Gateway Overview
Introduction to BOB Gateway - the best swaps engine for native BTC
Why Gateway?
Offer your users best-in-market prices for native BTC swaps - across stablecoins, tokenized gold, wBTC, and more - without building or maintaining swap infrastructure. Gateway handles routing, solver liquidity, on-chain verification, and cross-chain settlement. You earn configurable revenue on every swap. No custody at any point.
The market opportunity is significant. BTC↔stablecoins is the single largest trade in crypto - accounting for 90% of all swap volume. But almost all of it still flows through centralised exchanges, because competitive onchain infrastructure for native BTC hasn't existed until now. Gateway closes that gap.
What is BOB Gateway?
BOB Gateway is a permissionless, intents- and RFQ-based protocol for native BTC swaps and 1-click BTCFi.
It currently offers the cheapest rates for BTC↔stablecoin (USDT, USDC), BTC↔wBTC swaps, and BTC↔tokenized gold swaps for all the most popular trade sizes - helping drive higher conversion rates for integrators.
Integration Guide
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Routes & Assets
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API Reference
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Bitcoin Wallets
Learn how to integrate Bitcoin wallet support
Key Features
Gateway delivers the best prices for BTC↔stablecoin, wBTC and tokenized gold swaps. Better quotes mean higher conversion for your integration and more volume over time.
One integration gives your users access to swaps across stablecoins (USDC, USDT), tokenized gold (XAUT, PAXG), ETH, wBTC. Call getRoutes() for the current full list of supported routes and assets.
Set a custom fee on every swap your integration processes. Gateway handles routing, execution, and settlement - you earn on volume without infrastructure overhead.
Atomic cross-chain swaps and an on-chain Bitcoin Light Client mean neither your app nor BOB ever holds user funds. Solvers cannot claim Bitcoin without completing the swap. Users retain custody throughout.
SDK and API with white-label options. Minimal integration effort to support native Bitcoin wallets, hardware wallets (Ledger, Trezor, OneKey), and CEX-to-onchain flows via QR swap.
How It Works
Quote Request
Your app calls the Gateway API with the user's desired swap - for example, BTC to USDT on Base. Gateway returns a quote with routing, fees, and estimated output.
Solver Locks Liquidity
A solver locks the output asset in a smart contract, committing to complete the swap before the user sends any Bitcoin.
User Sends the Asset
The user signs a single Bitcoin or EVM transaction. Gas on the destination chain is estimated upfront and deducted automatically.
On-Chain Verification
BOB's Bitcoin Light Client verifies the transaction on-chain and triggers settlement.
Asset Delivery
The user receives the target asset on the destination chain. Average completion time: 5–10 minutes.
What You Can Build
BTC ↔ Stablecoins
Add best-in-market BTC to USDT and USDC swaps. The #1 BTC use case by trading volume.
BTC ↔ Tokenized Gold
Enable native BTC swaps into Tether Gold (XAUT) and PAX Gold (PAXG) on Ethereum.
BTC ↔ wBTC swaps
Offer wBTC on and off ramping via a single transaction.
Staking Flows
Let users move from native BTC into staked BTC LSTs and yield positions in one transaction.
Lending Integrations
Deposit native BTC directly into lending protocols without intermediate steps.
Custom BTC Workflows
Build any BTC-native flow via the open API - from DeFi positions to bespoke routing logic.
Ready to Build?
Start Integration
Follow our step-by-step integration guide to add Gateway to your app