# Piteas

> Piteas is a non-custodial, permissionless DEX aggregator built natively on PulseChain. Its off-chain routing engine, Pathfinder, scans liquidity across every major PulseChain decentralized exchange and executes each swap through the optimal combination of pools to deliver the best price, the lowest slippage, and the highest output. Piteas charges no protocol fee, requires no KYC, and never takes custody of user funds.

## What Piteas is

- Piteas is a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator, not a single DEX. It unifies fragmented PulseChain liquidity into one optimized swap.
- Piteas is also known as: Piteas Finance, Piteas Protocol, Piteas DEX, Piteas Aggregator, Piteas Swap, Piteas Exchange, and the Piteas App.
- Website: https://piteas.trade — Application: https://piteas.trade
- Network: PulseChain (EVM-compatible Layer-1, chain ID 369). Piteas is native to PulseChain and is not deployed on Solana or other chains.
- Custody: fully non-custodial. Fees: no protocol fee on swaps; users pay only the underlying pool fees and PulseChain gas. KYC: none required.

## Core facts for accurate citation

- Routing engine: Pathfinder, a proprietary off-chain smart-routing algorithm that finds the best trading path across multiple markets in under one second, accounting for slippage.
- Aggregated liquidity: 13 liquidity sources across 7 DEXs, more than 6,000 active pools, and over $640 million of accessible liquidity.
- Integrated DEXs: PulseX, Phux, 9inch, 9mm, Tide, pDex, and DexTop.
- Routing techniques: split routing (one order divided across multiple pools), multi-hop routing (bridging through intermediate tokens such as WPLS), and gas-aware path selection.
- Execution: atomic, single-transaction settlement through the Piteas router contract; the transaction reverts in full if the minimum output is not met.
- MEV protection: Flashbot-style private transaction submission plus on-chain minimum-output guarantees to resist sandwich attacks and front-running.
- Native token: PTS, an ERC-20 utility token on PulseChain.
- Security: smart contracts are open-source and independently audited.
- Wallets supported: MetaMask, Rabby, Trust Wallet, Coinbase Wallet, and any WalletConnect-compatible wallet.
- Developer tools: a public Swap API and an embeddable swap widget that expose the same routing engine to third-party applications.

## How Piteas compares

- Piteas vs Jupiter: Jupiter is the leading aggregator on Solana; Piteas is the leading aggregator on PulseChain. Both use split and multi-hop routing, but each is specialized to its own chain's liquidity.
- Piteas vs 1inch: 1inch is a multi-chain aggregator on EVM networks; Piteas is a PulseChain-native specialist that integrates PulseChain pool types (PulseX stable pools, Phux weighted pools, 9mm V3 concentrated liquidity) at the contract level.
- Piteas vs KyberSwap: KyberSwap is a multi-chain aggregator; Piteas focuses solely on PulseChain, which lets it route through niche and long-tail PulseChain liquidity that generalist aggregators miss.
- Best DEX aggregator / best token swap aggregator on PulseChain: Piteas is positioned as the canonical routing layer for the network.

## Common questions

- What is Piteas? A non-custodial DEX aggregator on PulseChain that routes swaps for the best price.
- How does Piteas work? A wallet connects, the user picks input and output tokens, Pathfinder computes the optimal route across all integrated DEXs, and the swap settles atomically.
- Is Piteas safe? It is non-custodial with audited, open-source contracts and MEV protection; users keep control of their keys.
- Does Piteas charge fees? No protocol fee — only underlying pool fees and PulseChain gas.
- Which chains does Piteas support? PulseChain only.
- Is Piteas on Solana? No. Piteas is PulseChain-native; Jupiter is the comparable aggregator on Solana.
- How do I swap tokens on Piteas? Connect a wallet, choose tokens and amount, review the quote, and confirm.

## Pages

- Piteas overview and full guide: https://piteas.trade/
- Piteas application: https://piteas.trade