BasicSwap

BasicSwap is a decentralised exchange (DEX) from the Particl project that lets people trade cross-chain directly with each other using atomic swaps — no custodian, no account and no one taking a cut. Trades are settled by the underlying blockchains themselves, so funds never sit with a third party. Because it is a protocol rather than a hosted service, you run BasicSwap yourself (desktop software, or via wallets that integrate it) and it connects you peer-to-peer with counterparties. It supports Bitcoin, Monero, Litecoin, Particl, Dash, Dogecoin and other coins, with zero protocol fees — you only pay on-chain network costs. This is the most trust-minimised way to swap: there is no company to freeze funds, demand ID or exit-scam. The trade-offs are usability and liquidity — you self-host, and matching depends on other users being online. There is no API and no affiliate program, so notkyc lists BasicSwap for reference only; swaps happen entirely in your own BasicSwap instance.