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💵 How many USDT are there? The trick is, there are lots
Quick riddle: how much USDT is out there?
Answer: a lot. And they’re not interchangeable 😅
🌐 USDT exists on TRON (TRC20), Ethereum (ERC20), BNB Chain (BEP20), TON, and more.
🌐 USDC lives on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Avalanche, and other networks.
One ticker, but different networks and ledgers.
❗️ Why this matters
If you send USDT from one network to an address expecting another, the transfer may fail. Or the funds could end up somewhere they’re hard to retrieve from.
🔎 How to check which token you have
open the token in your wallet and check the network label, not just the name
compare the contract address with the official one on the issuer’s website
before sending, confirm the network on both ends: where it’s coming from and where it’s going
⏱️ The ten-second rule
Never read just the ticker. Check the network.
And if you need to transfer stablecoins between networks, a regular transfer won’t work. You’ll need a bridge or a cross-chain swap 🔁
📚 Completely new to this? Here’s a simple introduction to how DEXs and swaps work:
https://whatisdex.com/
#USDT #USDC #Stablecoins #STONfi #CryptoSecurity

🔍 5 checks to make before a cross-chain swap
Cross-chain swaps are convenient. But this is the kind of transaction where one incorrect field can turn into a big problem.
Here’s the checklist I’d go through every time before tapping “Confirm” 👇
1️⃣ The network and token you’re sending
“USDT” isn’t just one asset. USDT on TRON, Ethereum, and TON are different things. Make sure the source is the one you actually have.
2️⃣ The network and token you’re receiving
Same thing on the other side. Need USDC on Base? Then it should say “USDC on Base,” not just “USDC.”
3️⃣ Recipient address
Check it character by character, or at least check the beginning and end. The right swap sent to someone else’s address is still a lost swap.
4️⃣ Final amount
Don’t focus on the flashy fee number—check the amount in the quote that will actually arrive in your wallet.
5️⃣ Gas and time
Make sure you have enough funds in your wallet to cover the sending network’s fee. A cross-chain swap involves two networks, so it may take longer than usual ⏳
🔄 And one last thing: quotes change.
👉 Sending USDT from TON to Base? Here’s a step-by-step guide:
https://ston.fi/how-to-send-usdt-from-ton-to-base
⚠️ This is a checklist, not a guarantee. Always check the current interface.
#CrossChain #DeFi #TON #STONfi #Crypto

📉 Slippage and Price Impact: do you really know the difference?
You swapped a small token and got noticeably less than you expected. You check the fee, and it’s tiny. Where did the money go? 🤔
Most likely, slippage isn’t to blame—Price Impact is. People mix them up all the time, so here’s the short and simple version.
💥 Price Impact
This is what your own trade does to the pool. You buy, the price shifts, and you pay for that shift.
⏱️ Slippage
This is what happens between the moment you see a quote and the moment your trade is executed. The market may have moved while your transaction was processing.
🧮 Example with no fees
The pool has 1000 USDT and 1000 tokens. You swap 100 USDT.
At a 1:1 rate, you expect about 100 tokens. You get around 91.
That nearly 9% is the price impact. And the only reason is that the pool is small.
The same 100 USDT in a pool that’s 100 times deeper? Almost no impact 😌
✅ Before any swap, check two things
🔹 Price Impact: a high number means the pool is small or your trade is too large
🔹 Minimum received: the minimum you’re willing to accept. This protects you from slippage
📚 Just getting familiar with the topic and want to first understand how a DEX works? Start here:
https://whatisdex.com/
#DEX #DeFi #STONfi #Slippage #PriceImpact

🚨 A token you didn’t buy appeared in your wallet? Don’t touch it
You open your wallet and see an unfamiliar token. The name is something like “Claim your reward,” and there’s a link in the description. Your finger starts reaching for it 👀
Stop. Here’s what’s really going on.
📬 Why it appeared
Anyone can send a token to any address, without your consent. That’s how spam airdrops work: scammers send tokens to thousands of wallets and wait to see whose curiosity gets the better of them.
🪤 Where’s the trap?
Usually, the token itself isn’t dangerous—it’s what comes with it:
a link in the name or description leads to a fake website
a “claim” button asks you to connect your wallet and sign something
you’re invited to “swap” the token on an imitation website
✅ What to do
1️⃣ Ignore it. Don’t open links, swap it, or “try it out.”
2️⃣ Remember: connecting your wallet and signing a transaction are two different things. But signing something you don’t understand could cost you everything.
3️⃣ Read exactly what your wallet is asking you to sign. If you can’t explain it in your own words, don’t sign.
4️⃣ Never give your seed phrase to anyone—not “support” or anyone else.
5️⃣ Visit websites only through your bookmarks, not through DMs or token descriptions.
#crypto #tonecoin #STONfi✅

