Switching accounts can change the address a swap is set to pay. Before you continue, check which account sends the funds and which address receives them.
Know which account each address belongs to
A crypto wallet can hold several accounts, each with its own address. Switching the selected account may change the address shown in a connected app, but it does not change a transfer that has already been sent.
- Sender: the account that pays the funds and network fee.
- Recipient: the address that should receive the swapped asset.
- Active account: the account currently selected in your wallet.
- Network: the blockchain the asset is sent on, such as Ethereum or Solana.
For example, you might start with Account A selected as the sender and Account B entered as the recipient. If you switch the wallet to Account C, the sender may change; the recipient might stay as B, or update if the app filled it from the connected account.
That difference matters in a cross-chain swap. The source transaction is sent on the starting network, then a bridge service moves value between networks before the destination asset is delivered. The destination address is the address that determines who receives it at the end.
Check the address again before sending
After switching accounts, compare the recipient address shown for the destination network with the address you intended to use. Addresses can look similar, so check several characters at the start and end, and confirm the network too.
Here is a quick budget check: if you want 0.10 ETH to arrive and the displayed network cost is, say, 0.003 ETH, you may need about 0.103 ETH available. The actual cost depends on the network and the route; check the amount shown before confirming.
If the recipient is wrong, correct it before you send. Once the source transaction is confirmed, changing accounts cannot redirect those funds; recovery may depend on the destination and the service involved. If you switch accounts after starting, review the sender, recipient, network, and amount again before approving.
If you found quickswap while looking for a way to move assets between chains, remember that the wallet account and the recipient address serve different roles. A cross-chain quickswap service can move assets across networks and swap them along the way; as a practical tip, copy the intended recipient address somewhere safe and compare it after every account switch.
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