Alfacash vs Swap Market
Swap Market has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.5, and Privacy 9.3 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 →
Swap Market
Open-source front end for atomic swaps between Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Rootstock
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Alfacash | Swap Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | ID never required |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email optional | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, LTC, XMR, DASH, ZEC, USDT, USDC | BTC, L-BTC, RBTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Not published | Set by each backend provider and shown before the swap |
| Limits | Not published | Set by each backend provider |
| Founded | 2012 | 2024 |
| Jurisdiction | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Not published |
| Not available in | United States and its territories excluded per terms; other restricted locations listed on the site | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Alfacash
Accepts MoneroLegal entity disclosed5+ years operatingAML screeningMay request IDExcludes US usersClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Swap Market
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodialSelf-hostable
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Alfacash or Swap Market safer?
Swap Market has the higher Safety grade: Alfacash 5.5, Swap Market 7.3, out of 10.
Does Alfacash or Swap Market require KYC?
Alfacash is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Swap Market is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Alfacash has 0 and Swap Market has 0 documented incidents in the registry.