Atomic BTC <--> ETH swaps in Bisq 2

[FeatureSpitter]

Hello,

I have been thinking that we really need to bring ETH to Bisq 2 so that we can access to stablecoins/tokens, allowing users to trade (for eg. in Uniswap) without depending on traditional banking or KYC exchanges.

I am studying Bisq's code, and I wanted to ask if the way this atomic swap could happen makes sense and is compatible with Bisq 2 design principles:

Please let me know what you think.

[FeatureSpitter]

@alejandrogarcia83 @alvasw

[skaunov]

Time to time I fall into this kind of ideas but always end up that Bisq approach isn't about this at all. For me it's primarily on/off ramping system which connects Bitcoin to the fiat systems. And then I remind myself that there's BasicSwap which is all about private and atomic exchange of cryptocurrencies but has nothing to offer in regards of ramping. So I see those just different kind of solutions which won't benefit much from mixing.

[FeatureSpitter]

I get what you're saying. I see Bisq as more than just an on/off ramp from fiat to BTC, I see it as DEX, which allows you to trade between peers in a censorship resistant and private way.

There's this huge use case that Bisq is not tackling, but has the capacity to: Trading. If I want to trade BTC, enjoy government censored websites like Polymarket, etc. I can't rely on Bisq.

So, Bisq is mostly useful to people who just buy and keep BTC, which is a small market at the moment.

I personally would like to be able to trade, without having to use CEX, and without having to convert BTC back to KYC fiat everytime I sell... USDC/T/wtvr would be so much safer.

This would also increase the awareness on Bisq, and thus improve liquidity. By bringing more people on board.