There is no doubt a growing desire for a much easier means of cryptocurrency exchange and conversion in the ecosystem, one that is more decentralized, more trusting, and more user-friendly. This is the basis upon which the technological innovation of atomic swap is founded. With this, it is important we see why atomic swaps matters now as well as in times to come.

The introduction of atomic swaps is important has it would not only ease, but take decentralization to a whole new dimension especially when exchanging cryptos or tokens. It will be of a convenient benefit to an average cryptocurrency user as it would ease decentralized exchanges, improve peer to peer [P2P] trading drastically allow parties the opportunity of cross-trading, and make both on-chain atomic swap as well as off-chain atomic swap much more practical. A good example is Alticoin.io, a new decentralized cryptocurrency exchange which is powered by atomic swap.

Atomic swaps bring about a new understanding and appreciation of crypto-trading. So if you have to exchange 10,000 LTC, for 200 BTC, with the advent of atomic swap, you do not need to require the services of a third party, a centralized infrastructure, or an escrow manager. You will also be sure that in a case where your exchange is not successful, through the use of a hash time-locked contracts and a lightning network, you will no longer have to fear about losing your crypto. How amazing!

Atomic swaps, both to the traders of cryptos as well as investors in cryptocurrencies, will be an improvement to the cryptocurrency ecosystem in diverse ways. First, atomic swaps will aid the acceptance as well as transactions of and in more cryptocurrencies than what is obtainable now. More investors will want to and begin to invest in cryptocurreny. Also it will begin to attract more vendors who might like to make cryptocurreny their payment methods.

Atomic swap no doubt seeks to be a trust less and a fee less decentralized trading system. This means that, as against the centralized system, where once you have clicked 'enter', a mistake on your part, or a default on the part of the other party, is not going to amount to a reversal, atomic swap being a trustless exchange seeks to check mate that. The fast, less costly, and trustless nature of atomic swap, will bring about a high sense of friendliness, and reduce the fear of hacks and loss drastically on the crypto's ecosystem.



