Atomic Swaps in Cryptocurrency Trading: HTLC Protocols, Cross-Chain Liquidity Access, and Non-Custodial Execution Workflows
Introduction: Redefining Digital Asset Exchange
Atomic swaps have rapidly moved from a research concept to a production-grade mechanism that enables direct, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading without intermediaries. By leveraging cryptographic time locks and smart contracts, atomic swaps allow two parties to exchange assets from different blockchains in one indivisible transaction. If