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Algorand ALGO
Algorand is a pure proof-of-stake blockchain founded by Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, live since 2019.
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In shortTo swap Algorand (ALGO) to Cosmos (ATOM) without KYC, enter the amount, paste your ATOM address and send your ALGO to the one-time deposit address. AltoSwap compares 20+ exchanges for this pair, keeps the no-KYC ones by default and routes your swap to the offer that pays the most ATOM. No account, email or ID is needed.
Rates come from live exchange quotes and refresh automatically. Page content reviewed by the AltoSwap team on . How we produce and check these pages.
Algorand and Cosmos live on different blockchains, and this swap uses the native assets on both, with no bridge contract and no wrapped token. The exchange receives ALGO on Algorand and pays out ATOM on Cosmos Hub.
Your ATOM is paid on Cosmos Hub. Use an address that starts with cosmos1. If your wallet or exchange gave you a memo, enter it as well; for a personal wallet it can usually be left empty.
Type how much ALGO you want to swap (minimum about 38.2 ALGO). The ATOM you will receive updates live.
The top no-KYC offer is preselected. Open 'All offers' to compare fixed and floating rates, speed and each exchange's KYC rating.
Paste the Cosmos Hub address where you want to be paid, plus a memo if you were given one. A refund address for your ALGO is optional but recommended.
Send the exact amount to the deposit address on Algorand. After it confirms (a few seconds), the ATOM is sent to your address.
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Algorand is a pure proof-of-stake blockchain founded by Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, live since 2019.
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Cosmos Hub is the first blockchain of the Cosmos network of interoperable chains. ATOM is used for staking and fees.
| AltoSwap | KYC exchange | DEX | Single instant exchange | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account needed | No | Yes, with email and password | No, wallet connection | No |
| Identity documents | None; no-KYC exchanges by default | ID and selfie before trading | None | Depends on that one exchange |
| Who holds your coins | You, apart from the minutes of the swap | The exchange, in your balance | You | You, apart from the minutes of the swap |
| Native ALGO and ATOM | Yes | Yes | Mostly wrapped or bridged tokens | Yes |
| Rate you get | Best of 20+ exchanges, compared live | That exchange's order book | That pool's liquidity | One exchange's quote |
| Time for ALGO to ATOM | Minutes | Hours to days, including sign-up | Minutes | Minutes |
| Buy with a bank card | No, crypto to crypto only | Yes | No | Usually no |
Enter the ALGO amount on this page, choose an offer, paste your ATOM address and send your ALGO to the deposit address shown. AltoSwap has no accounts and asks for no identity documents, and by default it only shows exchanges rated A for KYC, meaning providers that do not run identity checks. The ATOM is paid directly to your wallet.
The rate moves with the market every few seconds and depends on the amount. The calculator at the top of this page requests live quotes from 20+ exchanges and shows the best current ALGO to ATOM rate for the amount you enter.
The minimum is about 38.2 ALGO and the maximum about 11,929,882 ALGO. Limits vary slightly between exchanges and follow market prices; the form tells you immediately if your amount is outside the range.
Usually 5 to 30 minutes. Most of that is waiting for your ALGO deposit to confirm on Algorand, which takes a few seconds. There is no verification step, so nothing else adds to the wait.
AltoSwap does not know who you are (no account, no email, no identity checks) and the default route uses no-KYC exchanges. Both Algorand and Cosmos Hub are public ledgers, though, so the transactions themselves are visible on-chain. For on-chain privacy, swap into a privacy coin such as Monero.
Your ATOM is paid on Cosmos Hub. Use an address that starts with cosmos1. If your wallet or exchange gave you a memo, enter it as well; for a personal wallet it can usually be left empty. Always use an address in a wallet you control and double-check the first and last characters before sending.
Everything. The exchange's spread, the Cosmos Hub network fee for the payout and any service commission are already inside the quoted rate, so the amount shown is what you receive: exactly on a fixed rate, approximately on a floating rate. You only pay your own Algorand network fee to send the deposit.
Yes. The reverse direction, ATOM to ALGO, works the same way and has its own page and live rate on AltoSwap. Each direction is quoted independently, so the two rates are not exact mirrors of each other.