Relay on RAVN: Multi-Chain Relayer and Native BTC

Quick answer

Relay prices almost every kind of swap we do: one chain, cross-chain, EVM to Solana and native Bitcoin. It races the other venues and wins only when it gives you the most. RAVN never holds your funds.

Where Relay races

• BTCNative Bitcoin, against NEAR Intents, THORChain, Chainflip and Rift.
• SOLInside Solana, against venues including Jupiter Ultra, NEAR Intents and Mayan.
• EVMThe backstop on one chain, plus EVM cross-chain and EVM to Solana.

When 0x Gasless, Bebop or CoW cannot cover an EVM pair, Relay still quotes. Your swap does not dead-end, and a competitive gasless quote still gets the edge.

Relay and native Bitcoin

Relay is a live native BTC venue on RAVN. NEAR Intents, THORChain, Chainflip and Rift each turn down some pairs, and Relay often covers the ones they skip. Racing all five means one dropping out narrows the field instead of killing your quote.

When Relay says no

Relay can decline for normal reasons: no route, amount too small or thin liquidity. We count that as a miss, not an outage. Real errors still reach integrators clearly.

What you sign

On EVM and Solana, you sign and send the TRANSACTION Relay returns. Starting from native Bitcoin, you get a DEPOSIT address instead.

Include your destination address when you quote, plus a refund address when BTC is the source. Without them you only get a preview.

Why race Relay at all

• It has to win. Relay competes with NEAR Intents, RFQ venues, Across, Mayan and Jupiter, depending on the route.
• Gas counts. A cheap-looking Relay path still loses to a quote that leaves you more after gas.
• One API. Integrators get Relay and every other venue in one integration.