Skip the pool.
Keep your price.

0.20% per sideFixed rateEscrow-backed

Built on Base

Fixed-rate swaps between wallets — no slippage curve, no quote that moves at submit.

Post the deal you want. Another wallet takes it. Escrow settles both sides at exactly what you named.

Browse the clearing →Post an offer

100 BARTER

You give

Escrow

holds both

50 USDC

You get

Trade slip

awaiting match

Why Barter0.20% per side · public · open access

When a DEX quote looks cheap but the real bill is slippage and impact, Barter lets you post an exact trade and settle peer-to-peer — open at 0.20% per side, with optional $BARTER stake tiers (0.12% or 0% per side) coming for holders.

DEX swaps hide the real cost: pool fee + slippage + price impact. Barter is one posted price and one clear per-side fee.

	DEX	Barter
Price	Moves against you	What you posted
Slippage	Often 1–10%+	~0% on the deal
Fee	~0.05–0.30% + impact	0.20% per side

No hidden cost

The price you post is the price you get. No AMM curve, no surprise fill, no extra tax beyond the protocol fee.

Fixed rate

Name your ratio and stick to it. Better when total DEX cost — fee plus impact — would beat a simple peer-to-peer deal.

Open access first

Everyone trades at 0.20% per side — no token required at launch. The clearing stays public for the first year while we prove the product.

On-chain escrow

Both sides deposit. Atomic release when the deal is done. 7-day timeout if someone ghosts.

Protocol fee is 0.20% per side — each party pays 0.20% on what they receive.

Fee tiers · $BARTERYear one · open access

Barter launches open to everyone at 0.20% per side. Later, optional $BARTER staking unlocks 0.12% or 0% per side — access never goes away.

Protocol fees fund operations and a buyback program for $BARTER. Stake for discounts; everyone else keeps trading at the public rate.

Public

Live

0.20%

per side

No stake required

Open access — 0.20% per side, no token required.

Tier I

Planned

0.12%

per side

Stake 1M $BARTER

Stake 1M $BARTER for 0.12% per side.

Tier II

Planned

per side

Stake 5M $BARTER

Stake 5M $BARTER for 0% per side.

Worked example · 0.20% per side

Each party pays 0.20% on what they receive — not a single fee split between you.

100 BARTER ↔ 50 USDC

Buyer fee (0.20% on BARTER received):0.2 BARTER
Seller fee (0.20% on USDC received):0.1 USDC
Buyer receives:99.8 BARTER
Seller receives:49.9 USDC

~0.40% combined on balanced swaps — each side pays the same rate on what they get.

Stake tiers are planned — not live yet. You always keep full access; staking only lowers your fee.

How it works

Post

Name your exact rate — what you have and what you want. No pool, no slippage curve, no quote that moves at submit.

Match

Another wallet takes the deal, or MarketMatch surfaces fits from on-chain balances. Escrow opens between you.

Swap

Deposit both sides. Atomic release at your posted price. 0.20% per side today — stake $BARTER later for 0.12% or 0% per side.

Product roadmap

Barter ships in layers — core escrow first, then negotiation and community features. Everything still settles through the same post → match → swap flow.

Phase 1

Done

Core clearing

Post offers, accept at posted terms, escrow both sides atomically. MarketMatch and TradeGuard assistants.

Phase 2

Now

Public launch on Base

Mainnet contracts, Vercel deploy, WalletConnect, 0.20% per side — open access, no token required. In-app deposit review and Basescan links reduce wallet-warning friction at launch.

Trust

Explorer & wallet allowlisting

Basescan name tags and a published security audit on Escrow + Marketplace. Then pursue wallet-security allowlisting (MetaMask, Rabby) so verified contracts stop triggering deceptive-request warnings.

Phase 3

Planned

Counter-offers

Interested but different price or size? Propose terms linked to the original offer. Maker accepts your counter → same escrow path as today.

Phase 4

Planned

Trader messaging

Wallet-signed chat in the trade room — coordinate deposits, timing, or questions without leaving the escrow flow.

Phase 5

Planned

$BARTER stake tiers

Optional staking for 0.12% or 0% per side. Protocol fees fund ops and a buyback program. Access never gated.

Phase 6

Planned

Scale & indexing

Subgraph for faster marketplace reads, analytics, partnerships. Deploy when on-chain polling slows down.

Counter-offers · Counter-offers extend match — they do not replace escrow. Person B proposes linked terms; Person A accepts → escrow opens with the counter amounts. No new settlement path.

Messaging · Messaging stays off-chain and optional. The escrow contract stays the source of truth for the actual swap.