# Bridging USDC **Bridging USDC to EWX** Energy Web X supports Bring Your Own Token (BYOT) functionality through a live XCM channel with Polkadot Asset Hub. This means Solution Group Registrars can fund reward pools in assets beyond EWT, and VCC Operators can earn rewards in supported assets including USDC. To participate, USDC must be routed to EWX via Asset Hub. This section covers how to move USDC onto EWX, how to access liquidity via Hydration, and how to move funds back when needed. **Bridging USDC between EWX and Asset Hub** Asset Hub is the canonical entry point for USDC on the Polkadot ecosystem. Transfers between EWX and Asset Hub use XCM, Polkadot's native cross-chain messaging protocol. This guide walks through how to move USDC from Asset Hub to EWX to fund a reward pool, and how to move it back once it is no longer needed on EWX. **Accessing liquidity via Hydration** Hydration is a liquidity hub on Polkadot that supports USDC swaps and provides the primary route for acquiring USDC within the ecosystem. If you need to convert EWT or another asset into USDC before bridging to EWX, or want to swap USDC into another asset after bridging out, Hydration is the recommended path. This guide covers how to route funds through Hydration via Asset Hub. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.energyweb.org/ewx-ecosystem/bring-your-own-token/bridging-usdc.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.