How Velora’s One-Click Crosschain Swaps Work

Moving assets between blockchains used to be a headache. You had to juggle bridges, wallets, gas tokens, and approvals in a process that was slow, risky, and expensive.

Velora changes that. Its intent-based execution layer unifies liquidity and routing across chains, allowing traders to swap tokens like USDC on Ethereum for ETH on Base in a single transaction. No bridges. No gas juggling. No chain switching.

In this guide, we’ll break down how Velora’s one-click crosschain swaps work, why they’re faster and safer than traditional methods, and how you can make your first trade in under two minutes.

The Problem: Fragmented Liquidity and Complex Workflows

DeFi’s biggest bottleneck is fragmentation. Each blockchain and every DEX within it operates in isolation. Traders must manually compare prices across chains, select routes, and move assets across bridges to get the best prices.

This creates four major pain points:

• Fragmented liquidity: No unified view of best prices across chains.

• Multiple steps: Bridge, swap, approve, and wait, often on multiple interfaces.

• Gas friction: You need native tokens for every chain you touch.

• Execution risk: Prices can change mid-swap, or transactions fail due to MEV and latency.

Velora eliminates these bottlenecks through intent-based execution and the best routing technology.

The Solution: Intent-Based, One-Click Execution

At the core of Velora is a simple principle: You state what you want and the protocol figures out how to make it happen.

This “intent” model turns a complex, multi-step process into a single transaction:

1. You submit a trade intent (swap USDC on Ethereum → ETH on Base).

2. Velora’s Agents find the optimal route across DEXs, bridges, and rollups.

3. The protocol executes the trade, while managing liquidity, gas, and MEV protection behind the scenes.

The Result? You receive the target asset in your wallet at the best price on the destination chain, fully settled, without switching chains or managing gas.

Step-by-Step Guide to Trading on Velora

Let’s walk through a real example: swapping USDC on Ethereum for ETH on Base.

Step 1. Connect Your Wallet

Visit app.velora.xyz. Click Connect Wallet and choose your preferred option: MetaMask, WalletConnect, or Ledger.

That’s all you need. No destination-chain gas tokens required.

Step 2. Set Up Your Trade

On the main app interface:

• Select to Pay on Ethereum as the origin chain

• Select USDC and enter the amount of you’d like to trade

• Select to Receive on Base as the destination chain

• Choose ETH as the receiving token.

Hit Swap button.

Step 3. Review and Confirm

Review the transaction. At this stage, you’ll see:

• What you are sending and how much you’ll receive

• Best Rate found by Agents for ETH/USD

• Network Fees (gasless!)

• Swap Fees

• Amount of ETH you get on Base after network costs

Velora’s swaps are gasless, meaning you pay network fees with the token you’re receiving. Click Confirm Trade, sign the transaction in your wallet and let the protocol handle the rest.

Step 4. Watch the Execution

Behind the scenes, Velora:

• Approves and swaps your USDC on Ethereum

• Routes liquidity through optimal bridges and DEXs

• Executes the fill on Base

• Delivers ETH to your Base wallet

You can follow every step on the Velora Protocol Explorer via the View Order Details button.

In most cases, settlement completes in under two minutes.

Step 5. Receive Your Tokens

Once the transaction finalizes, your ETH appears in your Base wallet. No extra steps or token imports required.

You just completed a crosschain swap in one click.

Why DeFi Traders Choose Velora

Velora’s one-click swaps represent a fundamental shift in DeFi architecture.

Traditional DEX aggregators optimize within a single chain. Velora operates across chains, using an intent-based execution layer that:

• Abstracts away bridges and gas tokens

• Sources liquidity globally

• Protects against MEV

• Turns multi-chain trading into a single, unified experience

For users, this means faster trades, better prices, and fewer failed transactions. For developers, it’s a programmable foundation for intent-driven trading and building Hooks that are composable and automate strategies that can span chains.

Get Started with Crosschain Swaps

You can start trading now at app.velora.xyz.

1. Connect your wallet

2. Select your tokens and chains

3. Hit Swap and watch your crosschain trade complete in one transaction

Velora removes the complexity of DeFi, letting you focus on what matters: trading fast, safely, and at the best price.