One of the biggest frustrations with cross-chain transactions isn’t the fees. It’s uncertainty. Users worry about funds getting stuck halfway through a transfer, delayed settlements, or having to contact support when something goes wrong. Omniston’s architecture is designed to remove that middle ground. Every swap is connected through two linked Hashed Timelock Contracts, one on the source chain and one on the destination chain. Both contracts share the same cryptographic condition. If that condition is satisfied, both sides settle. If it isn’t, both sides automatically refund. There are only a few possible outcomes. The swap completes exactly as quoted. A resolver doesn’t respond and the user keeps their assets. Or the secret required for settlement never appears, allowing locked funds to return to their original owners after the timelock expires. There isn’t a scenario where both participants permanently lose assets because one side completed while the other failed. That “all-or-nothing” principle is more than a technical feature. It’s an attempt to improve the overall user experience of cross-chain transactions by making outcomes easier to predict. For many users, that’s arguably more valuable than simply adding another supported blockchain. As cross-chain activity grows, reliability may become just as important as speed, and Omniston’s HTLC model is built with that idea at its core. See more in the STON.fi blog: https://blog.ston.fi/omniston-explained-how-cross-chain-swaps-on-ton-work-without-a-bridge/ #BTC Price Analysis# #Macro Insights# #Meme Alpha# $ZKC $PI