# A question on settlement to external chains

**URL:** <https://forum.anoma.net/t/a-question-on-settlement-to-external-chains/444>\
**Category:** Protocol Design\
**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.anoma.net/t/a-question-on-settlement-to-external-chains/444 "2024-01-16T13:17:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ankurdubey521](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ankurdubey521](https://forum.anoma.net/u/ankurdubey521)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.anoma.net/t/a-question-on-settlement-to-external-chains/444/1 "2024-01-16T13:17:39Z")

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If I create an intent [-100 USDC, +100 USDT] on Ethereum which gets matched with a counter intent and bundled into an Anoma Transaction, what guarantees that once the transaction has been executed on Anoma and its internal ledger is updated, the corresponding trades happen on Ethereum?

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**Author:** ![cwgoes](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.anoma.net/cwgoes/32/22_2.png) [@cwgoes](https://forum.anoma.net/u/cwgoes)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.anoma.net/t/a-question-on-settlement-to-external-chains/444/2 "2024-04-24T12:08:03Z")

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Hi! Sorry for the slow response here - I think you’ll find an answer to your question in [this reply on Ethresear.ch](https://ethresear.ch/t/rfc-draft-anoma-as-the-universal-intent-machine-for-ethereum/19109/11?u=cwgoes) (and subsequent clarifications).