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How routing actually works, venue by venue and chain by chain. Native Bitcoin without wrapping, best execution against the headline rate, and what each rail is good at.

Execution

RAVN vs LI.FI

70 chains and a 0.25% API fee vs 17 chains and 0 bps. Venues only we race, and a far lighter SDK.

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Execution

RAVN vs Squid

Both swap native BTC. Up to five venues racing vs one route, no integrator ID, and you keep more of your fee.

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Execution

RAVN vs Rhino.fi

Stablecoin deposits for businesses vs cross-chain swaps for any wallet. Which job is yours.

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Execution

RAVN vs Symbiosis

One protocol's own pools and relayers vs 20 venues racing. Where native Bitcoin stands on each side today.

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Execution

RAVN vs 1inch

Fusion+ without Bitcoin vs native BTC both ways. No key, no plan, and 0 bps by default.

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Execution

Theme the RAVN Widget

Ten config fields, a live playground, and one code snippet. No CSS required.

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Execution

RAVN SDKs and Widget

A drop-in widget, JS/TS and Python SDKs, and React hooks. Open source, copy the code, ship today.

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Execution

RAVN vs SwapKit

Shared venues, different fee stack: 0 bps vs SwapKit's 10 to 15 on top. Lighter, open-source SDK too.

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Agents

Why Your Agent Can't Hold Bitcoin

Agent wallets are built for EVM/Solana account keys, not Bitcoin's UTXO model. Here's the gap and how RAVN closes it.

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Agents

AI Agents on RAVN: MCP, x402 & API

Three ways for an AI agent to swap: free MCP server, pay-per-call x402, or the REST API.

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Pairs

Swap ETH or USDC to HyperEVM

Fund Hyperliquid's EVM with ether or stables from major chains.

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Pairs

Swap ETH or USDC to Robinhood Chain

Onchain L2 funding with ETH or stables. Not the brokerage app.

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Execution

RAVN vs Cross-Chain Aggregators

Fair compare with instant swap sites and multi-bridge aggregators.

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Execution

Cross-Chain Swap API

Integrator API: quote, execute, status across native BTC and multi-EVM.

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Pairs

Bridge or Swap to Hyperliquid HyperEVM

Fund HyperEVM from major chains. Hyperliquid EVM vs perps, multi-venue routing.

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Pairs

Swap or Bridge to Robinhood Chain

Onchain L2 guide. Not the brokerage. ETH, USDG, and listed assets.

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Execution

Chains and Tokens Supported on RAVN

Multi-chain map: BTC, Solana, EVMs, HyperEVM, Robinhood Chain.

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Pairs

How to Swap BTC to SOL

Native Bitcoin to Solana without a CEX or DIY wrap. Canonical SOL out, ranked for best execution.

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Pairs

How to Swap SOL to BTC

Exit Solana into real Bitcoin on the Bitcoin network, not wrapped BTC.

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Pairs

How to Swap BTC to ETH Without Wrapping

Bitcoin to ether, not to wBTC. Bridge is not swap.

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Pairs

How to Swap BTC to USDC (and USDC to BTC)

Sell BTC for USDC or buy BTC with stables. Pick the right USDC chain.

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Execution

Best execution is not the best headline rate

Net take-home after gas, slippage floors, and when gasless RFQ wins.

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Execution

Native BTC swaps without wrapping

Real Bitcoin in or out, not wBTC or cbBTC by default.

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Venues

Garden Finance: HTLC rails, not racing today

Atomic swaps and firm solver prices. Registered, not in the live racing set.

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Venues

Relay: multi-chain relayer and native BTC

Broad coverage, BTC races alongside NEAR Intents, EVM fallback next to RFQ.

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Venues

NEAR Intents: any-to-any deposit swaps

Intent network, DEPOSIT execution, native BTC when listed.

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Venues

Jupiter Ultra: Solana best-path routing

Aggregator and RFQ paths, quote expiry, TRANSACTION on Solana.

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Venues

Across: intent-based cross-chain settlement

EVM cross-chain and cross-ecosystem races without forced wraps.

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Venues

Mayan: cross-chain intent auction

Driver liquidity, intent auction path, EVM and Solana legs.

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Venues

RFQ gasless: 0x Gasless, Bebop, CoW

Firm prices, SIGNATURE execution, Relay fallback when RFQ cannot serve.

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