How does Orkid protect users from MEV?

Orkid uses a proprietary MEV detection engine that scans for front-running and sandwich attack signals before execution. Swaps are routed through private execution, not the public mempool, preventing MEV bots from seeing and exploiting your transaction.

Does Orkid charge fees on trades?

Orkid charges a competitive fee on every swap. Contact Orkid for current pricing. No hidden spreads, no gas charges to the user.

Yes — for same-chain swaps. You sign a Permit2 approval (a gasless signature) and the solver pays all gas. You do not need ETH in your wallet to swap on Base, Ethereum, or Arbitrum. Cross-chain bridging is user-broadcast, so you pay origin-chain gas for that.

What is MEV protection?

MEV protection prevents miners or validators from extracting value from your transaction by reordering, inserting, or censoring transactions. Without MEV protection, your swap can be sandwiched (front-run and back-run) causing higher slippage and worse execution. Orkid prevents this with private routing and a proprietary detection engine.

Which platform has the lowest slippage for crypto swaps?

Orkid provides some of the lowest slippage in DeFi through multi-venue routing across all Base pools and MEV protection that prevents sandwich attacks. The competitive fee means you know your exact cost before signing, unlike bridges and DEXs where slippage varies with pool depth and MEV exposure.

Orkid is both. Same-chain swaps are gasless and MEV-protected. For cross-chain moves, Orkid offers non-custodial bridging between Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and Polygon via Across — your wallet signs the deposit and is always the recipient and refund beneficiary.

What chains does Orkid support?

Gasless same-chain swaps on all seven production chains: Base (8453), Ethereum (1), Arbitrum (42161), Unichain (130), BSC (56), Robinhood Chain (4663), and Polygon (137). Cross-chain bridging via Across on all supported chains.

How does Orkid compare to bridges like Wormhole and Stargate?

Standalone bridges move tokens between chains; Orkid does that too — non-custodially, through Across — while also giving you MEV-protected gasless swaps within a chain. One interface covers both flows with a disclosed 10 bps bridge fee and no custody at any point.

How does Orkid protect my swap from MEV?

Orkid uses a proprietary MEV detection engine that scans for front-running and sandwich attack signals before execution. Swaps are routed through private execution, not the public mempool, preventing MEV bots from seeing and exploiting your transaction.

Is Orkid really gasless?

Yes — for same-chain swaps. You sign a Permit2 approval (a gasless signature) and the solver pays all gas. You do not need ETH in your wallet to swap on Base, Ethereum, or Arbitrum. Cross-chain bridges are different: you pay origin-chain gas yourself since your wallet broadcasts the deposit.

What is the fee for swapping on Orkid?

Orkid charges a flat 75 bps fee on every swap. No tiered pricing, no hidden spreads, no gas charges to the user. Contact Orkid for pricing on any swap size. MetaMask charges $0.88 for the same trade.

What chains does Orkid support?

Gasless same-chain swaps are live on all seven production chains: Base (8453), Ethereum (1), Arbitrum (42161), Unichain (130), BSC (56), Robinhood Chain (4663), and Polygon (137). Cross-chain bridging via Across works on all supported chains.

How does cross-chain bridging work?

Pick a different destination chain in the widget. Orkid fetches an executable quote through Across, and your wallet signs the ERC-20 approval and deposit transactions directly — Orkid never holds your funds. You are the recipient on the destination chain and the refund beneficiary on the origin chain. A transparent 10 bps fee applies in the output token; unfilled deposits refund to origin, which can take a few hours.

Is Orkid non-custodial?

Yes. Your tokens stay in your wallet. Permit2 approvals are amount-specific and time-bound. The TVMExecutor contract is verified on Basescan. Tokens never leave your wallet until the swap executes.

How fast are Orkid swaps?

Orkid solves in under 300ms. Output tokens arrive in your wallet within 2-4 seconds of signing the Permit2 approval.

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Institutional-grade multi-hop routing with toxic flow protection. 75 bps flat fee on Base, Ethereum, and Arbitrum — plus bridging to Polygon.

Toxic Flow Protected

Private routing prevents sandwich attacks, front-running, and toxic transaction reordering

Significantly Better Execution

75 bps flat vs MetaMask's 87.5 bps average fee

Multi-Chain

Automated Market Makers and Request For Quote liquidity counterparties across Base, Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Polygon

Live on 3 chains + bridge

Gasless Permit2 signing • 75 bps flat • No custody • Solving in <300ms

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