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Learn crypto swaps

Short, factual guides to swapping crypto: how swaps work, what they cost and how to stay in control of your assets.

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Guides

Short, factual walkthroughs, from your first swap to cross-chain routing.

What is a crypto swapThe plain answer: what a swap is, what happens on-chain and who controls your tokens.How to swap cryptoConnect a wallet, pick a pair, review the quote and confirm your first swap.DEX vs CEXCustody, fees and access: how decentralized and centralized exchanges differ.What is a DEXSmart contracts instead of order books: how a DEX prices and fills a swap.What is a DEX aggregatorHow 1inch checks hundreds of liquidity sources and routes one swap across them.What is slippageWhy the final rate can differ from the quote and how tolerance settings protect you.What are gas feesWhat gas pays for, why it spikes and how to pay less for the same swap.What is MEV protectionFront-running and sandwich bots explained, and how private routing shuts them out.Cross-chain swapsSwap a token on one network for a token on another in a single flow.Atomic swapsHashed timelock contracts and the all-or-nothing guarantee behind trustless swaps.Swap on Robinhood ChainWhat Robinhood Chain is and how to swap on it with 1inch.Best ways to swap cryptoAggregators, DEXes, centralized exchanges and instant services ranked, with honest trade-offs.1inch vs instant exchangesCustodial instant exchanges versus non-custodial aggregation, side by side.

Frequently asked questions

A direct exchange of one token for another at the current market rate. On 1inch the swap happens on-chain from your own wallet, so your assets stay under your control the whole time.

You pay the network gas fee for the transaction, and the rate itself reflects current liquidity. 1inch shows the network fee and the minimum you will receive before you confirm.

Yes. Swaps on 1inch are non-custodial: you sign each transaction from a wallet you control, and there is no account to open or deposit to make.

The aggregation protocol compares prices across hundreds of liquidity sources and can split one swap across several of them. The result is competitive rates, aggregated across 300+ sources.

You do. Tokens leave your wallet only in the moment the swap transaction confirms on-chain. 1inch routes the swap and never takes custody of your assets.

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