Trade any asset — crypto, stocks, gold, cash, vehicles, real estate, businesses, collectibles — directly from your trust. One pipeline, zero loss, mostly free. AEON is the venue and toolkit, never a party to your trade.
The legal key: AEON is non-custodial. You exchange directly from your own wallet or trust — AEON never holds, touches, or moves your funds or assets. That's why no money-transmitter / exchange / broker-dealer license is required, and why you stay in control at every instant.
These venues settle in your own wallet via a smart contract or cross-chain protocol. AEON simply routes you there — it never touches the funds.
Bitcoin: use your wallet's Lightning or on-chain swap, or the atomic-swap tool below. For a signed trust-to-trust contract with verification, use the pipeline below.
Crypto (atomic / DEX swap), cash (same-bank wire).
Vehicle (DMV sign-over), gold (depository ledger), stocks (DTC).
Real estate (county recorder), business interests (assignment + filing).
The agreement is always instant (sign the contract in seconds). Titled/physical assets then settle at registry speed — that's the law, not an AEON limitation. The escrow/simultaneous guarantee means nothing is lost during the wait.
Every trade — every asset, every size — flows through the same six stages. Each stage protects you, and none of them cost AEON anything to run.
Fund your trust. Move the asset into your trust's name first — a free Trust Funding Assignment adds it to your existing trust (never a second $500 trust). → Fund the Trust
Verify the asset. Prove it's real, yours, and unencumbered. Crypto is checked on-chain automatically; everything else is confirmed with the issuer (broker / depository / county / DMV). → Verify Assets
List the trade. Say what you have and what you want. No price-setting advice — just the match.
Match. Find a counterparty whose "want" is your "have". Both sides see each other's verification status before committing.
Sign the contract. A bilateral Trust Exchange Agreement with escrow/simultaneous-settlement, cash-boot, and the AEON-not-a-party release. → Trade Contract
Settle & complete. Atomic swap (crypto) or simultaneous transfer (everything else). Then file a free Funding Assignment to record the received asset in the receiving trust.
Pick what you have and what you want. The Trade Center shows the settlement method, the cost, and the exact steps for both sides.
Two crypto assets settle atomically: either both sides transfer or neither does. No escrow, no counterparty risk, $0. Three easy paths below — pick the one that fits your assets. The secret/hash tool works for all of them.
BTC↔BTC and BTC payments. Already HTLC under the hood — instant, ~1-sat fees, years of production use. Use any Lightning wallet.
BTC↔ETH↔LTC↔DOGE and more. Non-custodial, one-click — they handle the HTLC timelock math so you can't botch it.
Two ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum / Polygon / any EVM chain — approve + fund, then complete with the secret. Fully atomic, auditable.
Guaranteed lossless in all three. The secret below is the common key: you lock with the hash, reveal the secret to claim your side, and that reveal lets the other party claim theirs — or everyone gets refunded by the timelock.
An atomic swap uses a one-time secret. You lock your asset with the hash; revealing the secret claims the other side — so only the person who reveals the secret can claim, and revealing it automatically lets your counterparty claim yours. Either both settle, or neither does.
Create an HTLC output: pay to your counterparty's key if they reveal the secret (hash), or refund to you after 48h. Your wallet signs this transaction locally — keys never leave your device.
Deploy or call a standard HTLC contract with the same hash and a shorter timelock (24h). Deposit your side into the contract.
You reveal the secret to claim the other side's asset.
Your counterparty sees the secret on-chain and uses it to claim your asset.
Both sides now settled — or, if anyone abandons, the timelock refunds everyone automatically.
The "no first-mover risk" guarantee comes from simultaneity, not a paid middleman. Only real estate strictly needs a licensed escrow — and its fees are proportionate to a high-value asset.
| Asset | Settlement method | Cost to you |
|---|---|---|
| 🔗 Crypto | Atomic swap (HTLC / smart contract) | $0 |
| 📈 Stocks / ETF | DTC / DRS — brokers settle both sides | $0 |
| 💵 Cash | Simultaneous wire / ACH | ~$0–30 |
| 🥇 Gold / metals | Same-depository ledger transfer | ~$0 |
| 🚗 Vehicle | In-person simultaneous title sign-over (DMV) | ~$15–75 |
| 🏢 Business interest | Assignment of interest (per operating agreement) | Legal/recording only |
| 🖼️ Collectibles / art | In-person delivery + bill of sale | ~$0 |
| 🏠 Real estate | Licensed title/escrow (title search + lien + recording) | Proportionate |
Crypto never needs escrow (atomic swap is strictly better — trustless and free). But if you're trading a car, gold, business interest, or collectible with someone you can't meet in person, a licensed escrow removes the "who goes first" risk. It's member-chosen — AEON does not operate or endorse any escrow.
Parties in different cities · first-time counterparties · high-value trades where neither wants to move first.
Both sides deposit into a licensed escrow → the escrow verifies both → on both parties' instruction, releases both simultaneously. Nothing is released until both sides are secured.
Licensed title/escrow companies (real estate, vehicles) · state-regulated escrow agents (general property) · depository escrow (metals).
A document is never accepted at face value. AEON confirms each asset with the issuing authority — broker confirms the shares, depository confirms the serial numbers, county recorder confirms the deed, DMV confirms the title. Crypto is verified on-chain automatically.
Every trade is strictly member-to-member. AEON never holds assets or funds, never acts as broker/custodian/escrow/advisor, and takes no liability for any trade outcome. Both parties release AEON in the contract (Article X). Full terms: Terms of Service.
AEON is an educational publisher and private-membership venue. Trade documents are educational drafting templates — not legal, tax, or financial advice, and not a substitute for a licensed attorney. No recommendations. Not financial advice. Not legal advice. Trading involves risk, including the risk of loss. AEON is not a broker, custodian, escrow, exchange, trustee, or money transmitter. Member-to-member transactions are at each member's own risk.