Interested in Canto and want to swap tokens like $CANTO, $NOTE, and other Canto-based assets, but have questions about bridging or connecting to the network? This guide walks you through everything you need to know using the official Canto Bridge.

We know bridging can feel confusing or risky—this guide breaks it into simple steps.

🔗 Official Canto Bridge
📘 Step-by-step wallet connect guide

To swap on Canto using Slingshot Wallet, we recommend bridging on desktop first. Then, either:

Why? Because bridging directly from mobile is currently more complex.

On the official Canto Bridge, click "Connect Wallet" when prompted.

You’ll be asked to confirm the connection in your MetaMask wallet.

MetaMask will prompt you to switch from your current network (e.g., Ethereum) to Canto.

After switching networks, click "Connect Wallet" again in the top right corner.

Once connected to Canto, you'll see a message prompting you to generate a public key.

Click the message and follow the steps.

You’ll now need to switch your wallet from Canto back to Ethereum Mainnet to send tokens to your new Canto address.

Choose which token to bridge and how much to send.

Note: You must already hold the token on Ethereum Mainnet.

After choosing your token and amount, click "Enable Token."

MetaMask will prompt you to approve the token. If you haven't enabled enhanced gas fee UI, you’ll be prompted to do so via a toggle.

Click "Confirm" to approve access and begin bridging. You may choose to speed up the transaction by paying a higher fee.

You'll receive two messages confirming that your token was enabled and that the bridge has begun.

Now that your token is sent to the Canto bridge, you need to "bridge in" to complete the process. Think of this like moving tokens across the final step to the Canto EVM.

You were previously in the "Ethereum → Bridge" tab. Now, click the "Bridge → EVM" tab.

MetaMask will prompt you to change networks again—back to Canto.

You'll see your token balance on the bridge. Select the amount you'd like to receive on Canto and click "Bridge In."

Once your tokens are on Canto, connect your wallet to app.slingshot.finance to view and swap your tokens.

If you want to swap on mobile, import the private key of the wallet you used to bridge into your Slingshot Wallet.

Think of Part I as sending your tokens to the Canto Bridge, and Part II as actually moving those tokens onto the Canto network.

The two-part process allows your tokens to transfer between networks securely.

Yes. While we recommend the official Canto Bridge, you can also use Synapse Protocol for bridging.

Here are some helpful resources:

You can always import external wallets into Slingshot Wallet using a private key or recovery phrase to access bridged funds.

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