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What is Cross-chain swap?

A cross-chain swap trades asset A on chain X for asset B on chain Y in one flow: the trade and the bridge happen together, signed once, settled to the destination address. Without it, moving value between chains means two transactions, a bridge balance, and an evening of tab-switching.

The hard part of bridges has always been trust: who holds the in-flight value? Modern routing answers with liquidity pools and verified message passing rather than custodial bridges, keeping the non-custodial property end to end.

Cross-chain swap on U.CASH

The swap screen routes cross-chain natively: pick what you hold on its chain, pick what you want on its chain, and the router bridges alongside the trade in a single signed transaction.

See also

DEX routingBridge app

Cross-chain swap: FAQ

How long does a cross-chain swap take?
Minutes, dominated by the destination chain's finality. The source settles first, the bridge verifies, the output lands; the screen shows progress the whole way.
Is a cross-chain swap non-custodial?
On U.CASH, yes: liquidity-pool bridging with your wallet signing every step. There is no custodial intermediary holding your value in transit.
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