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Plain, accurate explainers on crypto swaps run by AI agents: fixed and floating rates, network fees, memos, automatic refunds, and the networks behind each asset. No hype, and no invented numbers.
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Seventeen evergreen guides to how a Ghostex swap works, and how crypto swaps work in general. Start anywhere, check the supported assets and networks, go straight to a BTC to XMR swap, browse the popular swap pairs or compare swap services.
What is a no-KYC crypto exchange?
No account, no ID, no identity check. Here is what no-KYC actually means, and how an exchange can run a swap without ever asking who you are.
Fixed vs floating exchange rates
A fixed rate locks your quote for 30 minutes. A floating rate settles at the market rate when the swap executes. Here is how each behaves, and when to choose which.
How to swap Bitcoin to Monero privately
What a BTC to XMR swap hides and what stays public on each chain, which Monero address to use, when you need a refund address, and where on-chain privacy really ends.
What is a memo or destination tag?
Some networks route deposits to one shared address using a memo or tag. Miss it and your deposit can go astray. Here is how they work and how to send safely.
Network fees on a swap, explained
The fee to send a deposit, the fee to receive a payout, and the flat 0.48% exchange fee. Here is who charges what, and how to keep the network cost down.
Lightning vs on-chain Bitcoin
Lightning is fast and cheap for smaller amounts; on-chain settles anything and everything. Here is how each behaves in a swap, and when to receive your BTC over Lightning instead.
Why send exactly the quoted amount
Send a little more or less and a fixed rate can no longer apply. Here is what the AI agents do with an off-quote deposit, and how to get it right the first time.
How automatic refunds work
If a swap cannot complete, the deposit goes back on its own. Here is where it goes, how much you get back, and when a refund address is required.
What happens during a crypto swap
A swap moves from quote to payout in five steps: the rate, the route, the confirmations, the exchange and the delivery. Here is what happens at each one, and which AI agent runs it.
USDT on Tron vs Ethereum
Same ticker, different networks. TRC20, ERC20 and the rest are separate assets. Here is how to choose, and how to avoid a costly wrong-network deposit.
How to buy Monero without KYC
Four ways to get XMR with no ID check: a no-account swap, an aggregator, a P2P market or an atomic swap, compared on identity checks, speed, limits and effort.
Monero vs Zcash
Privacy by default against optional shielding: how Monero and Zcash differ on address types, block times and wallets, and how to get either without an account.
Are no-KYC exchanges safe?
What skipping KYC protects you from and what it does not, why a deposit can still be held for AML review, and ten red flags to check before you send.
Sent USDT on the wrong network?
Find your case: the same 0x address on another EVM chain, a deposit to an exchange, or a swap order, and who can recover the funds in each.
The cheapest network to send USDT
Tron, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, Arbitrum, Polygon and Avalanche compared on what a USDT transfer costs, the gas it needs and how fast it confirms.
Convert USDT between networks
Three ways to move USDT between Tron, Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain: an exchange account, a bridge or a no-account swap, with the costs, speed and pitfalls of each.
How long a Bitcoin transaction takes
About 10 minutes per block, so 1 to 6 confirmations take 10 to 60 minutes. What slows a transaction down, and how to speed it up.
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