Swap USDC to LINK in three steps without creating an account. You see an estimated amount before you send, the exchange runs automatically once your deposit confirms, and the LINK goes straight to the wallet address you enter.
Enter the amount of USD Coin you want to swap in the widget above. It shows an estimate of the Chainlink you will receive on the Ethereum network at the current floating rate, with the payout network fee already taken into account.
Paste your LINK (Ethereum) wallet address and check it twice, because blockchain transfers cannot be reversed. If the coin needs a memo or destination tag, a field for it appears. xswap.to never asks for your private keys.
Confirm the order and send your USDC to the one-time deposit address on the Ethereum network. Once the deposit confirms, the swap runs automatically and the LINK is sent to your wallet. The order page shows every stage.
Swapping USD Coin (USDC) for Chainlink (LINK) here takes one transfer from your wallet: no exchange account, no balance to deposit and no withdrawal queue. You choose the receiving address, and the LINK goes there once the swap completes.
Rates are floating, so the amount shown is an estimate that can shift slightly while your USD Coin deposit confirms on Ethereum. The payout is sent on Ethereum, so check that your Chainlink address belongs to that network before you confirm.
Refreshed hourly. The widget shows the live estimate.
3 USDC
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0.1536522 LINK
At the latest hourly update, 3 USDC converts to about 0.1536522 LINK. The figure comes from the floating rate and already allows for the payout network fee. Rates move, so the widget recalculates the estimate when you enter your own amount, and no account or registration is needed to swap.
USDC token contract:
0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48
LINK token contract:
0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca
Approximate exchange rates between these assets, refreshed hourly
As of Nov 4, 2026 14:51 UTC, 1 USDC is worth about $1.00 and 1 LINK about $10.64, so 1 USDC converts to roughly 0.051217 LINK. These figures move with the market, and the widget shows the live estimate before you confirm.
From an Ethereum wallet, you send Circle's USDC and receive Chainlink (LINK), another ERC-20 token, at an address of your choice on the same network. You open no account. A common reason for this USDC to LINK exchange is paying for Chainlink services: developers fund VRF and Automation subscriptions with LINK, so a team that keeps its budget in stablecoins converts part of it when a subscription runs low.
Smart contracts get outside data, such as price feeds, from Chainlink's oracle network, and the node operators who supply it are paid in LINK. The token you get is contract 0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca on Ethereum, and the USDC you send is contract 0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48. Both are ERC-20 tokens, so this is a same-network swap: one 0x address format, no memo, and every later move of either token needs ETH for gas.
A floating-rate estimate appears in the widget before you send, and it already accounts for the Ethereum gas the payout transfer costs. Because the rate floats, the LINK figure can drift a little if the market moves between your deposit and its confirmation. Both legs settle on Ethereum, so congestion there decides most of the timing. After you create the order, its page shows live status and a transaction ID you can check on a block explorer.
From live exchange data, refreshed hourly.
| You send | You receive | |
|---|---|---|
| Asset | USD Coin (USDC) | Chainlink (LINK) |
| Network | Ethereum | Ethereum |
| Type | ERC-20 token | ERC-20 token |
| Contract | 0xA0b869…06eB48 |
0x514910…f986ca |
| Memo / tag | Not needed | Not needed |
| Route | Same network (Ethereum) | |
| Rate | Floating, estimate shown before you send | |
| Minimum to send | 2.66189 USDC | |
| Account / ID | Not needed to start a swap | |
The default is Chainlink's ERC-20 token on Ethereum at contract 0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca. LINK on BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum One and Polygon are listed as separate options, each with its own payout network.
Many wallets hide ERC-20 tokens until you add the contract. Import 0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca as a custom token on Ethereum and the balance should appear. You can also look up your address on a block explorer to confirm the transfer landed.
It works for subscriptions that run on Ethereum mainnet, since that is the network this LINK token lives on. Check where your subscription runs first. If it is on Arbitrum or Polygon, pick that LINK version here instead of moving tokens across chains later.
You need ETH for your own deposit, because the USDC transfer is an Ethereum transaction. The gas for sending you LINK is handled on the payout side and already deducted in the estimate. Keep some ETH afterwards too if you plan to move the LINK.
The minimum shown in the widget reflects the Ethereum gas for the payout and the liquidity needed to fill the order. It moves with gas prices, so it can rise when Ethereum is busy. Check the current figure in the widget before you send.
Your deposit goes to a one-time address created for your order, and third-party exchange partners process the trade through an API. xswap.to never asks for your private keys or seed phrase and keeps no account balances. The LINK goes straight to the address you entered, so verifying that address is your part.
