{
  "slug": "crypto-swap-address-check",
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Crypto Swap Address Check Before Sending",
  "pageUrl": "https://etz-swap.com/blog/crypto-swap-address-check",
  "cover": "https://api.etz-swap.com/api/v1/content?path=blog/crypto-swap-address-check-cover.jpg",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "ETZ Swap",
    "url": "https://etz-swap.com",
    "logo": "https://api.etz-swap.com/api/v1/content?path=blog/logo.webp"
  },
  "friendlyUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://etz-swap.com/blog/wallet-to-wallet-crypto-swap",
      "anchor": "wallet-to-wallet crypto swap"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://etz-swap.com/blog/no-kyc-crypto-swap-wallet-trace-risk",
      "anchor": "wallet trace risk"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://etz-swap.com/exchange-pair/btc-btc-xmr-xmr-0.125",
      "anchor": "BTC to XMR route"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://etz-swap.com/exchange-pair/eth-eth-xmr-xmr-0.125",
      "anchor": "ETH to XMR route"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://etz-swap.com/exchange-pair/usdt-eth-xmr-xmr-100",
      "anchor": "USDT to XMR route"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://etz-swap.com/blog/crypto-swap-quote-expired",
      "anchor": "expired crypto swap quote"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://etz-swap.com/blog/crypto-swap-route-status-explained",
      "anchor": "crypto swap route status"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://etz-swap.com/blog/ai-chat-crypto-swap-privacy",
      "anchor": "AI chat and crypto swap privacy"
    }
  ],
  "keyQuestions": [
    "How should a user check a crypto swap address before sending funds?",
    "What is address poisoning in crypto and why does it matter before a swap?",
    "Can clipboard malware change a copied wallet address before it is pasted?",
    "Why are wrong-address mistakes different from wrong-network crypto swap mistakes?",
    "Is checking only the first and last characters of a wallet address enough?",
    "What proof should a user save after sending funds into a crypto swap route?",
    "Does no KYC protect a user from wrong-address or wrong-network mistakes?"
  ],
  "quickSteps": [
    "Copy the destination address only from the real receiving wallet or a previously verified address book.",
    "Paste the address into the swap form and compare the beginning, middle, and end before continuing.",
    "Verify the asset, network, amount, quote timer, and route deposit address as one complete route.",
    "Save a narrow proof packet after sending: pair, amount, chain, TXID, time, route identifier, and destination address.",
    "Stop and rebuild the route if the address, network, quote, or wallet context changes before broadcast."
  ],
  "issueRouting": {
    "start": "The user is preparing to send funds into a crypto swap and needs to confirm that the address, network, and route are correct.",
    "branches": [
      {
        "if": "The pasted address does not match the original wallet address",
        "then": [
          "Stop before sending funds.",
          "Clear the clipboard and test whether copied text changes after pasting.",
          "Use a cleaner browser profile, device, or wallet confirmation screen before rebuilding the route."
        ]
      },
      {
        "if": "The asset ticker looks correct but the network context is unclear",
        "then": [
          "Read the route as asset plus network, not ticker alone.",
          "Confirm that the source wallet, network, fee asset, and route deposit address match.",
          "Rebuild the swap route if the network or wallet context changed."
        ]
      },
      {
        "if": "Funds have already been sent and the route needs checking",
        "then": [
          "Save the TXID, chain, amount, time, pair, destination address, and route identifier.",
          "Check the route status before taking another action.",
          "Share only narrow public proof with support and never share seed phrases, private keys, backups, or remote access."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "riskNotes": [
    "Transaction history is not a trusted address book because poisoned or fake entries can appear near real activity.",
    "Checking only the first and last characters of an address is weak against lookalike address attacks.",
    "Clipboard malware can replace a copied address after the user copies it but before the user sends funds.",
    "The same ticker can represent different network contexts, especially with stablecoins such as USDT.",
    "No KYC reduces account-level exposure, but it does not correct a wrong address, wrong network, or bad clipboard paste."
  ]
}