Swap Assets

Fordefi clients can trade their assets on supported chains, both on the same chain and cross-chain, with a range of selected providers for secure and efficient operations.

The following decentralized exchange (DEX) protocols or aggregators are currently integrated in Fordefi:

There are several distinct advantages to performing EVM swaps using Fordefi:

• A dedicated Policy Transaction type, in-app swap that matches only swaps made from within Fordefi's web console. This new transaction type matcher has the following features:

  • No swap and transfer. You can guarantee only same vault swaps, leveraging Fordefi's web console, the dedicated policy matcher and blocking the rest.
  • Applies both on approval and the swap itself.

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• Swaps in Fordefi deliver a smoother user experience than when swapping on DApps:

  We bundle the ERC-20 token approval together with the swap itself into a single action: you will have to sign only once during the entire flow of the approval and swap.

• In addition, Fordefi has integrated several swap and cross-chain providers across the EVM and multi-chain ecosystem:

  • Uniswap Classic, Velora (ParaSwap) and KyberSwap are contract-call based.
  • UniswapX, 1inch Fusion, CowSwap are gasless and intent-based swap providers. If you choose any of these providers, you enjoy all of the following benefits:
    • The swaps themselves are gasless. Only the Approval transaction might incur network fees.
    • The policy is applied on the swap details, unlike intent-based swaps that are initiated on the DApp.
    • Swaps are submitted to MEV-protected nodes.
  • LayerZero (Aori) is the cross-EVM-chain swaps provider.
  • Circle's CCTP is a cross-chain USDC transfer provider. CCTP is designed for native USDC movement across supported chains, using a burn-and-mint flow, rather than wrapped assets or bridge liquidity pools.

1. In the sidebar of the web console, click Swap & Bridge. This dialog opens:

   

2. Provide details for the following fields:

   • In Origin, select the vault type and vault you wish to swap in.
   • In You sell, select the asset you wish to sell. The amount of the sold token can be edited now or later.
   • In You buy, select the chain and asset you wish to buy. By default, the asset list is on the same chain as the sold token, but you may choose a different chain (only cross EVM chains). The bought token amount is not editable.

3. Click Swap settings to modify slippage tolerance, broadcast mode (for Solana), and fee, as needed. Learn more.

4. The list of providers available for the proposed swap are displayed at right - with the best at the top and in descending order of preference. Choose a provider by clicking it.

   

5. Click Review swap to inspect the details of the swap.

   

6. If you are satisfied with the details, click Swap.

Click Swap Settings to control the parameters of the swap transaction.

• Slippage tolerance: Choose 0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, or a custom slippage.
• (For Solana vaults) Broadcast mode:
  • Priority fee for faster inclusion
  • Jito tip for MEV protection
• Fee list: Both Priority fee and Jito tip can be of low, medium or high level. Choose the level here.