Deep Dive
The Coordination Problem
SWAPS transforms illiquidity from a permanent state to a solvable coordination problem.
The Problem
The Double Coincidence of Wants
In economics, this is the fundamental barrier to barter: for a trade to happen, you must have exactly what I want, and I must have exactly what you want, at the same time. Money was invented to solve this problem. But in digital asset markets, we can do better.
Traditional Matching
No direct matches. Zero trades possible.
Traditional order books see nothing.
SWAPS Discovery
Everyone gets what they want.
One atomic transaction. Zero counterparty risk.
Network Theory
Not six degrees. Three to four.
You've heard of "six degrees of separation." In digital asset networks, analysis of 850+ million blockchain transactions reveals something remarkable: the actual degree of separation is closer to 3-4. NFT markets exhibit super-linear preferential attachment, creating hyper-connected hubs that dramatically reduce trading distances.
Scale-Free Networks
Digital asset markets form hub-and-spoke patterns. A few highly connected traders bridge massive amounts of trade traffic.
Exponential Connections
100 new users don't create 100 potential trades. They create 10,000+ new trading connections through the existing network.
Short Path Discovery
Even with millions of assets, most desired trades can be completed through loops of just 3-5 participants.
Network Effects
This is your opportunity space
3 participants? 1 possible trade loop. Simple. 100 participants? Over 4 million. 1,000 participants? The number exceeds the stars in the galaxy.
Each trade loop is a path where everyone gets exactly what they want—no cash required. No person could find them manually. No traditional matching system even looks.
SWAPS navigates this entire space in milliseconds. The bigger your network, the more opportunities hide inside it—and the more value we unlock.
Theoretical Maximum
• 1 have & 1 want per participant
• Trade loops of 3–6 participants
• Fully connected want graph
connections = n(n-1)/2 · loops = Σ P(n,k)/(2k) for k∈{3,4,5,6}
Capabilities
Production-tested at scale
Under the Hood
Our proprietary algorithm analyzes your entire participant network in milliseconds, discovering optimal trade opportunities that would be impossible to find manually. The system handles the complexity so you don't have to.
Applications
Any market with fragmented inventory
NFT Marketplaces
Problem
Collectors hold assets nobody is actively bidding on. Listings expire. Users churn.
Solution
Multi-party loops connect collectors who can't find direct swaps, unlocking trades invisible to traditional matching.
Trading Card Platforms
Problem
Completing a set requires finding exact cards from willing sellers. The last 5% takes 95% of the effort.
Solution
SWAPS finds the trades. A duplicate worth $50 to you might be worth $500 in trade value to someone completing a championship set.
Gaming Economies
Problem
In-game items are illiquid. Players hold inventory they don't need but can't monetize.
Solution
Enable complex item exchanges without currency intermediation. Every item becomes tradeable.
RWA Platforms
Problem
Tokenized real-world assets face the same bilateral matching constraints as traditional markets.
Solution
Coordinate trades across tokenized real estate, commodities, and securities where exact matching is rare.
Ready to unlock liquidity?
SWAPS transforms illiquidity from a permanent state to a solvable coordination problem.
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