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On-chain FX

Selling USDC for EURC is selling dollars for euros. This prices every on-chain currency route the way an FX desk would: against the ECB mid-market rate, all-in, at the size you actually intend to trade.

Routes tracked
8
Currencies
6
Deepest pool
$18.00M
Best all-in cost
0.17%

Price a swap

Live rate feed unavailable — showing seeded reference rates. Pool depth and fee tiers verified 2026-08-14. Price impact uses a conservative constant-product approximation; routers that split across pools usually do slightly better.

On-chain FX routes ranked by all-in cost against the mid-market rate
RouteVenuePool feeImpactGasAll-inYou receivevs mid
USDCEURCCheapestThe deepest on-chain EUR route. Both legs are Circle-issued, so redemption at par exists on both sides.Uniswap v3Base · $18.00M depth0.05%0.056%$0.050.166%9,185 EUR17 bps
USDCEURCSame pair on mainnet: similar spread, meaningfully worse economics below about $5,000 because of gas.Uniswap v3Ethereum · $9.50M depth0.05%0.105%$4.500.280%9,174 EUR28 bps
USDCEUReEURe redeems to a SEPA account directly, which makes this the practical route if the euros need to leave the chain.CurveGnosis · $6.20M depth0.04%0.161%$0.020.291%9,173 EUR29 bps
USDCXSGDXSGD is MAS-regulated and redeemable at par, which keeps the on-chain quote tightly anchored to the mid-market rate.Uniswap v3Ethereum · $4.80M depth0.05%0.208%$4.500.423%13,343 SGD42 bps
USDTTRYBThe lira route is dominated by local demand for dollars, so the on-chain quote often sits above the official rate rather than below it.PancakeSwapBNB Chain · $3.10M depth0.25%0.322%$0.200.924%338,841 TRY92 bps
USDCBRZReal liquidity is fragmented between DEX pools and Brazilian exchanges; compare both before sending size.Uniswap v3Polygon · $2.40M depth0.30%0.415%$0.031.035%53,639 BRL104 bps
USDCGBPTSterling on-chain is thin. Above roughly $100k the price impact dominates every other cost on this page.Uniswap v3Ethereum · $1.40M depth0.30%0.709%$4.501.334%7,696 GBP133 bps
USDCCADCThin. Usable for four-figure amounts; anything larger should route through a Canadian ramp instead.Uniswap v3Ethereum · $900.0K depth0.30%1.099%$4.501.844%13,447 CAD184 bps

What this does not include

These numbers price the on-chain leg only. Getting dollars into a stablecoin and getting the destination currency out of one are separate costs, and in most corridors they are larger than everything on this page combined. Compare the total, not the swap: the corridor tool prices the whole journey, and the ramps directory covers the edges.

On-chain FX, answered

+ Is swapping stablecoins actually an FX trade?

Yes. Selling USDC for EURC is selling dollars for euros with two extra wrappers attached. The correct benchmark is the ECB mid-market rate, and the correct cost measure is the gap between what you received and what the mid-market rate would have delivered.

+ Why is the on-chain rate sometimes better than my bank's?

Because a deep stablecoin pool charges 0.04-0.05% plus price impact, while a retail bank typically takes 2-4% in the rate. The saving is real, but it only counts if you can get in and out of the tokens cheaply at both ends.

+ What dominates the cost at large size?

Price impact. Pool fee and gas are close to fixed; impact scales with your size against pool depth. Above roughly 1% of pool liquidity, splitting the trade or using a different venue is usually worth more than any fee-tier optimisation.

+ Do these quotes include getting fiat in and out?

No. They price the on-chain leg only. Add your on-ramp and off-ramp costs to compare fairly against a bank transfer or a fintech like Wise.

+ Is the token I receive redeemable at par?

Depends on the issuer. EURC, EURe and XSGD are all redeemable at par with the issuer under e-money style rules. Thinner tokens may only be exitable through the market, which adds a cost this page does not show.

Related: non-USD stablecoins · FX platforms · dollar premium index

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