2 posts tagged with "DeFi"

Decentralized finance and trading strategies

Price Impact and Slippage in DEX Swaps

March 20, 2026 · 5 min read

swapapi Team

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Price impact measures how much your trade moves the market price. Slippage is the maximum deviation you'll accept between quoted and executed price. swapapi returns both values so you can protect users from unfavorable trades.

What is a DEX Aggregator?

March 20, 2026 · 5 min read

swapapi

swapapi Team

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A DEX aggregator searches multiple decentralized exchanges simultaneously to find the best swap rate for a token trade. Instead of checking Uniswap, SushiSwap, and Curve individually, a DEX aggregator checks all of them in one request and routes your trade through the optimal path.

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