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[b1ack]

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I've visited the site multiple times since last week and to be honest the new in house DDoS protection system of b1exch is far better than cloudflare's protection because in the b1exch's new DDoS protection system a user can visit the site much faster and I've never faced those delays that happen on sites having cloudflare protection.

I was just about to share exactly the same experience here. The website has been performing significantly better recently, and it also feels much faster for end users. I think they’ve made additional investments in the site’s workflows; switching away from Cloudflare alone would explain the faster loading times, but not the site’s overall improved performance!

It's difficult to say for certain, but we believe this may be the work of a script kiddie. The attacks were powerful initially, but at this point they feel manageable for us. The attack pattern hasn't changed, and while it was indeed strong, they appear to have launched it from a single server — which may explain why it was effective against other Tor onions, but not against us.

To be honest, an attack originating from just a single server would surprise me these days, since any DDoS prevention system would immediately block the source IP—unless the internet provider itself already blocks the server when it detects the high volume of requests targeting your infrastructure! Of course, it’s possible that a script kiddie has used AI to distribute scripts via Telegram and similar platforms to coordinate the attack.

But it’s great that you were able to get the problem under control so quickly again!

I am talking about tor based ddos attacks.

[SamReomo]

It's difficult to say for certain, but we believe this may be the work of a script kiddie. The attacks were powerful initially, but at this point they feel manageable for us. The attack pattern hasn't changed, and while it was indeed strong, they appear to have launched it from a single server — which may explain why it was effective against other Tor onions, but not against us.
We'd rather not go into too much detail, as we don't want to give them any useful information.

There're some services that offer such type of DDoS attacks and if I recall correctly a few months ago a manager created signature campaigns of those services but later it came into attention of Theymos and then a new rule was born which disallowed advertising of services that offer DDoS attacks.

However, I'm not sure how those services work but such a thing might not be done by a script kiddie, it might be a planned attack by a competitor or by those people who are against privacy. Still I'm happy to hear that b1exch successfully managed those attacks and the attackers failed in getting any success. I hope in future the attackers will fail again with their negative intentions.

I was just about to share exactly the same experience here. The website has been performing significantly better recently, and it also feels much faster for end users. I think they’ve made additional investments in the site’s workflows; switching away from Cloudflare alone would explain the faster loading times, but not the site’s overall improved performance!

Yes, very true, it's quite fast and snappy and it's 100x better than CloudFlare's protection when it comes to speed. There're literally no delays in loading of the site and that means it's a successful alternative protection against DDoS attacks. Well, such protection mechanisms are mostly created by top level programmers and those programmers often get paid in very high amounts.

But, a privacy service like b1exch can't trust any programmer, there's chance that they might have their own programmers team who've created that protection mechanism. However, even then it might be very costly, but any amount spent on such mechanism is totally worth it.

[b1ack]

Maintenance Update

We have temporarily paused swaps on most chains while we deploy a critical update. This update will improve swap speeds, resilience, and privacy across the platform.

Currently available:

• Monero (XMR) — Live
• Litecoin (LTC) — Live
• Solana (SOL) — Going Live Today

Liquidity will be gradually restored as chains come back online. We appreciate your patience.

[examplens]

I just saw a lot of "coming soon" on the liquidity pool page. It looks like a huge update is coming here.
Over time, some exchanges that operated according to a similar model were excluded from the list cons that did not have a significant volume. Do you have a threshold that a coin must reach in order to remain listed on the b1exch platform?

[internetional]

It's really quick and compared to the other instant exchanges, it takes more than 10 minutes with the usual transaction that I do with them.

Do you mean that there are exchanges calling themselves "instant" but actually completing swaps in about 10 minutes? That's weird! I recently asked a question in the Russian local, in the thread of one exchange service, about why instant exchanges don't seem to catch on. But it turns out they do - it's just that now exchanges taking around 10 minutes are being called "instant", is that right?

Guys, those of you who have done many swaps on b1exch.to, could you share how long the process usually takes for you - from the moment your transaction receives the required number of confirmations to the moment the counter transaction is sent? After all, b1exch.to is also described as "instant". Is it always instant, or do delays sometimes occur?

I also see that the site currently has technical maintenance underway aimed, among other things, at improving speed. That makes me wonder: have the developers here also not yet managed to make the exchanges truly instant?

[b1ack]

It's really quick and compared to the other instant exchanges, it takes more than 10 minutes with the usual transaction that I do with them.

Do you mean that there are exchanges calling themselves "instant" but actually completing swaps in about 10 minutes? That's weird! I recently asked a question in the Russian local, in the thread of one exchange service, about why instant exchanges don't seem to catch on. But it turns out they do - it's just that now exchanges taking around 10 minutes are being called "instant", is that right?

Guys, those of you who have done many swaps on b1exch.to, could you share how long the process usually takes for you - from the moment your transaction receives the required number of confirmations to the moment the counter transaction is sent? After all, b1exch.to is also described as "instant". Is it always instant, or do delays sometimes occur?

I also see that the site currently has technical maintenance underway aimed, among other things, at improving speed. That makes me wonder: have the developers here also not yet managed to make the exchanges truly instant?

