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Mercuryo Debuts Token Swaps Across 38 Assets and 21 Blockchains

The payment infrastructure provider launched a conversion service with 1,400 routes, excluding users in the US, UK, and EEA.

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At a glance Announced

What happened
Mercuryo launched Swaps, a token conversion tool supporting 38 digital assets, 700 trading pairs, and 1,400 cross-chain routes on Oct. 22 [1].
Why it matters
The product enables zero-slippage reallocations between volatile tokens and stablecoins, though access is blocked across major Western jurisdictions [1].
Who is affected
Mercuryo platform users outside the US, UK, and European Economic Area [1].
Takes effect
2026-10-22
What's next
No next step announced [1].
Primary source
PR Newswire: Mercuryo Launches Swaps for Seamless Movement Between Digital Tokens

Key points

  • Mercuryo launched Swaps, offering conversions across 38 tokens, 700 pairs, and 1,400 network routes 1.
  • Underlying liquidity is sourced via an external crypto exchange with AML compliance; US, UK, and EEA users are excluded 1.
  • Mercuryo's data showed stablecoins rose from 43% to 60% of platform on-ramp volume during the first half of 2026 1.

Payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo launched Swaps on Oct. 22, enabling users to convert holdings across 38 digital tokens and multiple blockchain transport layers 1. The service provides 700 trading pairs and 1,400 distinct swap routes with fixed quotes and zero slippage 1. However, the product is restricted from users located in the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Economic Area 1.

Supported digital tokens include $BTC, $ETH, $USDT, USDC, $SOL, and $LTC, alongside assets like BNB, TRX, POL, and SUI 1. Swaps also operates across 21 network layers, such as Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Base, TON, and the XRP Ledger 1. Mercuryo stated that underlying liquidity is supplied by an unnamed cryptocurrency exchange subject to anti-money laundering controls 1.

Shifting Retail On-Ramp Flows

The product release follows internal platform metrics from the first half of 2026 showing that stablecoins grew from 43% to 60% of Mercuryo's total on-ramp volume 1. Mercuryo noted this capital shift coincided with price declines of 33.2% for bitcoin and 47.3% for ether during the same six-month window, pointing to retail users actively reallocating capital into dollar-pegged assets to curb drawdown exposure 1.

Mercuryo Chief Business Officer Arthur Firstov framed the tool as a mechanism for fast reallocation during market swings, pointing to remote earners converting volatile paychecks into stablecoins and decentralized finance participants managing cross-token exposure 1. At the time of writing, $BTC traded at $81,760 while $ETH traded at $2,403.

Sources

  1. [1] Mercuryo Launches Swaps for Seamless Movement Between Digital Tokens — PR Newswire, October 22, 2026

Written by Basis Desk's newsroom system from the primary sources above and machine-verified against them before publication. Market figures marked "at the time of writing" come from live exchange data. Report an error: corrections@basisdesk.news · corrections policy.

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