SideShift.ai exchange profile

SideShift receives one cryptocurrency and sends another to the receiving address entered for the shift. Its current interface advertises more than 300 assets. Availability still depends on the precise asset and network pair: selecting USDT alone does not identify whether the transfer is on Ethereum, Tron or another supported chain.[1]

The company’s report for 6–12 October 2026 records $8.97 million of gross volume and 9,889 shifts. It separates $6.83 million of user shifts from $2.14 million of liquidity rebalancing. The gross total therefore overstates customer exchange activity if used without that split; a shift is also not a unique customer.[34]

A separate July 2026 introduction claims more than $3 billion of cumulative transaction volume. That historical aggregate cannot be compared directly with a daily spot exchange ranking or used to infer how many people currently trade.[2]

For a purely hypothetical variable shift, 1,000 USDT multiplied by 0.000012 BTC per USDT produces 0.012 BTC before an assumed 0.00005 BTC outgoing charge, leaving 0.01195 BTC. This illustrates the separately displayed network component; it is not an available rate and excludes the sender’s wallet fee. Do not subtract that component again from a fixed quote that already includes it.[5]

Minimum and maximum deposits change with the pair, exchange prices, network charges and available liquidity. The amount shown when the order is created is the relevant operational limit; a previously saved screenshot is insufficient.[6]

The API deposit rule sets the minimum at the greater of $3 and five times the network fee expressed in dollars. With a hypothetical $2.40 fee, that gives $12; with a $0.30 fee, the floor remains $3. Live pair values and denomination conversion still determine the amount of crypto to send.[22]

The API refund process exposes distinct refund-requested, refunding and refunded states. A requested refund still needs the correct destination details and completion of the outgoing transaction. Where a currency requires a memo, that memo is part of the destination instruction.[23]

SideShift’s risk policy permits a deposit or settlement address to trigger a third-party risk flag. The shift can then pause for human review. An unacceptable case may result in account suspension and a refund after a holding period; verification can accelerate some cases and becomes mandatory for serious flags. The policy supplies no universal release deadline.[11]

For integration records, the monetization dashboard documents commission history and CSV download, with configurable automatic payout address, asset and threshold. These are partner earning records. A complete customer tax report, independently reconciled cost basis and tax filing service were not established from that description.[25]

The contract requires legal age and beneficial ownership of the currency and sending and receiving addresses. It excludes citizens, nationals or residents of the United States, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Syria. The same terms describe personal use; a technically available transfer is not evidence that another person may use the service through your identity.[17]

The country-blocking help page separately lists the United States, North Korea, Iran, Belarus, Cuba, Eritrea, Syria, Russia and Thailand. Its wider operational list and the contract are both relevant: satisfying one does not override the other. XAI access also carries its own prohibited-jurisdiction restriction.[16]

For a partner integration, keep its displayed quote, sending and receiving networks, order ID, deposit hash and any requested refund address together. SideShift’s support guidance specifically asks integrations to carry the shift ID into the support request; that is the connection between the partner’s interface and the underlying exchange record.[26]

The contract identifies Paradigm Ltd and a Saint Kitts and Nevis mailing address. A postal address establishes neither incorporation nor an exchange licence. A statutory compensation scheme was not established; exposure remains to the operator during exchange.[17]

Calculated from the company report’s rounded amounts, user shifts represent 76.1% of the $8.97 million total and rebalancing represents 23.9%. Those categories are retained separately in this profile. Neither the shift count nor the report’s turnover establishes a verified active-customer population.[34]

SideShift announced on 1 June 2026 that its final staking reward distribution would occur on 3 June. Previously distributed rewards and already staked tokens remained available to their owners, but no further rewards would accrue or be allocated. Its stated intention to burn undistributed reserves is not evidence that the burn had been completed.[31]

The June 2026 white-paper revision also describes XAI as no longer yield-bearing. Earlier descriptions of daily staking rewards therefore do not describe the current product.[35]

Operator

Paradigm Ltd

Exchange model

Centralised

Service scope

Instant cryptocurrency swaps to an external receiving address; partner integrations use the same exchange service.

Client types

Retail clients

Pricing publication

Public and quoted pricing

Other names

SideShift; SideShift AI

Pricing scope

Fixed and variable quotes; network costs and partner commissions depend on the route.

Funding scope

Cryptocurrency deposits and cryptocurrency settlement; supported coin and network must match the order.

Custody and asset handling

Operator controls deposits during exchange and can hold transactions for risk review.

Client eligibility

Adult beneficial owners in permitted jurisdictions.

Support

Website chat and order-specific support; provide the shift ID.

Authorisation and registration scope

Contracting operator identified; an exchange permission or customer compensation scheme was not established in the inspected sources.

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The partner help page gives the default commission as 0.5% of eligible routed volume. At that rate, hypothetical qualifying volume of $25,000 produces $125 equivalent before conversion, payout conditions and tax. This is an illustration of partner revenue, not a customer deposit bonus or a guaranteed return on held crypto.[29]

The updated July 2026 earnings page says fees accrue in USDT on Ethereum. Older material described XAI earnings, so the current account’s denomination and payout settings need to be used when reconciling records.[30]