Curvecrypto: your first token swap on Curve

Select the network and the tokens you intend to exchange, then enter the input amount before reviewing a quote. The Curve Swap Router searches Curve pools on that network for a route and quoted output.

A pool's own swap interface doesn't search other pools, but a simple direct swap can use less gas. Aggregators including CoWSwap, 1inch, and Odos also integrate Curve liquidity.

Through Curve's interface, a requested token approval authorizes a Curve smart contract to interact with the specified token. Connect your wallet on the selected network before authorizing transactions. When approval is required, complete it before submitting the separate swap transaction.

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The final output can differ from the quoted amount while a swap is pending. Slippage tolerance limits how much less output you'll accept compared with that quote.

For the same quote, raising tolerance lowers the minimum output that the swap can accept. Review that minimum before accepting a setting that allows a larger price movement.

• Continue only if the selected network and both tokens match your intended swap.
• If Curve requests approval, check the token that the permission covers before confirming it.
• Submit only if the minimum output is acceptable and you've accounted for separate network gas.
• To inspect a quote without authorizing a trade, stop before approval or swap submission.

Check the swap transaction's onchain result to establish whether the exchange executed. A quote or approval confirmation doesn't establish completion, and a pending swap is still awaiting execution.

If a swap reverts because its minimum output can't be met, the original tokens aren't exchanged. The network can still charge gas for the failed onchain attempt.