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![TheCryptoProfes Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1469259059547230213.png) The Crypto Professor [@TheCryptoProfes](/creator/twitter/TheCryptoProfes) on x 34.9K followers
Created: 2025-07-16 12:03:28 UTC

𝗔𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 - 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 

What if you could trade Bitcoin for Ethereum without trusting anyone?

Atomic swaps make this possible through cryptographic magic called Hash Time-Locked Contracts (HTLCs). 

Think of it as a digital escrow that only opens when both parties fulfill their obligations—or returns funds if they don't.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸:
- Alice wants to trade BTC for Bob's ETH
- Both lock funds in time-bound smart contracts with matching cryptographic keys
- When Alice reveals her secret key, both trades execute simultaneously
- If either party fails, both get their original funds back

@PortaltoBitcoin enhances this with Multi-Party HTLCs and an Automated Dynamic Market Maker, enabling instant cross-chain trades with deep liquidity.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁
True peer-to-peer trading across blockchains, no intermediaries, no custody risk, no wrapped tokens. 

Just pure, trustless exchange the way crypto was meant to be.

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