Is this a mixer?
It is a shared vault that trades. Everyone's coins sit in one contract and positions belong to one-time keys, so a deposit and a payout are not visibly connected on chain. It only holds ETH and listed Pons coins, and every trade settles on the coin's own public Pons curve or Uniswap v4 pool. The operator can still link your deposit and payout: see the trust model.
Can I pay without connecting a wallet?
Yes. Choose "Any wallet, by hand" and you get a one-time deposit address for that swap. Send the exact amount to it in a single transfer, from any wallet or exchange. The address is watched for 24 hours. If nothing arrives, nothing happens; anything sent late can be refunded with your recovery code.
Which coins can I move?
ETH and Pons coins paired with ETH that are listed in the vault. Anyone can list another one from the coin picker by pasting its address. Coin to coin always goes through ETH, so it is two trades inside the vault. Picking the same coin on both sides is a private send: nothing is traded.
What does it cost?
Tubelane adds no fee. You pay gas for your own deposit. Trades pay the coin's normal Pons fee (1% plus any creator tax) but only on the part that isn't matched against other users inside the vault. The operator pays gas for every batch, your payout included.
How long does it take?
Each step waits for the next batch, and batches run a few minutes apart while there is work. A private send needs 2 batches, a swap with ETH on one side 3, coin to coin 4. Standard privacy finishes in about 15 to 25 minutes; High and Max add random pauses and split payouts, so 1 to 4 hours or up to half a day.
What if the price moves before it fills?
Before each trade the operator checks that the market still pays your minimum (your price protection). If it doesn't, the swap waits. After 6 hours, whatever it holds at that moment goes to your refund address.
What if a coin sells out its curve mid-swap?
A Pons coin that completes its curve pauses until its Uniswap pool opens. Swaps that need it wait, then carry on. If that takes longer than 6 hours, what the swap holds goes to your refund address.
What if I lose my recovery code?
The swap still finishes, because the operator holds its keys. You just can't follow it here or withdraw it yourself if the vault freezes. Codes are also kept in this browser until you clear its storage, which is not a backup.
Does Tubelane run a server?
Tubelane keeps no account and no record tied to you. It does hand each swap's sealed note to the operator's intake endpoint, which is a server. If that is unreachable, the note can be posted to the vault's on-chain inbox instead.