🌉 Bridge or cross-chain swap: what’s the difference?
You sent USDT to another network, but what arrived wasn’t quite USDT. It was a “wrapped” version. And now you need another swap to get what you actually wanted 🤦
Two setups, two approaches:
🔒 Bridge
It locks your token on network A and issues a wrapped copy on network B. Then you swap it for the asset you need.
⚡️ Cross-chain swap
You choose what to give up and what you want to receive on another network. One coordinated flow, and the asset you want is waiting at the other end.
Bridges aren’t “bad,” and they work great in many scenarios. But if your goal is “my USDT from TON, but as USDC on Base,” skipping the wrapped intermediate step is simply more convenient.
🛡 Omniston on STON.fi works on an “all or nothing” basis: the swap either goes through under the quoted terms or is rolled back—it doesn’t get stuck halfway.
👉 See how it works in practice in this walkthrough of a swap from TON to Base:
https://ston.fi/cross-chain-swap-from-ton-to-base
⚠️ Before confirming, check the live quote, networks, and recipient address.
#STONfi #DeFi #Omniston #Crypto $TSMB

🚀 Omniston has already crossed the $7.5M cross-chain volume mark
😎 I checked the latest stats — the total volume of cross-chain swaps via Omniston has already exceeded $7,500,000. And that’s more than twice the $3,000,000 milestone they reached earlier this month.
🔥 It’s especially interesting to look at the trend over the past week. From September 17 to 23, $1.8M passed through Omniston — 26% more than the week before. The volume continues to grow.
👀 And the most active route was BNB Chain → TON — it accounted for a full 78% of the weekly volume. Looks like this route is in particularly high demand right now.
🧐 So, in short, the real flow of swaps between networks is clearly visible in the numbers. I’ll keep an eye on what mark Omniston hits next. #crypto

⭐️ One Swap. Across Chains: now you can earn more miles for cross-chain
😎 This update is exactly what I like: in One Swap. Across Chains, rewards were increased right across several cross-chain missions. So the usual routes now bring noticeably more miles.
💎 The biggest change is the mission with all supported networks. It used to be 300 miles, now it’s 3000. A 10x difference is already a good reason to check your progress.
🌉 And they also updated the calculation for TRON. Previously, cross-chain swaps on TRON gave 25% of miles from the volume; now it’s 100%. For example, a $100 swap in TRON (or to/from TRON) will earn 100 miles instead of 25. For the other supported networks, everything stays the same as before—25% of the volume.
🔥 By the way, if you’ve already completed the mission for all networks or made the appropriate swaps with TRON, the additional miles should be credited automatically. I’d check the campaign and review your balance—there might already be a nice bonus waiting there.
#crypto

🛠 TON <> EVM right in Telegram — Omniston showed how to build it

😎 I stumbled upon a new open-source example from Omniston—and it clearly shows how you can connect TON and EVM networks directly inside a Telegram Mini App. The user doesn’t need to figure out bridges and network-to-network transitions themselves.

👀 The scenario is pretty straightforward: a TON wallet connects via TonConnect, an EVM wallet from Dynamic is created in the background, and Omniston handles cross-chain execution. The demo shows exchanging USDT for TON → USDT0 on Arbitrum.

🔥 What I liked especially is that the approach can be reused. The EVM protocol doesn’t necessarily need to change its architecture to make the product more accessible to TON users. There are already live examples—Predict with Polymarket and WenLong—where the cross-chain part happens almost invisibly to the user.

🧐 So, basically, this isn’t just a concept anymore, but a ready-to-use example that you can use as a foundation. If someone is building a Telegram Mini App or an EVM product for a TON audience—the repository is definitely worth checking out.
#crypto

🌉 Arc is already on STON.fi — another network for cross-chain swaps

😎 I noticed that Arc, a new network from Circle, launched less than a week ago — and is already connected to the STON.fi cross-chain infrastructure. Now USDC can be swapped between Arc, TON, and other supported networks.

🔥 In short, Arc is an L1 — a separate first-layer blockchain built specifically for financial operations with stablecoins. The network is compatible with EVM and uses USDC as the native gas — the token used to pay transaction fees.

👀 What’s especially interesting is that the list of supported networks is already quite large: TON, TRON, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Polygon, Robinhood Chain, X Layer, and now Arc. That means there’s less and less to think about which specific network your needed stablecoin is on.

💎 At launch, there’s a temporary limit — up to $1,000 per transaction. And then the logic is simple: I choose the asset and the network, and Omniston handles the cross-chain part. The more networks get connected, the closer this scenario is to a regular exchange with just a couple of clicks.
#crypto

⭐️ One Swap. Across Chains: new missions — new miles

😎 The first week of One Swap. Across Chains is already behind us, and the campaign keeps serving up new tasks. I’d definitely take a look—joining is possible at any time, and you can start collecting miles right away.

🧭 What’s new—another secret code that will be announced on September 23 during the online session “Cross-chain swaps from the inside: your questions, our answers”. Plus, missions from Keeper (formerly Tonkeeper) and XPocket have been added—trading apps on TON.

💎 Flight Deals have also been updated. Among this week’s rewards are SafePal with a new batch of hardware wallets, Getgems, My Wallet, Mira, WenLong, and Keeper. I’d check the list in advance: special offers last only 7 days.

🔥 In short, the flight continues. New missions → new miles → new rewards. Now’s a great time to drop by the campaign and see what’s available right now.
#crypto