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title: "HydraSwap"
url: "https://radix-wiki.miow.me/ecosystem/hydraswap"
updated: 2026-10-03
description: "HydraSwap is a decentralized application (dApp) for token swapping built natively for the Radix DLT platform, part of the HYDRA ecosystem – a community project…"
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# HydraSwap

| Project | HydraSwap |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Swap front-end routed through the [Astrolescent](/ecosystem/astrolescent) DEX aggregator |
| Network | [Radix](/ecosystem) |
| Launched | February 2026 |
| Native token | [$HYDR](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/resource/resource_rdx1t4kc2yjdcqprwu70tahua3p8uwvjej9q3rktpxdr8p5pmcp4almd6r) 965,199,999 supply, minting permanently denied, burning open to every holder (read on-ledger 16 September 2026, epoch 341331, state version 558418248) |
| X | [@HYDRAXRD](https://x.com/HYDRAXRD) |

## HydraSwap: Native Swap Platform in the Radix DLT Ecosystem

[HydraSwap](https://hydraxrd.com/swap) is a decentralized application (dApp) for token swapping built natively for the [Radix DLT](/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-engine) platform, part of the HYDRA ecosystem – a community project associated with the [$HYDR](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/resource/resource_rdx1t4kc2yjdcqprwu70tahua3p8uwvjej9q3rktpxdr8p5pmcp4almd6r) memecoin. Designed to facilitate accessible and efficient digital-asset exchanges, HydraSwap routes trades through the [Astrolescent](/ecosystem/astrolescent) [DEX aggregator](https://astrolescent.com/), which optimizes swap routes across liquidity pools from multiple protocols (such as Astro_Multi and OciSimple) to minimize price impact and fees.

## Technical Integration with the Astrolescent API

Integrating the [Astrolescent](https://astrolescent.com/) aggregator API lets HydraSwap calculate optimal swap routes, accepting parameters such as inputToken, outputToken, inputAmount, and fromAddress via POST requests and generating executable manifests for the [Radix Engine](/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-engine). The API returns data such as estimated outputTokens, priceImpact, and detailed routes with specific pools, ensuring permissionless execution compatible with [Scrypto](/developers/scrypto/01-fundamentals), the Radix smart-contract language focused on digital assets.

## The $HYDR Token

The HYDRA ecosystem's native token, [$HYDR](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/resource/resource_rdx1t4kc2yjdcqprwu70tahua3p8uwvjej9q3rktpxdr8p5pmcp4almd6r), is a Radix-native memecoin described on-ledger as symbolizing "Radix's rebirth and its shift toward community-led ownership." Minting is permanently denied and the rule is locked, so no more $HYDR can ever be created; burning, by contrast, is open to every holder, which makes the supply a figure that only falls. It does: 966.8 million on 26 July 2026, 965,821,366 on 6 August and **965,199,999** on 16 September (epoch 341331, state version 558418248). Almost all of that is one account. [account_rdx12yvhjq…qdu](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/account/account_rdx12yvhjq3j3xjnrjap789gra47eh8p4av5ygx23rgch74sdndr0d2qdu) made the [1,000,000 burn on 2 August](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/transaction/txid_rdx1me5vlesvqyfca6vd7d7hkwn6yhcz3mz9nlxflneqfzzttfgy4nyql6cz59), and the 621,367 burned since 6 August is seven transactions from the same account: 100,000 HYDR on 9, 16, 23 and 30 August and on 12 and [14 September](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/transaction/txid_rdx1kywdgnrrdzfk0zlhwz7278vmlk45r3lzmh2ak2qzn02vuday6wxqgmm5nz), and 21,367 on 14 August. The two-week gap after 30 August is the [network halt](/contents/history/hyperlane-asset-drain-2026). Both the authorities and the live total are readable on the [Radix Dashboard](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/resource/resource_rdx1t4kc2yjdcqprwu70tahua3p8uwvjej9q3rktpxdr8p5pmcp4almd6r).

## Main Features and Benefits

• **Optimized swaps:** liquidity aggregation across Radix DEXs for better rates and lower slippage, with manifest support for transactions via the [Radix Wallet](/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-wallet) or [dApp Toolkit](/developers/frontend/01-radix-dapp-toolkit).

• **Native asset security:** built on Radix's asset-oriented model, in which tokens are ledger-level resources rather than balances in a contract, reducing a class of custody and approval bugs common on account-based chains.

• **Accessibility:** an intuitive interface for buying and selling native Radix tokens (e.g., $XRD, $HYDR), promoting community adoption across the HYDRA ecosystem.

## External Links

- [HydraSwap dApp](https://hydraxrd.com/swap)
- [$HYDR resource on the Radix Dashboard](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/resource/resource_rdx1t4kc2yjdcqprwu70tahua3p8uwvjej9q3rktpxdr8p5pmcp4almd6r)
- [Astrolescent DEX aggregator](https://astrolescent.com/)
- [HYDRA on X](https://x.com/HYDRAXRD)
- [HYDRA on Telegram](https://t.me/hydraxrd)