Acechange.io vs InstaSwap
InstaSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 4.3 against 3.4, and Privacy 6.0 against 2.7.
Acechange.io
Swap aggregator routing orders to partner exchanges, with a partner fiat gateway
Privacy
2.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.4/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
InstaSwap
Cross-chain DEX aggregator routing through THORChain, Chainflip and other venues, by a Panama company
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.3/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Acechange.io | InstaSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Swap Aggregators | Swap Aggregators |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Mixed |
| Sign-up | Email optional | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, SOL | BTC, ETH, XMR, SOL, USDT, USDC, LTC, DOGE, ZEC, DASH, RUNE |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Card | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | 0.5% floating rate, 1% fixed rate, plus network fee; fiat gateway 3.5–5% buy and about 1% sell (per the site) | Not published |
| Limits | Minimum order about $15; the site states no upper limit on crypto swaps | Not published |
| Founded | 2019 | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Panama |
| Not available in | United States and territories, Russia, Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Syria and other geo-blocked countries listed in the terms; extra checks for FATF grey-list countries | Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar, occupied regions of Ukraine, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, DR Congo, Mali and other comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions (terms) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Acechange.io
Excludes US usersMay request ID
Both
No registrationAccepts MoneroClosed sourceThird-party liquidityAML screening
Only InstaSwap
Legal entity disclosedRuns an affiliate programme
Where they sit among swap aggregators
Questions
Is Acechange.io or InstaSwap safer?
InstaSwap has the higher Safety grade: Acechange.io 3.4, InstaSwap 4.3, out of 10.
Does Acechange.io or InstaSwap require KYC?
Acechange.io is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). InstaSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Acechange.io has 0 and InstaSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.