Why Cross-Chain and Atomic Swaps Are Quietly Rewriting Wallet Economics

Okay, so check this out—crypto used to feel like a set of silos. Wallet A talks to Wallet A, DEX B talks to DEX B, and you, the user, played middleman more often than not. Whoa! That friction used to be the norm. My first reaction was: this is annoying, and also kind of dangerous…