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metamask (USDC) --> changenow swap --> Aqua (USDt) --> Aqua swap --> sats
I used https://changenow.io/ to swap from USDC to USDt (tron).
Changenow will ask for a recieving address for your USDt which you'll plug in an Aqua wallet receiving address for USDt (tron), then it'll give you an address to send the USDC to
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Figured it out by using a similar service called Allbridge. Got almost all of it to Aqua 🙏