We appreciate the creative way of asking "how fast are you really?" — truly a literary achievement. No need for the scenic route though, we don't mind direct questions.

An "instant exchange" means exactly what it says: you send your coins, confirmations are verified automatically, and your swap goes out — no waiting rooms, no KYC forms, no support tickets, no human intervention, no nonsense. It's called instant because the process is automated and immediate, not because it defies the laws of blockchain confirmation times. We'd love to send your coins before the blockchain even knows about your transaction — unfortunately, we haven't broken the laws of physics just yet. We'll keep you posted.

To answer honestly — once your deposit has the required confirmations on its native blockchain (which we don't control, that's between you and the network), the actual swap execution on our end typically completes in under 60 seconds for most pairs. The total time you see as a user depends almost entirely on blockchain confirmation speeds:

• BTC — 2 confirmations (~20 minutes)
• LTC — 2 confirmations (~5 minutes)
• SOL — 1 confirmation (basically seconds)

"Instant" refers to our processing — not the blockchain. We cannot make Bitcoin confirm faster. Nobody can. What we can do is execute the moment confirmations are received, and that's exactly what we do.

Our current overall swap times run between 5 to 15 minutes, driven entirely by network speeds. Our upcoming update focuses on reducing the number of confirmations required while keeping transactions secure enough to withstand blockchain-level attacks. Speed and security — a radical concept, we know.

Now, with all due respect — it might be worth reading the full thread before arriving at conclusions. Your comment reads less like feedback from an actual user and more like a political statement from someone who has never touched the platform. No swap history, no technical understanding, but a very confident opinion. Truly impressive.

If you ever decide to actually use the exchange, we'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts. Real ones.

[SamReomo]

I also see that the site currently has technical maintenance underway aimed, among other things, at improving speed. That makes me wonder: have the developers here also not yet managed to make the exchanges truly instant?

Instant exchanges doesn't swap your coins instantly because that's not possible however, they're there to swap your coins without any KYC requirement and that matters to most people.

The developers of this exchange have been doing a great job because in short period they've created their own in house DDoS protection mechanism and that's really performing well and because of that the site doesn't have any delays in loading time.

Every service quire some type of maintenance and we all know that the technical maintenance make those services better because during maintenance times they improve their services and make those more reliable.

[b1ack]

Maintenance Update

We have temporarily paused swaps on most chains while we deploy a critical update. This update will improve swap speeds, resilience, and privacy across the platform.

Currently available:

• Monero (XMR) — Live
• Litecoin (LTC) — Live
• Solana (SOL) — Going Live Today

Liquidity will be gradually restored as chains come back online. We appreciate your patience.

• Solana (SOL) — Live Now
• Bitcoin (BTC) — Going Live Today

[Lakai01]

It's really quick and compared to the other instant exchanges, it takes more than 10 minutes with the usual transaction that I do with them.

Do you mean that there are exchanges calling themselves "instant" but actually completing swaps in about 10 minutes? That's weird! I recently asked a question in the Russian local, in the thread of one exchange service, about why instant exchanges don't seem to catch on. But it turns out they do - it's just that now exchanges taking around 10 minutes are being called "instant", is that right?

To be honest, I never understood "instant" in the context you're referring to now, since the blockchain is always involved.

"Instant" on exchanges like b1exch means that you have immediate access to the exchange and can execute your desired swap right away, without KYC, a lengthy account creation process, or deposits you have to make, etc.

As mentioned, the swap itself cannot happen "instantly," since a certain number of confirmations must be waited for, and this takes varying amounts of time depending on the blockchain in question. Of course, confirmations are essential; doing without them would leave the exchange wide open to attacks.

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As mentioned, the swap itself cannot happen "instantly," since a certain number of confirmations must be waited for, and this takes varying amounts of time depending on the blockchain in question. Of course, confirmations are essential; doing without them would leave the exchange wide open to attacks.

Even when you go to a physical fiat exchange, you cannot do an instant swap, it takes a few minutes at best.
With instant exchanges, waiting for transaction confirmation makes the whole process take longer than "instant."

btw. b1ack, after how many confirmations is the swap process activated on the Ethereum network? (If there are differences in the number of required confirmations depending on the network, maybe you should write about it somewhere in the ToS)

[tvplus006]

...We cannot make Bitcoin confirm faster. Nobody can. What we can do is execute the moment confirmations are received, and that's exactly what we do...

The speed of the exchange will depend on what commission the client and the exchange use when sending the transaction to the mempool. And if the client uses a low commission, it may take several hours to complete such a transaction. So the speed of the exchange depends not only on the exchange, but also on the client. And what kind of commission does the b1exch set to increase priority, and is it permanent?

[internetional]

Instant exchanges doesn't swap your coins instantly because that's not possible however

That is exactly what I was asking about. I often exchange bitcoins for fiat money on P2P platforms, and many people who run exchanges there follow a simple rule: as soon as they see that the fiat payment has been credited to their account, they immediately release the bitcoins. Quite often this process is even automated - a bot monitors bank notifications and instantly releases bitcoins once the notification about the incoming fiat payment is received.

