What should I do if I still hold xALGO on some EVM chains?

Due to the Algorand transition from Governance to Consensus, the cross-chain xALGO Liquid Governance has been deprecated. To learn more about the new xALGO system please take a look at this page.

Bridging xALGO to Algorand

  1. Select Avalanche or BNB Chain as a Source and Algorand as a Target

  2. Connect your EVM wallet

  3. Click on Select a token and choose xALGO from the list, or manually paste the xALGO contract address: BSC: 0x0034719300501B06E10Ebb1D07ea5967301F0941 Avalanche: 0xc3fb03E75cf916973D430D63635f3f6154d01dc9

  4. Type in the amount you want to bridge and click on Next

  5. Connect your Algorand wallet and click on Next

  6. Click on Approve and sign with your EVM wallet

  7. Click on Transfer, Confirm and sign with your EVM wallet

  8. Click on Redeem and sign with your Algorand wallet


Recovery of accidentally stuck xALGO tokens

Accidental stuck during bridging

To recover stuck xALGO tokens after being disconnected during the bridging process, follow these steps:

  1. Go to a Binance Smart Chain or Avalanche explorer, such as bscscan.com or https://avascan.info/

  2. Copy your EVM wallet address and paste it in the search bar.

  3. Click on the transaction labeled "to Wormhole: Token Bridge."

  4. Copy the transaction ID.

  5. Visit portalbridge.com and click on the Redeem tab.

  6. Select Binance Smart Chain or Avalanche as the source chain.

  7. Paste the transaction ID in the Source Tx box and click "Recover."

  8. On the next page, click "Connect" and connect your Algorand wallet.

  9. Once connected, click "Redeem."

  10. Your xALGO tokens should now be recovered and in your Algorand wallet.

  11. To bridge them back to EVM Chain and restart the Burning process, go to portalbridge.com.

  12. Select the Tokens tab.

  13. Set your source chain as Algorand and your target chain as Binance Smart Chain or Avalanche.

  14. Click the "Connect" button to connect your Algorand wallet.

  15. Click "Select a Token" and choose xALGO.

  16. Input the amount of xALGO you want to bridge and click "Next."

  17. Connect your EVM wallet and click "Next" again.

  18. Finally, click "Transfer" and confirm the transaction by signing with your Algorand wallet.

  19. Within a few seconds, the Redeem button should appear. Click "Redeem" and sign with your EVM wallet.

  20. Your xALGO should now be back in your EVM wallet, allowing you to proceed with the Burn process as normal.

How to import xALGO to Metamask

  1. Open your Metamask wallet

  2. At the top left, select Avalanche as chain

  3. Enter 0xc3fb03E75cf916973D430D63635f3f6154d01dc9 as token address

  4. Enter xALGO as a name

  5. Type in 6 as a number of decimals

  6. Click on Add Custom Token

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