# Mayan > How crypto moves Mayan is a cross-chain swap protocol that lets users exchange tokens across different blockchains in a single transaction. It serves individual traders as well as developers integrating cross-chain swaps into their own applications. Mayan is a cross-chain swap protocol that lets users exchange tokens across different blockchains through a single transaction. Independent participants fulfill orders dynamically through an auction mechanism, and developers can integrate Mayan's software development kit or widget to embed cross-chain swaps directly into their own applications. The protocol addresses the friction of moving value between separate blockchain networks by avoiding fixed routing paths and instead determining swap rates competitively at the time of each transfer. It supports several transfer methods suited to different transaction sizes and speed requirements, relying on message-passing infrastructure to coordinate transfers across chains. Its offering spans a user-facing swap application, a protocol layer of smart contracts, and developer tools such as an application programming interface and embeddable widget. Mayan is used by individual traders moving assets between chains, as well as by wallets, decentralized applications, and marketplaces that integrate its infrastructure to offer cross-chain liquidity to their own users. - Type: Company - Sector: Infrastructure - Status: Active - Founded: 2022-02-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/mayan ## Products - [Mayan ](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mayan): Mayan is an intent-based cross-chain swap and bridge protocol that moves tokens between blockchains without wrapped assets. It routes transfers through several underlying methods, including an auction-driven model where drivers compete to fulfill orders using liquidity already on the destination chain, a USDC-based path leveraging a third-party cross-chain transfer protocol, and a message-based bridging path, automatically selecting the optimal route by asset, size, and destination chain. This lets users and integrators swap assets across EVM and non-EVM ecosystems in as little as one second with guaranteed output amounts. Mayan supports transfers across a wide range of blockchains and integrates with numerous wallets and third-party platforms as a routing layer. (Bridge, Live, Main Product) - [Mayan SDK ](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mayan): Mayan SDK is a developer library that lets wallets, decentralized applications, and marketplaces integrate cross-chain swap functionality directly into their own interfaces. It exposes Mayan's underlying transfer methods and automatically routes each transaction to the optimal one based on asset type, size, and destination chain. An optional referral fee mechanism allows integrators to earn revenue on swaps executed through their implementation. (Developer Tooling, Live) - [Mayan Widget ](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mayan): Mayan Widget is an embeddable interface component that adds a cross-chain swap experience to any website through a short code snippet. Developers configure supported chains, token lists, referral addresses, and visual styling through a no-code builder. The widget runs Mayan's underlying routing protocols to execute transfers across multiple blockchains directly from the host site. (Developer Tooling, Live) - [Mayan Explorer](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mayan): Mayan Explorer is a block explorer for tracking cross-chain swaps executed on the Mayan protocol. It provides transaction lifecycle data including swap status, involved tokens and chains, amounts transferred, fees, and verification receipts, accessible through a web interface or an API. Developers and users query transaction progress using a swap transaction hash to monitor each step of a transfer from initiation to settlement. (Block Explorer, Live) ## Links - [Blog](https://mayan.finance/blog) - [Documentation](https://docs.mayan.finance) - [Main](https://mayan.finance) - [Terms of Service](https://mayan.finance/terms-of-use) - [Privacy policy](https://mayan.finance/privacy-policy) - [Media Kit/branding](https://cdn.mayan.finance/Mayan_Brand_Kit.zip) - [GitHub](https://github.com/mayan-finance) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/mayan) - [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/MayanFinance) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. 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