Because of my experience with fiat exchanges, I find it quite surprising that in the crypto-to-crypto swaps an exchange is called "instant" even when the counter-transaction is not sent at the moment the user's transaction is received, but only after some delay (b1ack mentions up to 60 seconds for most pairs).

What is the difference here compared to crypto-to-fiat exchanges? Why is instant sending possible there, but not possible here? What exactly requires this time - up to 60 seconds - in crypto-to-crypto swaps? If everything is automated, why isn't the algorithm configured to send the counter cryptocurrency at the exact moment it receives a notification that the client's transaction has arrived?

[joker_josue]

What is the difference here compared to crypto-to-fiat exchanges? Why is instant sending possible there, but not possible here? What exactly requires this time - up to 60 seconds - in crypto-to-crypto swaps? If everything is automated, why isn't the algorithm configured to send the counter cryptocurrency at the exact moment it receives a notification that the client's transaction has arrived?

Because here there is something called blockchain.

The speed will depend on the speed of the blockchain itself. If it is fast in processing the transaction, it is fast, if it is slower, it is not so fast.

In fiat transactions, what depends is on the speed of the currency management platforms processing the transaction.

Comparing one with the other makes no sense, because they have different working methods.Comparing one with the other makes no sense, because they have different working methods.

[Lakai01]

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What is the difference here compared to crypto-to-fiat exchanges? Why is instant sending possible there, but not possible here? What exactly requires this time - up to 60 seconds - in crypto-to-crypto swaps? If everything is automated, why isn't the algorithm configured to send the counter cryptocurrency at the exact moment it receives a notification that the client's transaction has arrived?

I think that depends on your personal interpretation of the word "instant." The manual Bitcoin approval processes you described probably take significantly longer than the maximum 60 seconds b1ack mentioned. Even if a bot checks the messages, it doesn’t do so constantly (a bank’s API would likely not allow that anyway) but can only perform this at set intervals, which is also far from “instant.”

B1ack is surely best placed to explain exactly what lies behind the 60-second limit; it could be anything from security requirements to internal approval processes.

[AakZaki]

• Bitcoin (BTC) — Going Live Today

b1ack is there indeed a slowdown regarding this, you said that BTC will be relaunched on the 15th yesterday. however, as of the 16th, BTC is still unavailable.

You haven't given an update on this either? Approximately when will everything be back to normal, I would like to try to make another transaction, I hope I find what you said, "Increased Swap Speed"

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 And what kind of commission does the b1exch set to increase priority, and is it permanent?

I don't think it's permanent. Apart from blockchain fees, there are swap priority fees that are happening you just need to set this section.

[crwth]

Do you have a threshold that a coin must reach in order to remain listed on the b1exch platform?

I'm curious about this question as well. I guess it will be about the volume and fees generated, maybe?

Woo! I can't wait for USDC base because most of the coins that I'm trading on are using BASE and ARB for their deposits. It might even be easier to trade now if I needed funds or something 

[TypoTonic]

• Bitcoin (BTC) — Going Live Today

b1ack is there indeed a slowdown regarding this, you said that BTC will be relaunched on the 15th yesterday. however, as of the 16th, BTC is still unavailable.

You haven't given an update on this either? Approximately when will everything be back to normal, I would like to try to make another transaction, I hope I find what you said, "Increased Swap Speed"

I'm also waiting for BTC to go live to try and make a swap, let's just keep being patient in the meantime. They did say it was a critical update though, so maybe it's taking a lot more time than they initially expected. Anyway, I'm sure they will post another update when it's ready.

[Lakai01]

I'm also waiting for BTC to go live to try and make a swap, let's just keep being patient in the meantime. They did say it was a critical update though, so maybe it's taking a lot more time than they initially expected. Anyway, I'm sure they will post another update when it's ready.

I’m also eagerly looking forward to the ETH-BTC pair going back online. I’ve got a handful of ETH just waiting to finally be converted

Joking aside, b1ack did mention that this is a critical system update. Updates like this can not only take longer than expected—unplanned delays—but also require extensive testing. In this case, it’s actually better to be offline for an extra day or two so they can use that time to thoroughly test the software.

But in any case, I’m already very excited about the new pairs; I think the integration of additional stablecoins is a great idea.

[TokenTikas]

Is anybody here facing this kind of issue? I tried to use it today but I couldn’t select any coin at all and honestly I don’t understand what the problem is. From my side, everything looks fine, internet is working well and tried different ways, but it’s still showing the same thing. Has anyone been able to use it today?



Hey b1ack, is this showing up because of some update process?

[PX-Z]

Is anybody here facing this kind of issue? I tried to use it today but I couldn’t select any coin at all and honestly I don’t understand what the problem is. From my side, everything looks fine, internet is working well and tried different ways, but it’s still showing the same thing. Has anyone been able to use it today?

Simply those coins doesn't have enough balance, check b1exch liquidity pool https://b1exch.to/Liquidity, only 3 coins (SOL, XMR, LTC) is only available as of writing while other is maybe in maintenance. You can wait until b1ack refill its pools. You can also check discussion above.