Tagged "swap"
10 articles on this topic.
Failed Swaps: What You Pay for a Transaction That Reverts
A conversion that does not complete is not free. What is charged, by whom, and which failures are recoverable.
entry log
| no. | date | entry | topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | Oct 13, 2026 | Gas Estimates Versus Gas Paid: A ReconciliationThe estimate shown before a transaction and the amount actually deducted are different numbers. How different, and why. | swap |
| 008 | Oct 9, 2026 | Hidden Conversion Steps Inside a Single SwapOne button can contain three conversions. Each crosses a spread, and the receipt shows one number. | swap |
| 007 | Oct 1, 2026 | Stablecoin to Stablecoin: The Swap People Assume Is FreeBoth sides are worth a dollar, so the conversion should be costless. Measurements say otherwise, and the reason is instructive. | stablecoin payments |
| 006 | Sep 28, 2026 | Bridge Fees Compared Against Simply Selling and RebuyingMoving an asset between chains has two routes. The cheaper one depends on amount, and the crossover is calculable. | swap |
| 005 | Sep 21, 2026 | Aggregators Versus Direct Venues on Identical PairsAn aggregator searches several venues and adds its own margin. Measurements of when the search is worth the margin. | swap |
| 004 | Sep 19, 2026 | Round-Trip Cost: Converting Back Is Not FreeEvery conversion has a return leg, and the return leg costs the same as the outbound one. What that does to short holding periods. | swap |
| 003 | Sep 15, 2026 | The Cost of Swapping During a Volatile HourSpreads widen exactly when people most want to transact. Measurements of how much, and what the delay would have cost instead. | swap |
| 002 | Sep 8, 2026 | Network Fee or Spread: Which Dominates at Which SizeOne is flat and one is proportional. The crossover point decides which one to optimise, and it is lower than most people assume. | swap |
| 001 | Aug 29, 2026 | Measuring the True Cost of a $1,000 SwapA method for finding what a conversion actually took, rather than what the confirmation screen reported. | swap |