Swapped some BTC to ETH last week – went smoother than expected

Been mostly a BTC holder for a while but decided to move a portion into ETH. Wanted exposure to the ecosystem without buying fresh off an exchange and adding to my KYC footprint.

Considered doing it on a CEX but the verification requirements on the platforms I already use have gotten stricter lately – didn't want to go through that for a one-time rebalance. DEX route felt overly complicated for BTC specifically since it's not native to most EVM chains.

Went with a crypto exchanger. Checked a couple options for operating history and rates, picked one that had been around long enough to have some track record. Took about 25 minutes end to end, rate was close to spot, no issues.

Anyone else using exchangers for BTC/ETH or are you going full CEX for this kind of swap?