How to Check a Wallet-to-Wallet Swap Before Sending

Check the destination, amount, and route before sending crypto from your own wallet. A centralised exchange often hides these details; a wallet-to-wallet swap makes you responsible for matching them.

• Confirm the exact asset and destination network.
• Check what you will receive after fees and price movement.
• Save the transaction details so you can follow both sides.

A swap can cross networks in one flow, but each network still has its own address rules and transaction record. In a Monero bridge flow, for example, Monero’s private ledger does not make a public destination such as Ethereum private.

Check the route and destination before sending

First, make sure the route names the asset and network you actually want. “ETH” can mean native ether on Ethereum or a token representing ether on another network; those are not interchangeable destinations.

Use this short checklist before you approve anything:

• Source asset and network, such as BTC on Bitcoin.
• Destination asset and network, such as ETH on Ethereum.
• Destination address copied from the wallet that will receive the funds.
• Any memo or tag the destination requires to identify your deposit.

Then compare the full address in the swap details with the receiving wallet’s address. Check the first and last characters after pasting, and confirm the wallet is set to the same network; a valid-looking address alone does not prove the network is right.

Follow each step of the swap in order

Use the ordered steps below to check what happens before and after you send. The source transaction moves funds out of your wallet; the destination transaction is the separate payment that should arrive.

1. Write down your expected result. Note the amount you plan to send, the asset and network you expect to receive, and the receiving address. For example, sending 0.01 BTC should not leave you expecting BTC on Ethereum unless the route explicitly says so.
2. Read the quote as an estimate. The amount received can change with network fees, the exchange rate, and price movement while the swap is underway. Check whether the quote shows a minimum output or expiry; if the final amount falls below that minimum, the swap may pause or fail instead of delivering the expected amount.
3. Check the source network fee and balance. Keep enough of the source network’s own coin to pay its transaction fee. A Bitcoin transfer needs a Bitcoin fee; an Ethereum transfer needs a fee paid in ETH. The wallet may show the fee separately from the amount being swapped.
4. Send only after the details agree. Confirm the wallet’s final review screen matches the source amount and destination network. Save the transaction ID, a unique code for finding the source payment on that network.
5. Track the source, then the destination. A block explorer is a public site that shows network transactions; Monero’s explorer data can help check its confirmation count, while Ethereum.org explains its block timing and finality. A confirmed source payment does not itself prove the destination payment has arrived, so check the receiving wallet and the route’s status separately.

Monero adds a privacy check: its wallet normally needs 10 confirmations before received funds unlock, according to Monero’s wallet documentation. A Monero bridge may also reveal activity on a public destination chain, where addresses and amounts can be visible. Decide differently if that public record would expose information you need to keep private; a swap cannot carry Monero’s privacy properties onto Ethereum.