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Plain-English guides to swaps, fees, wallet security, cross-chain and the developer API.
33 guides · 6 token guides
Featured guide
Anatomy of a Swap Quote: What Every Number Means
Rate, minimum received, price impact, network fee and platform fee: how to read a swap quote line by line and spot a bad trade before you sign.
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Learning paths
Short sequences that build on each other. Start at step one or jump in where you are.
Start here
From zero to your first swap.
5 guides · 25 min
Trade smarter
Get the best price and avoid avoidable losses.
5 guides · 24 min
Stay safe
Protect your wallet from the most common traps.
5 guides · 27 min
Build
Ship swaps in your app, bot or agent.
3 guides · 20 min
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33 guides
Fundamentals · 5 min read
What is DeFi? A Beginner's Guide to Decentralized Finance
How decentralized finance works: smart contracts, self-custody wallets, DEXs and lending, what it does better than banks and the risks to know first.
BeginnerFundamentals · 5 min read
How to Buy Your First Crypto Using DeFi
Step-by-step for beginners: set up a self-custody wallet, fund it, pick a network and make your first swap without handing your keys to an exchange.
BeginnerFundamentals · 5 min read
What is a DEX? Decentralized vs Centralized Exchanges
How decentralized exchanges price trades with AMMs and order books, how they compare to centralized exchanges, and why aggregators get better rates.
BeginnerFundamentals · 4 min read
How DEX Aggregators Work: Finding the Best Swap Rate
Why one trade can get a better rate split across pools, how aggregators search liquidity, and how ChainBridge compares them to pick the best net amount.
BeginnerFundamentals · 4 min read
What are Stablecoins? USDC, USDT and DAI Explained
How USDC, USDT and DAI hold their dollar peg, the difference between fiat-backed and crypto-backed designs, depeg risk and why stablecoin swaps cost less.
BeginnerFundamentals · 4 min read
Layer 2 Networks: Arbitrum, Base and Optimism Explained
How rollups make Ethereum cheaper, optimistic vs zero-knowledge rollups, what changes for your swaps and how to choose a network for a given trade size.
IntermediateFundamentals · 5 min read
What is an RPC Provider? How Apps Talk to Blockchains
What an RPC endpoint does, public vs private providers, why wallets show stale balances or fail to send, and how to choose a reliable provider.
IntermediateSwapping · 6 min read
Anatomy of a Swap Quote: What Every Number Means
Rate, minimum received, price impact, network fee and platform fee: how to read a swap quote line by line and spot a bad trade before you sign.
BeginnerSwapping · 4 min read
Swap Fees Explained: What You Pay on ChainBridge
The full cost of a swap: tiered platform fee from 0.05%, 0.01% on stablecoin pairs, network gas, and why positive slippage always stays with you.
Beginner
Token guides
What each token is, where it trades and how to swap it.
Tools & FAQ
Calculators, quick answers and the reference docs for developers.
- DeFi calculatorsEstimate gas per network and impermanent loss for a price move.
- FAQFees, networks, gasless and cross-chain swaps, failed transactions.
- Developer portalOpen API, SDK, embeddable widget and MCP server for AI agents.
- API documentationEndpoints, parameters and response formats for every route.
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