Cost to send LDO on Ethereum: $0.047
Live network fee for a LDO (ERC-20) transfer, updated 1 min ago.
Sending LDO on Ethereum currently costs about $0.047 in network fees (0.0000174 ETH). The fee is paid in ETH, not in LDO: keep a little ETH in the wallet or the transfer will fail.
LDO also exists on 3 other networks we track. All of them are cheaper right now — the cheapest is LDO on OP Mainnet at $0.00019. Only switch networks if the recipient (wallet or exchange deposit address) explicitly supports that network.
The current gas price is 0.266965 gwei (base fee 0.147136 gwei + median tip 0.119829 gwei). A plain ETH transfer uses 21,000 gas, a ERC-20 token transfer about 65,000 gas (upper estimate; transfers to an address that already holds the token use less), and a simple DEX swap about 180,000 gas.
LDO transfer cost on every network
| Network | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| OP Mainnet | $0.00019 | $0.00019 |
| Polygon PoS | $0.0027 | $0.0027 |
| Arbitrum One | $0.0035 | $0.0035 |
| Ethereum | $0.047 | $0.047 |
LDO on Ethereum: contract
0x5a98fcbea516cf06857215779fd812ca3bef1b32 — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send LDO on Ethereum?
About $0.047 right now (0.0000174 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Ethereum nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw LDO on Ethereum?
Exchanges set their own flat withdrawal fee, often well above the actual network fee, to cover operations and fee spikes. The figure on this page is the on-chain network fee only.
What happens if I send LDO on the wrong network?
Tokens sent to an address on a network the recipient does not support can be lost or need a costly manual recovery. Always check that the receiving wallet or exchange lists Ethereum as a deposit network for LDO.
What is the LDO contract address on Ethereum?
0x5a98fcbea516cf06857215779fd812ca3bef1b32 (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on etherscan.io before adding the token to your wallet.
See also: Ethereum gas fees · transfer cost calculator · Lido DAO DCA backtest · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 12:00 UTC.