Hi there - excellent write-up! I’d like to correct just one thing, and provide you with some quality Komodo sources.

The “first atomic swap” you reported was actually the first swap done by anyone, ever, using SPV electrum servers. This means that a user can make an atomic swap WITHOUT the entire blockchain of both coins downloaded on your device (a monumental step, in my opinion!) This technology is available in the current BarterDEX GUI test release.

Here is a Komodo blog detailing their work with atomic swaps:
https://blog.komodoplatform.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-atomic-swaps-and-how-komodo-is-advancing-the-technology-cadaec50da7c

The first rudimentary atomic swap was completed by jl777 on May 3, 2014 - that’s without order matching. A little over two years later in August 2016, the first atomic swap with order matching was completed. And we’ve come a long way since then!

Otherwise I think it was a well written article! On behalf of Komodo Platform, thank you.

Here are links to their recent Whitepapers -

BarterDEX: https://komodo.ocloud.de/index.php/s/lwdiBny0IkH3vxa
Jumblr: https://komodo.ocloud.de/index.php/s/xAygy0RlNWGHEMy

Edit: www.dexstats.info for a count of KMD atomic swaps (over 14,000 currently!)