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Delegation happens on Arbitrum One. Before you can bond, your LPT must be in a self-custody wallet on that network, with a little ETH there for gas. This guide covers the three routes to get there.
This applies only to unbonded LPT. If your LPT is already bonded, you must unbond and withdraw — and wait out the unbonding period — before you can bridge or move it.

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What “ready to delegate” means

Your LPT is ready once all of these are true:
  • the token is in a self-custody wallet on Arbitrum One,
  • you hold a small ETH balance on Arbitrum One for future protocol transactions,
  • the wallet can connect to Livepeer Explorer.
You always need gas on the chain where you’re signing. A canonical bridge deposit means Ethereum mainnet gas first, then a small Arbitrum balance for delegation actions afterward.

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Route 1 — Canonical bridge (Ethereum → Arbitrum One)

Use this if you already hold LPT on Ethereum mainnet and want the trust-minimized path.
1

Open the official Arbitrum bridge

Go to bridge.arbitrum.io and connect the wallet holding your mainnet LPT.
2

Select LPT

Search for LPT. If it doesn’t appear, paste the Ethereum-mainnet LPT token address directly.
3

Set Arbitrum One as the destination and approve

Confirm the destination is Arbitrum One, enter the amount, and sign the approval.
4

Confirm the deposit

Sign the deposit. The bridge locks mainnet LPT and mints the Arbitrum-side token. Track it in the bridge UI or the retryable dashboard.
5

Verify receipt on Arbitrum

Confirm the LPT is visible in your Arbitrum wallet before delegating.
LPT uses dedicated bridge contracts, not the generic ERC-20 gateway flow. Don’t assume a third-party bridge supports LPT unless it explicitly says so. See Contract addresses.

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Route 2 — Withdraw directly from an exchange

If you’re buying LPT on an exchange, the fastest route is often a direct withdrawal to Arbitrum One. Don’t rely on any static list of supported exchanges — verify the exchange’s network selector offers Arbitrum One at the moment you withdraw.

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Route 3 — Swap on Arbitrum One

If you’re already on Arbitrum One with ETH, WETH, or stablecoins, swapping into LPT on a DEX can be simpler than bridging LPT itself. The end requirement is identical: the LPT must end up in your own Arbitrum wallet.

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Next

Choose an orchestrator

Compare operators before you bond.

Delegate your first LPT

Execute the bond once your LPT is on Arbitrum.