Sending Tron Transactions on the Ethereum Network using Nethereum

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

Understanding Tron Addresses

Tron addresses are unique 36-character strings that identify a user or organization on the Tron network. These addresses typically 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 into a compatible format. Nethereum provides an easy-to-use library for interacting with both Tron and Ethereum wallets.

We’ll use the following conversion method:

• Convert the Tron address to a hexadecimal string.

• Encode the hexadecimal string using Base64 encoding.

• Decode the encoded string from Base64 back into a hexadecimal string, which can be used as an Ethereum address.

Here’s some sample code in Rust 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(hex_string);

    let ethereum_address = base64_encoded

        .parse::()

        .expect("Failed 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 Tron wallet’s Ethereum-compatible address, we can use it to send transactions to the Ethereum network.

Here’s an example of how you could 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("Failed 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 a 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 the Ethereum-compatible Tron wallet's Ethereum address

    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(TransactionResult {

        hash: tx_hash,

        inputs: input,

        outputs: Some(output),

    })

}

Conclusion

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