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An API for on-chain swap

An API for on-chain swap

by lakonguina·Feb 13, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●Mid

Gas abstraction across chains sounds useful, but 1inch and 0x already route and bundle swaps.

Strengths
  • •Single-signature cross-chain swaps with automatic routing and gas-fee tokenization (pay in USDC instead of ETH).
  • •Handles multi-step bridging and routing complexity behind one API call, reducing integration friction.
Weaknesses
  • •Crowded DeFi routing space: 1inch, 0x, Paraswap, and Uniswap's router already solve this at scale with deeper liquidity.
  • •No evidence of differentiation in execution quality, pricing, or supported chains; positioning is generic abstraction.
Category
Finance
Target Audience

DeFi developers, Web3 wallet/app builders, blockchain protocol teams

Similar To

1inch · 0x Protocol · Paraswap

Post Description

Hi HN,

I was tired of having to manage gas fees across multiple blockchains and constantly figuring out which chain offered the best rates, so I built an API to solve that.

I truly believe that the next billions of dollars flowing on-chain won’t need to know which blockchain they’re on, which protocol they’re using, or have to deal with gas fees at all. Everything will be fully abstracted.

So this API allows you to perform swaps on the same chain or cross-chain even when they require multiple txs/steps with a single signature, automatically routes for the best returns and lets you pay gas fees with any supported token (USDC instead of ETH, for example).

Tell me what you think, thanks!

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