Each swap page and coin page on HiddenSwap mixes two kinds of information: numbers we record ourselves, and notes drafted with the help of AI tools from public sources. This page explains both.
Quotes we record
Every 15 minutes, our system asks our liquidity partner for quotes on each pair we publish:
- a floating quote for a standard amount, such as 1 XMR, 0.01 BTC or 500 USDT;
- floating quotes for a few other amounts, which fill the amount tables;
- fixed quotes for the standard amount and five times that amount, when fixed rates are offered for the pair;
- the current minimum and maximum amounts.
These are quotes, not trades and not market prices. Each figure on a page shows the time it was checked, in UTC. The swap box on the same page asks for a fresh quote when you use it, so the number you swap at can differ from the recorded one.
How the figures are calculated
- Amount you get. The figure after the payout fee, as the partner quoted it.
- Rate before the payout fee. Our calculation: the amount you get plus the payout fee, divided by the amount you send. We show it because the payout fee does not grow in step with the amount, so the net rate changes with the size of the swap.
- Payout fee share. The payout fee as a share of the amount before that fee.
- History. The median of each hour’s recorded rates. The high, low and change for a period are shown only when we recorded at least 80% of that period. If our standard amount for a pair changes, the history starts again, so old and new figures are never mixed.
- Fixed compared with floating. The difference between a fixed and a floating quote made in the same run. We show it only after at least 50 such pairs of quotes in 30 days.
Figures from real swaps
Pages can show a test swap made by our team, with the amount sent, the estimate shown, the amount received and the time from deposit to payout. It is one swap, not an average.
Once a pair has at least 20 completed swaps in 90 days, its page can show the median time from deposit to payout and the share of swaps that completed. These figures are rounded to 5 minutes, published at least 7 days later and never linked to a single order.
Written notes
The notes on sending and receiving each coin, the address formats, network facts, the guides and the questions are drafted with the help of AI tools from primary sources, such as the project’s own documentation and block explorers. Each page lists the sources it uses and shows when it was last updated.
Before a page is published, automated checks run on it: every page needs listed sources, titles and descriptions must fit the rules, pages may not repeat each other, and banned claims, such as promises of total anonymity or of the lowest price, are rejected. Every number on a page comes from quotes our server recorded, with the time it was recorded.
We do not publish price forecasts or investment advice. We do not name other exchanges. If you find a mistake, write to contact@hiddenswap.com.