# Bridging Funds to Gnosis Chain

By [James Bradach](https://paragraph.com/@jbradach) · 2022-07-01

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Gnosis Chain, formerly xDai Chain, is an execution-layer EVM chain for stable transactions. Rather than using Ethereum to pay for gas fees, it uses the xDai stablecoin. Transactions cost just a few cents and running a validator requires only 1 GNO making staking much more accessible.

Dai can be bridged from Ethereum using the official [OmniBridge](https://omni.gnosischain.com/bridge) but that route can be prohibitively expensive. It’s much more affordable to bridge from a Layer 2 or a sidechain such as Polygon. There are many different ways to do this, but here’s one I have often used.

To bridge to Gnosis Chain from Polygon:
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1.  For US citizens, one of the cheapest and easiest on-ramps is Crypto.com . Purchase MATIC with your bank account or credit card.
    
2.  Withdraw the funds to your Polygon (MATIC) wallet. Be sure to select the Polygon (MATIC) network and not ERC-20.
    
3.  Use a DEX such as [1inch](https://app.1inch.io/#/r/0xb39d022edf05c31e1981f4f4d8137dda9c57cfae) to swap the MATIC to Dai.
    
4.  Initiate a cross-chain transfer to bridge your Dai to xDAi on Gnosis Chain:
    
    *   [Connext Bridge](https://bridge.connext.network/DAI-from-polygon-to-gnosis)
        
    *   [Hop Exchange](https://app.hop.exchange/#/send?token=DAI&sourceNetwork=polygon&destNetwork=gnosis)

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*Originally published on [James Bradach](https://paragraph.com/@jbradach/bridging-funds-to-gnosis-chain)*