ETH → BCH

What makes ETH -> BCH specific

These chains have nothing in common architecturally. ETH settles on a PoS account-based ledger with ~12-second slots; BCH is a PoW UTXO fork of Bitcoin with 10-minute target blocks and a 32MB block size. There is no bridge or wrapped asset involved in a direct swap - the aggregator's routed exchange takes native ETH on the Ethereum mainnet and sends native BCH on the Bitcoin Cash chain. Liquidity for this pair is moderate: BCH has deep order books on most venues, but spreads widen on amounts above ~50 BCH at smaller swap desks.

Fee asymmetry matters here. You pay Ethereum gas to send ETH in (anywhere from $1 to $20+ depending on congestion), but the BCH payout itself costs the service fractions of a cent to broadcast. If gas is spiking, the effective rate degrades because the network fee is deducted before conversion.

Choosing a route for this pair

• Confirm the deposit network is Ethereum mainnet (not Arbitrum, Base, or another L2) and the payout is native BCH (not SLP-wrapped or BCH on a sidechain).
• Check whether the quote is 'fixed' (rate locked at submission) or 'floating' (rate at execution). Fixed costs more but protects against ETH volatility during the ~3-6 confirmations Ethereum needs.
• Review min/max limits - BCH payouts often have higher minimums than altcoin pairs because services batch UTXOs.
• Verify the refund address policy: if your ETH deposit arrives outside the quote window, you want a clear refund path to an address you control.

Practical tips: send a test amount first if the swap is large, double-check the BCH address prefix (modern 'bitcoincash:' CashAddr format vs legacy '1...' which some wallets still display), and avoid swapping during ETH gas spikes - waiting an hour can save more than the spread differential between services.