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What are crypto swaps, crypto bridges and conversion tools?  We are well past the halfway mark of 2025, and crypto swaps are everywhere. But is that just hype, or does the data back it up? And what exactly is a crypto swap, and how does it differ from bridging or exchanging? In Q2 2025, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) saw a huge 25.3% jump in spot trading volume, hitting over $876 billion. Around the same time, centralized exchanges (CEXs) dropped almost 28%, ending the quarter at $3.9 trillion. A clear trend can be uncovered here: More people are choosing direct crypto swaps over the traditional “sell to fiat, then buy again” method. A crypto swap is a direct, wallet-to-wallet exchange of one digital asset for another — no fiat currency, no order books and no third-party custody. Instead of selling your Bitcoin (BTC) for dollars and then buying Ether (ETH), you swap BTC for ETH in a single step. When people talk about converting crypto, they often mean selling into fiat or using a platform’s internal “conversion” tool, which may add hidden fees, delays or intermediaries. Swapping bypasses these issues, especially when paired with cross-chain swap or bridge crypto solutions for moving assets between different blockchains. Benefits of swapping vs. traditional trading Here’s why many users prefer a decentralized swap over trading through an exchange. Lower fees: Swaps often avoid high trading fees and markups. You will usually only pay small network or smart contract gas costs. Better liquidity access: It avoids thin order books and price slippage. Automated market maker-based swaps tap into liquidity pools, making transactions smoother. Non-custodial control: You keep your own private keys. No Know Your Customer (KYC) process, no trusting a centralized exchange to hold your funds. Faster transactions: With most onchain swaps, the process is almost…

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