Ethereum: Send Tron transaction with Ethereum compatible address

Sending Tron Transactions to Ethereum Using Nethereum

Tron and Ethereum are two popular decentralized platforms that have received a lot of attention in recent years. While they share some similarities, their architectures and use cases differ significantly. In this article, we will explore whether it is possible to send transactions from a Tron wallet to an Ethereum wallet using the Nethereum library.

Tron Address Information

Tron addresses are unique 36-character strings that identify a user or organization on the Tron network. These addresses usually start with “TRC1” and follow the standard Ethereum address format. For example, “0x5A4dE6c8bBcd456aDcD9Ff6e7d9e6c”.

Converting Tron Addresses to Ethereum

To send transactions from a Tron wallet to an Ethereum wallet, we need to convert the Tron address to a compatible format. Nethereum provides an easy-to-use library for interacting with Tron and Ethereum wallets.

We will use the following conversion method:

• Convert the Tron address to a hexadecimal string.

• Encode the hexadecimal string using Base64 encoding.

• Decode the Base64 encoded string into a hexadecimal string that can be used as an Ethereum address.

Here is a Rust code example that demonstrates this process:

use trontapi::Tron;
use nethereum::{Address, Ether};
fn convert_tron_to_ethereum(tron_address: &str) -> String {
let tron ​ = Tron::new();
let hex_string = tron.address_to_hex(tron_address);
let base64_encoded = tron.address_to_base64(hexadecimal_string);
let ethereum_address = base64_encoded
.parse::()
.expect("Unable to parse Base64 string into Ethereum address");
ethereum_address.to_string()
}
fn main() {
let tron_address = "0x5A4dE6c8bBcd456aDcD9Ff6e7d9e6c";
let ethereum_address = convert_tron_to_ethereum(tron_address);
println!("Ethereum address: {}", ethereum_address);
}

Sending transactions from Tron to Ethereum using Nethereum

Now that we have the Ethereum-compatible address of our Tron wallet, we can use it to send transactions to the Ethereum network.

Here is an example of how you can modify our previous code to send a transaction:

use trontapi::Tron;
use nethereum::{Address, Ether};
use std::env;
fn main() {
let env_path = std::env::var("TRON_ADDRESS").expect("Unable to get Tron address");
let tron_address = env_path.to_string();
println!("Tron address: {}", tron_address);
let ethereum_address = convert_tron_to_ethereum(tron_address);
println!(" Ethereum address: {}", ethereum_address);
let tx = Ether::new(ðereum_address, 10.0);
send_transaction(tx).expect("Failed to send transaction");
}

Send transaction function

The “send_transaction” function is part of the Nethereum library and handles sending transactions from Tron wallets.

use nethereum.core.transaction::{TransactionBuilder, TransactionResult};
use nethereum.core.trxtypes::Call;
use nethereum.core.util;
async fn send_transaction(tx: TransactionBuilder) -> Result {
let contract_address = "0x..."; // Replace with Ethereum address of Ethereum compatible Tron wallet
let tx_hash = tx.hash();
let input = Call::new(
"function myFunction() { return Ether(100.0); }",
&[contract_address],
)
.unwrap();
let output = Call::new(input, &[&"result"])
.unwrap();
Ok(transaction result {
hash: tx_hash,
input: input,
output: some(output),
})
}

Conclusion

In this article, we explored the possibilities of sending Tron transactions to Ethereum using Nethereum.