why do US teams still refuse to pay on L2s? Every time I invoice in usdc they send it on ERC20 and i lose like $40 just bridging or sending it to Binance to offramp. Is it really that hard to just fund a safe on Arbitrum or Base? Trying to figure out if I can push back on this on my next contract or if i just have to eat the fees.
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@ggvVaSO • Jul 21, 2026
honestly just start adding an L1 fee to your invoice if they insist on mainnet. I put "payment in USDC on Base/Arbitrum (no fee) or Ethereum Mainnet (+$50 network fee)" right on my invoices.
Once finance sees the extra line item, 90% of them suddenly figure out how to send on Base, or they just pay the extra $50 without complaining.
@DecentralizedDev • Jul 22, 2026
as someone who runs treasury for a US team, it's usually an accounting/custody problem, not laziness. Enterprise custodians like fireblocks or traditional accounting tools (like xero/netsuite) charge extra fees or require legal signoff to add support for a new chain like arbitrum. It's stupid, but a lot of CFOs won't approve an L2 just for one contractor. The best move is to negotiate fee coverage into your contract before signing.
