Alfacash vs Bitania
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 5.5, and Privacy 8.5 against 2.4.
Alfacash
Long-running instant crypto exchange operated by a Nevis-registered company
Privacy
2.4/ 10
Poor
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Bitania
Instant crypto swap paying out from its own liquidity, with PGP-signed swap receipts and a SimpleX bot
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
6.4/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Alfacash | Bitania | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | ID never required |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email optional | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, LTC, XMR, DASH, ZEC, USDT, USDC | BTC, LTC, XMR, TRX, ETH, SOL, AVAX, USDT, USDC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | Not published | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds |
| Limits | Not published | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming |
| Founded | 2012 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Panama |
| Not available in | United States and its territories excluded per terms; other restricted locations listed on the site | Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions; anyone under sanctions (terms s.2) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Alfacash
5+ years operatingAML screeningMay request IDExcludes US users
Both
Accepts MoneroLegal entity disclosedClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Only Bitania
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOwn liquidityRefund without ID
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Alfacash or Bitania safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Alfacash 5.5, Bitania 6.4, out of 10.
Does Alfacash or Bitania require KYC?
Alfacash is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Alfacash has 0 and Bitania has 0 documented incidents in the registry.