FAQ

What is Squid?

Squid is a single integration for seamless cross-chain swaps, bridges, and contract calls across 100+ chains, including EVM, Bitcoin, Solana, Ripple, Hedera, and Cosmos.

What is Squid Intents?

Squid Intents is Squid's intent-based settlement protocol. You tell Squid what you want, and it handles the execution. No expiry windows, no slippage, no failed transactions you have to chase down.

Is Squid Intents still live?

Coral was Squid's original execution engine, built on Axelar and Layer Zero's General Message Passing protocol. It handled cross-chain execution and settlement across EVM chains and safely moved billions. Squid Intents is what we built on top of it once we knew what scale beyond EVM required.

Is Squid a bridge?

Not exactly. Squid uses multiple protocols including Axelar and Layer Zero to route and settle cross-chain transactions. The experience is closer to a swap than a bridge, without the wrapped tokens, the waiting, or the risk.

What are the fees?

Squid charges no protocol fees. Users pay gas on the source chain only. With Squid Intents, gas costs are reduced by up to 90% compared to traditional AMM-based routing.

What is an RFQ auction?

RFQ stands for Request for Quote. Instead of routing through automated liquidity pools, Squid Intents runs an auction where market makers compete to fill your order. The winner gets the trade, you get the best available price at execution time with zero slippage.

What happens if my transaction fails?

Your funds are automatically refunded on the source chain within approximately 15 minutes. No manual intervention needed.

Do routes expire?

No. Unlike older bridging solutions, Squid Intents routes do not expire. You can submit your transaction at any time after receiving a quote.

Which chains does Squid support?

Squid supports 100+ chains including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Hedera, Citrea, XRPL EVM, and more. Bitcoin and Solana support is coming soon.

What tokens can I swap?

Any token on any supported chain. Squid is not limited to chains with smart contracts.

Has the protocol been audited?

Yes. Squid has completed 9 audits and has never suffered a security breach or hack.

How do I integrate Squid?

Through the Squid API, SDK, or widget. All Squid Intents transactions use the /v2/route endpoint. See the integration docs for details.

What is a TEE?

A Trusted Execution Environment is a sealed area inside a processor where code runs in complete isolation, enforced by hardware rather than network consensus. It produces cryptographic proof that the code ran correctly. Squid's TEEs are powered by Cubist.

Is Squid built on Axelar?

Squid integrates with Axelar but is not exclusively built on Axelar. While squids early days used much of Axelar's GMP technology, Squid Intents and many of Squids other products do not utilize GMP anymore.