,000 USDC | 10427.5286757 ADA |
Amount × rate, where the rate is the ratio of the two coins’ live USD prices. ShadowSwap adds no spread or service fee; the destination network fee is deducted from the payout when it is sent.
USDC (ERC20) to ADA at a glance
You send: USD Coin (USDC ERC20)
- Network
- Ethereum
- Type
- ERC-20 token · 0xa0b8…eb48
- Limits per swap
- 20 – 100,000 USDC
- Deposit credited
- After 12 confirmations on Ethereum
- Block time
- About 12 seconds
- Estimated time
- A few minutes to confirm on Ethereum + manual payout
- Deposit network fee
- Paid in ETH by your wallet
- Deposit window
- 30 minutes
USD Coin (USDC) is a US-dollar stablecoin issued by Circle. This is the ERC-20 version on Ethereum.
You receive: Cardano (ADA)
- Network
- Cardano
- Type
- Native coin
- Address format
- Starts with addr1
- Payout network fee
- Deducted from the payout
- Memo / tag
- Not used
ADA is the native currency of the Cardano blockchain, used for transaction fees and staking.
Before you swap USDC to ADA
- Send USDC (ERC20) on Ethereum only: the deposit address is generated for Ethereum (0x followed by 40 hex characters) and expects the ERC-20 token with contract 0xa0b8…eb48.
- USDC is also listed on Tron, BNB Chain, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum One, Base, but this swap only watches Ethereum: USDC sent from another network won’t be detected.
- Keep some ETH in your wallet: sending a token on Ethereum costs a network fee in ETH, not in USDC.
- Ethereum adds a block about every 12 seconds and your deposit is credited after 12 confirmations on Ethereum, so expect a few minutes to confirm on Ethereum + manual payout.
- Send between 20 and 100,000 USDC; the widget won’t create a swap outside this range.
- You need an address on Cardano to receive ADA (starts with addr1).
- ADA is also listed on BNB Chain. This pair pays out on Cardano only — make sure your wallet or exchange account accepts ADA on Cardano. Funds sent on a network your wallet doesn't support can be hard or impossible to recover.
Swapping the other way? Deposits of 20–500,000 ADA are credited after 20 confirmations on Cardano: a few minutes to confirm on Cardano + manual payout. Use the ADA to USDC (ERC20) exchange page.
Fees and exchange rate
ShadowSwap adds no spread or service fee: the USDC → ADA rate is the ratio of their live USD prices, with USDC valued at exactly $1. Your wallet pays the Ethereum fee for the deposit in ETH; the Cardano network fee for sending your ADA is deducted from the payout. The ADA amount is calculated when you create the swap and saved on your order. See how ShadowSwap fees work.
FAQ: USDC to ADA
A few minutes to confirm on Ethereum + manual payout. Your USDC deposit is credited after 12 confirmations on Ethereum, where a block is added about every 12 seconds; payouts are not automatic, so the ShadowSwap team then sends your ADA on Cardano.
On this page, ADA is sent on Cardano. You need an address on Cardano to receive it — starts with addr1.
ShadowSwap does: your USDC goes to a one-time Ethereum deposit address that ShadowSwap controls until the team sends your ADA. Check the address, network and amount before you send.